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91΄σΙρ College of Wisconsin
91΄σΙρ College of Wisconsin 91΄σΙρ College of Wisconsin
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Carole S. Vetter, MD

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Locations

  • Froedtert Hospital
  • Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
  • Froedtert West Bend Hospital
  • Sports Medicine Center - Fitness Center

Specialties

  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Sports Medicine

Languages

  • English

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Education

  • MD - Doctor of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Carole S. Vetter joined the department in 1999 after completing a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of Utah that same year. She now serves as the for the department. A native Wisconsinite, Dr. Vetter graduated from The University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1988 with a bachelor of science in biochemistry and a minor in athletic training. She became a certified athletic trainer in 1989 and during the 1989 academic year, worked as a staff athletic trainer for the women's athletic department at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Vetter received her doctor of medicine degree from the 91΄σΙρ College of Wisconsin in 1993. From 1993 to 1998, Dr. Vetter completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the 91΄σΙρ College of Wisconsin.

Dr. Vetter is a professor of orthopaedic surgery in the Sports Medicine Division. She serves as team physician for the and the . She is assistant team physician for the Milwaukee Ballet, the Milwaukee Torrent, and the Milwaukee Brewers. Her previous experience in sports medicine includes positions as assistant team physician for the University of Utah football and soccer teams and staff physician for the Park City Clinic. She was a volunteer physician for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dr. Vetter has received "Best Doctors in America" recognition since 2007.

Dr. Vetter has the distinct honor of being named the 91΄σΙρ College of Wisconsin's first David S. Haskell, MD Endowed Professor in Orthopaedic Education.

Research Interests

Her clinical interests include sports injuries, women's sports medicine, injury prevention in the female athlete, arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the knee and shoulder, patellofemoral disorders and their surgical treatment, preemptive pain management in sports surgery, and the treatment of post traumatic stiffness in knee joints.

Publications

  • (Meinerz C, Fritz J, Cross JA, Dziuk C, Kipp K, Vetter C.) Gait Posture. 2023 Jun;103:62-66 PMID: 37116303 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85153354629 04/29/2023

  • (Middleton AH, Perlewitz MA, Edelstein AI, Vetter CS.) J Knee Surg. 2022 Jun;35(7):816-820 PMID: 33111273 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095812370 10/29/2020

  • (Kerschner A, King D, Vetter C.) Journal of Orthopaedics. 1 November 2021;28:34-40 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85117832355 11/01/2021

  • (Middleton AM, Ziegele MJ, Vetter CS, Edelstein AI.) Arthroplast Today. 2020 Dec;6(4):761-765 PMID: 32923565 PMCID: PMC7475174 09/15/2020

  • (Webb TP, Vetter CS, Brasel KJ.) An Introduction to 91΄σΙρ Teaching. 1 July 2014:113-122 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84930882770 07/01/2014

  • (Vetter CS, Hoch AZ.) Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Pain, and Rehabilitation, Second Edition. 1 January 2008:331-335 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85166142979 01/01/2008

  • (Earl JE, Vetter CS.) Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2007 Aug;18(3):439-58, viii PMID: 17678761 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34547193207 08/07/2007

  • (Hernesman SC, Hoch AZ, Vetter CS, Young CC.) Clin J Sport Med. 2003 Nov;13(6):365-8 PMID: 14627868 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0344825181 11/25/2003

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