Douglas J. Lowery, M.D.

Sports Medicine, Total Joint Replacement

Dr. Lowery is a native Hoosier who graduated with honors from Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic surgical training in Ohio followed by advanced fellowship training in sports medicine and minimally invasive surgery in Colorado. He continues to pursue the latest advances in minimally invasive techniques. Dr. Lowery is recognized as a leading innovator in patient care and education. Each year teaches other surgeons how to use the newest technologies for both arthroscopy and joint replacement as course faculty performing lecture and lab presentations across the United States. In the last 8 years Dr. Lowery has lectured over 45 times providing education and laboratory instruction to over 800 orthopaedic surgeons.

He now enjoys providing the same high level of orthopaedic care to patients in the Evansville area that he did as part of the medical team caring for the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies. A former college football player who still maintains an active lifestyle, Dr. Lowery understands the importance of successful return to activity for athletes of all levels and ages.

Away from work, Dr. Lowery enjoys art, live music and outdoor recreational activities with his family.

Curriculum Vitae

CURRENT POSITION:Orthopaedic Surgeon
Fellowship – Sports Medicine
BOARD CERTIFIED:American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
July 28, 2006
Recertification: April 27, 2015

Meetings & Presentations

Exactech – 10/04/19
Minneapolis, MN
Course Faculty
Mastering Glenoid Exposure, the Reverse Shoulder and the Challenging Glenoid

Exactech – 04/(05-06)/2019
Miami, FL
Course Faculty
Advanced Surgical Solutions for Shoulder, Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Mitek – 01/26/2019
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Course Faculty
Concepts in Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy

Exactech – 04/(06-07)/2018
Miami, FL
Course Faculty
Shoulder, Hip and Knee course

Exactech – 10/13/2017
San Diego, CA
Course Faculty
– Mastering Glenoid Exposure, the Reverse Shoulder and the Challenging Glenoid
– Embrace the Glenoid: Exposure and Glenoid Wear

Exactech – 04/(07-08)/2017
Miami, FL
Course Faculty
– Shoulder, Hip and Knee course
– Embrace the Glenoid: Exposure
– Embrace the Glenoid: Dealing with Glenoid Wear

Mitek – 02/11/2017
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Course Faculty
Concepts in Knee & Shoulder Arthroscopy

Exactech – 10/21/2016
Indianapolis, IN
Course Faculty
– Mastering Glenoid Exposure, the Reverse Shoulder and the Challenging Glenoid
– Treating Glenoid Wear
– Advances in RTSA

Mitek – 01/26/2016
Miami, FL
Course Faculty
Current Concepts in Shoulder Arthroscopy

Exactech – 10/17/2015
Cincinnati, OH
Course Faculty
Shoulder MedEd Course

Exactech – 08/29/2015
Kansas City, KS
Course Faculty
Shoulder MedEd Course

Indiana Orthopaedic Society – 04/(16-18)/2015
French Lick, IN
Annual Meeting
Use of RSA in Fractures
Sports Medicine Round Table Discussion

Exactech – 03/13/2015
Irvine, CA
Course Faculty
Shoulder MedEd Course

DePuy Synthes Institute – 01/24/2015
Miami, FL
Course Faculty
Current Concepts in Shoulder Arthroscopy

Exactech – 11/14/2014
Las Vegas, NV
Course Faculty
Shoulder MedEd Course

Exactech – 10/17/2014
Boston, MA
Course Faculty
Shoulder MedEd Course

Exactech – 09/19/2014
Indianapolis, IN
Course Faculty
Shoulder MedEd Course

Grand Rounds – 06/10/2014
Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN
Course Faculty
Review Best Practices in Orthopaedics

DePuy Synthes Institute – 03/01/2014
Signature Hotel, Henderson, NV
Course Faculty
Current Concepts in Shoulder Arthroscopy
Arthroscopic Shoulder Instability – Tips & Pearls
Panel Discussions

Orthopaedic Associates Seminar – 01/25/2014
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN
Course Faculty
Updates in Office Orthopaedics

DePuy Synthes Institute – 09/07/2013
Marriott Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL
Course Faculty
Current Concepts in Shoulder Arthroscopy

DePuy Synthes Institute – 01/(25-26)/2013
MGM Grand Conference Center, Las Vegas, NV
Course Faculty
Current Concepts in Shoulder & Knee Arthroscopy
Arthroscopic Shoulder Instability – Tips & Pearls

Advanced Practice Nursing Symposium – 05/11/2012
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN
Course Faculty
Common Sports Injuries of the Shoulder

ExacTech: Visiting Surgeon Program – 03/14/2012
Deaconess Gateway Hospital, Evansville, IN
Course Faculty
Visiting Surgeon: Quentin Tanko, M.D.
Surgeon: Douglas J. Lowery, M.D.

Exactech – 05/16/2011
Deaconess Gateway Hospital, Newburgh, IN
Course Faculty
Host visiting surgeon, Dr. Steve Sexson

Exactech – 03/12/2011
Irvine, CA
Course Faculty
Mastering the Reverse Shoulder, Glenoid Exposure and Proximal Humerus Fractures

Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses – 09/16/2010
Evansville, IN
Course Faculty
Today’s Shoulder

Exactech – 07/16/2010
Minneapolis, MN
Course Faculty
Mastering the Reverse Shoulder and Maximizing Glenoid Exposure in Total Shoulders

Depuy Mitek – 03/(26-27)/2010
Miami, FL
Course Faculty
Shoulder & Knee Course Workshop

Exactech – 02/(11-12)/2010
Indianapolis, IN
Course Faculty
Mastering the Reverse Shoulder and Maximizing Glenoid Exposure in Total Shoulders

