Richard Lehman (surgeon)

Richard C. Lehman, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon in St. Louis, Missouri. He currently serves as the founder and medical director of the U.S. Center for Sports Medicine in Kirkwood, Missouri.[1]

Richard Lehman
Lehman at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival
Born (1954-11-14) November 14, 1954
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma mater
Known forPioneering articular cartilage reconstruction procedure using two-phased cartilage grafts
Awards

Sports medicine career

Lehman is licensed in Missouri and California and actively treats track and field athletes worldwide and professional sports athletes from North America. He focuses on rehabilitation of knee, shoulder and elbow injuries. According to the St. Louis Business Journal,[1]

Lehman hosting the Ask Dr Rick Show

Outside of the operating room, Lehman is a medical pundit who frequently appears on KTVI Fox 2 as well as KMOX to discuss sports medicine and injuries in addition to common medical topics.[2]

He has been the team physician for the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning[3] and St. Louis Blues. He was a part owner of the National Hockey League Florida Panthers, but sold the team in September 2013.[4]

Lehman came to the St. Louis Blues with former head coach and general manager Mike Keenan. Keenan was fired mid-season in 1997 and Lehman was dismissed as the team doctor at the end of the season, although he still treats a number of Blues players.[5]

In early 1998, Lehman and his business partners, backed by the resources of a competing local hospital chain, made an official offer of $1.2 million a year for the contract to make the U.S. Center for Sports Medicine the Cardinals official medical provider.[6]

References
  1. Mueller, Angela (July 26, 2009). "Dr. Rick Lehman".
  2. http://fox2now.com/?s=lehman
  3. Share. "Tampa Bay Lightning - Team: Front Office". Lightning.nhl.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  4. Davis, Craig. "Panthers' $250M sale includes arena operations". Sun Sentinel.
  5. Gotthelf, Josh (October 19, 1997). "Washington U. team has inside track to doctor Cardinals".
  6. http://espn.go.com/gen/s/2002/0912/1430969.html
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