About Jozef Murar, MD

Jozef Murar, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee, as well the treatment of general orthopedic injuries and trauma. In addition to his clinical interest in sports medicine, Dr. Murar has a focused specialization in complex shoulder repair and reconstruction as well as knee ligament reconstruction and joint preservation using state of the art regenerative medicine, cartilage repair and transplant techniques, and biologic alternatives to surgery.

Dr. Murar grew up in the Twin Cities and attended Northwestern University in Chicago, IL for his undergraduate and medical degrees. He then completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Northwestern University and a sports medicine fellowship at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. At Lenox Hill, he received additional training in minimally invasive and advanced arthroscopic techniques for treatment of sports-related musculoskeletal injuries. During his fellowship, Dr. Murar participated in the care of athletes from the New York Jets (NFL), New York Islanders (NHL), and Manhattanville College (NCAA).

Following his sports medicine fellowship, Dr. Murar completed a traveling shoulder fellowship in France under the direction of world-renowned shoulder surgeons including Dr. Pascal Boileau (Nice), Dr. Gilles Walch (Lyon), and Dr. Laurent Lafosse (Annecy). In France, Dr. Murar learned minimally invasive techniques for complex shoulder instability problems as well as state of the art total and reverse shoulder replacement techniques in the arthritic shoulder.

In his free time, Dr. Murar enjoys spending time with his wife as well as skiing, hockey, tennis, hiking, and traveling.