Exactech – 10/(10-11)/2008
Pensacola, FL
Course Faculty
Mastering the Reverse Shoulder and Maximizing Glenoid Exposure in Total Shoulders

Depuy Mitek – 10/(02-03)/2009
Henderson, NV
Course Faculty
Current Concepts in Shoulder & Knee Arthroscopy

Exactech – 08/(27-28)/2009
Orlando, FL
Course Faculty
Discussion of the Role of Navigation in the Shoulder

Exactech – 07/(10-11)/2008
Indianapolis, IN
Course Faculty
Mastering the Reverse Shoulder and Maximizing Glenoid Exposure in Total Shoulders

Deaconess COMP Center – 02/19/2008
Evansville, IN
Course Faculty
Shoulder Instability

Evansville Airport Marriott – 02/03/2008
Evansville, IN
Course Faculty
Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Indications: Techniques and Outcomes

Greenview Regional Hospital – 11/07/2007
Bowling Green, KY
Course Faculty
Arthroscopic Shoulder Technique Cadaver Lab

Summa Health Systems – 06/(15-16)/2007
Akron, OH
Course Faculty
Fourth Annual Sports Medicine Conference

DePuy Mitek – 09/20/2006
Ft. Campbell, KY
Course Faculty
Bio-Skilled Lab for Rotator Cuff Tears

DePuy Mitek – 11/(19-20)/2005
Steadman-Hawkins Clinic, Vail, CO
Course Faculty
ACL Course

Grand Rounds – 10/26/2005
St. Mary’s Medical Center, Evansville, IN
Course Faculty
Alternatives to Joint Replacement, Chondral Resurfacing, Tibial Osteotomy, Partial Knee Replacement

DePuy Mitek – 08/(19-20)/2005
Colorado Springs, CO
Course Faculty
Comprehensive Knee Procedure Symposium

DePuy Mitek – 07/04/2005
Medical & Research Institute, Memphis, TN
Course Faculty
Arthroscopic Shoulder Advancement Course

Orthopaedic Associates, Inc. – 06/02/2005
Evansville, IN
Course Faculty
Sports Symposium for Athletic Directors

Orthopaedic Associates, Inc. – 03/05/2005
Evansville, IN
Course Faculty
Office Orthopaedics: Evaluation, Referral & Therapeutic Options

Grand Rounds – 03/01/2005
Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN
Course Faculty
Joint Preservation and Partial Knee Replacement: HTO and Other Preservation Techniques

Fellows Meeting – 2004
Course Faculty
Composite Likelihood Ratios in the Prediction of Meniscal Tears Based on Exams

Grand Rounds Vail Valley Medical Center – 2003
Course Faculty
ACL Injuries in Skeletally Immature Patients

Mid-America Orthopaedic Society – 2003
Course Faculty
Direct Comparison of Two Tibial Fixation Methods for ACL Reconstruction in a Porcine Model

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Education

08/2003 – 07/2004Steadman Hawkins Clinic
181 W. Meadow Dr., Ste. 400
Vail, Colorado
Fellowship in Sports Medicine
07/1998 – 06/2003Summa Health System
Akron City Hospital/St. Thomas Hospital
Akron, Ohio
Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery
Completed 05/1998Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
M.D.
Completed 05/1994Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana
M.S. Physiology and Biophysics
Completed 05/1990DePauw University
Greencastle, Indiana
B.A.

Honors & Presentations

2008 – 2012Board Member:  Evansville Surgery Center Associates, LLC
2005 – 2010Finance Committee: Evansville Surgery Center Associates, LLC
2005 – 2009Medical Executive Committee: Evansville Surgery Center Associates, LLC
2005 – Current Indiana Orthopaedic Society
2004 – 2015 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
2001 – 2015 Arthroscopy Association of North America
2002Enneking Musculoskeletal Pathology Seminar Award
1999 – 2003Summa Health System Resident Council Member
1998Pittman Surgical Scholar
1997Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
1997American Medical Association Scholarship
1995Clinical Research Meeting Investigator Presentation and Award
1995Henry and Hattie Steinmetz Scholarship
1992Merck Outstanding Achievement Award, Merck and Company
1990Indianapolis Colts – National Football League
1989Eugene C. Pulliam Senior Scholarship
1989Division III Football Honorable Mention All American
1989DANA Science Fellowship

Licensure

Colorado
Ohio
Indiana

Publications

A Clinical Composite Score Accurately Detects Meniscal Pathology 
Douglas J. Lowery, M.D.: Timothy D. Farley, M.D.; David W. Wing, B.A.; William I. Sterett, M.D.; Richard Steadman, M.D. 
Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol 22, No 11 pp1174-1179 – (November) 2006 

Atlas of Domestic Violence  – “Musculoskeletal Injuries”
LS Lowery; DJ Lowery; SD Weiner, M.D.  pp155-166;
S. Polsky & J. Markowitz, editors.  Mosby Publications – 2004

Phorbol Ester Induced Redistribution of Actin and Caldesmon
in Bovine Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells 
DJ Lowery; AD Verin; J Stasek and JGN Garcia 
Journal of Investigative Medicine, Vol 43, No 2, Supplemental 2, 374A – 1995

Phosphatases 1 and 2B Regulate Thrombin-Induced Endothelial Cell Contraction 
AD Verin; CE Patterson, MA Day; DJ Lowery and JGN Garcia 
Journal of Investigative Medicine, Vol 42, 439A – 1994

Identification of Myosin-Associated Phosphatase in Endothelial Cells
AD Verin; CE Patterson; MA Day; DJ Lowery and JGN Garcia 
Clinical Research – Vol 42, No 3, 415A – 1994