Dr. Cunningham was interviewed by Adventure Magazine regarding the progress of technology to regrow a torn ACL through the BEAR Procedure."We speak to a top surgeon who is exploring a new technique to help some ACL patients heal better and faster. If you’re a skier (or basketball player, or avid trampoliner for that [...]
Richard Cunningham, MD, a top knee and shoulder specialist at Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery (VSON), is the first orthopedic surgeon in Colorado's Vail Valley to complete the new Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration® (BEAR®) technique. With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Cunningham has performed thousands of ACL reconstructions, and many primary ACL repairs. [...]
On Super Bowl Sunday 2011, I was snowboarding at high speeds, through a shoot on Windows, when I hit a fallen tree buried under four feet of new snow. I was thrown back off my feet, and unsure if I should throw up or pass out. Regardless, I could not move [...]
The metal rod in my left thigh will stand the test of time better than anything else in my body. It simply won’t let me forget December 4, 2016.And maybe I shouldn’t. After all, I learned a lot about myself during that period of my life. And perhaps even came out of it with [...]
Throughout the pandemic, some Summit County residents chose to self-quarantine – holding off on orthopaedic and other medical treatment to minimize their risk of contracting COVID-19. While some injuries might not require immediate care, many injuries could become worse over time or even lead to further problems down the road. Vail-Summit [...]
In this TV8 interview during the U.S. Burton Open in Vail, CO, Dr. Cunningham discusses common sports injuries seen among snowboarders. For beginner snowboarders, hand and wrist injuries are very common. For athletes who are intermediate to advanced, knee and shoulder injuries are commonly seen. Dr. Cunningham specializes in the treatment of [...]
Patient Sunny pictured with her family. Sunny Carrington-Hahn is the Director of Imaging and Nurse Supervisors at Vail Health Hospital. She has lived in Vail, Colorado with her husband Erik and two children – Samantha and Nicolas – for two years. Prior to that, she grew up in Texas and lived in many other [...]
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by TV8’s Good Morning Vail at the 2019 GoPro Mountain Games. Watch my full interview- here
I was recently featured on Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery's podcast where I discussed shoulders, knees, and the importance of good nutrition. Be sure to give the podcast a listen- here
Jeremiah’s 1stPost-Surgery“14er”— Quandary’s Peak Jeremiah Couch is a hiking enthusiast and dude ranch (horse breeding farm) worker in Durango, CO. He was born to missionary parents in Ghana, South Africa and was raised in Ohio, before moving to Colorado. In the spring of 2018, Jeremiah was working for Vail Resorts. As an employee, he [...]
Jeanne pictured here with her family. Jeanne Nedrelow, originally from Minnesota, moved to Vail in 1979. Vail is the perfect place for this garden designer who has skied 67,000 vertical in a day as well as 2 million vertical in a year and averages 1,250,000 vertical annually. And, this is after having two knee [...]
March is Athletic Training Month, a great time to focus on the important role of Athletic Trainers in an orthopedic practice. Our ATs are a vital part of our care team in helping our patients rehab and get back to doing what they love as soon as possible. [...]
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“If you suffer this sort of injury Dr. Cunningham and his team are the people you want to see. They have preformed 1,000s of knee and shoulder surgeries, it’s what they do. The whole time they were supportive, realistic with recovery expectations and did phenomenal work. I hope to be just a one time customer but I can’t recommend them enough for those who suffer an injury like I did. Dr. Cunningham is one of the best knee and shoulder doctors in Vail.”
– Ryan B.
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