Thomas J. Gill, MD received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School after graduating Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude in Biology from Harvard College. He interned in general surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital and completed his orthopedic surgery training in the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program. Upon finishing his training, Dr. Gill was awarded the Maurice E. Muller Scholarship to study reconstructive surgery in Bern, Switzerland and in other European academic centers. He then completed his fellowship training in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colorado. Dr. Gill is Chief of the Sports Medicine Service at the Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He has a strong commitment to education as course director or faculty member with many CME courses and as the Director of the Harvard/MGH Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. The research program that he established is extensive, and it spans the range of clinical and basic research and has a multi-institutional base.Dr. Gill is a national leader in the field of sports medicine. He serves as medical director for the Boston Red Sox, head team physician for the New England Patriots, and team physician for the Boston Bruins. He is a fellow of the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons and a member of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine; the American Orthopedic Association; and the Team Physician Societies of Major League Baseball, the National Football League, and the National Hockey League. He has been elected to the Herodicus Society.Dr. Gill s primary clinical and research interests focus on knee and shoulder injuries. He has a particular interest in the biomechanics of the knee and shoulder and in tissue engineering techniques for joint preservation and cartilage repair in the knee. His studies have appeared in many articles and chapters on basic science and clinical issues involving the knee and in his bookComplications of Shoulder Surgery."