Benjamin R. Beecher, M.D.
Board Certified Fellowship Trained Orthopedic SurgeonHip & Knee Replacement | Adult Reconstruction
Dr. Benjamin Beecher is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, specializing in hip and knee replacements as well as adult orthopedic reconstructive knee surgery. He is originally from Dubuque, Iowa, and has been practicing since 2012.
While at the University of Iowa, Dr. Beecher won the Iowa Orthopedic Society Medical Student Research Award for Musculoskeletal Research and the Michael Bonfiglio Award for Student Research in Orthopedic Surgery. He has been published in several medical research journals and presented for local, national and international medical and scientific societies.
- Undergraduate
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
B.S. with high distinction and honors in
Exercise Science, 1998-2002 - Medical
School
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine,
Iowa City, Iowa, Doctor of Medicine with
Research distinction, 2002-2006 - Internship
Case Western Reserve University School of
Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, Surgical
Internship, 2006-2007 - Residency
Case Western Reserve University School of
Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, Orthopedics,
2007-2011 - Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston,
Massachusetts, Fellow in Adult Reconstruction,
2011-2012
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Iowa Orthopedic Center, P.C. August, 2012
- Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, Iowa
- Pella Regional Medical Center, Pella, Iowa
- Dallas County Hospital
- River Hills Surgery Center
- Former Chair and Vice Chair of Orthopedics for MercyOne Medical Center
- Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Member of the American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons
- The Iowa Orthopedic Society Medical Student
Research Award for Musculoskeletal Research, 2004 - The Michael Bonfiglio Award for Student Research
In Orthopedic Surgery, The University of Iowa, 2006
- Zhang, H.J.; Doctrow, S.R.; Xu, L.; Oberley, L.W.; Beecher, B; Morrison, J.; Oberley, T.D.; Kregel, K.C.: Redox modulation of the liver with chronic antioxidant enzyme mimetic treatment prevents age-related oxidative damage associated with environmental stress. The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal, Vol. 18 (13), pp. 1547-9, 2004
- Allen, L.A..; Beecher, B.R.; Lynch, J.T.; Rohner, O.V.; Wittine, L.M.: Helicobacter pylori disrupts NADPH oxidase targeting in human neutrophils to induce extracellular superoxide release. Journal of Immunology, Vol. 174 (6), p. 3658-67, 2005
- Beecher, B.R.; Martin, J.A.; Pedersen, D.R.; Heiner, A.D.; Buckwalter, J.A.: Antioxidants block cyclic loading induced chondrocyte death. The Iowa Orthopedic Journal, Vol. 27, pp. 1-8, 2007
- Beecher, B; Glassner, P; Malchau, H; Kwon, YM: A concise minimum eight year follow-up of proximal porous-coated tapered titanium femoral stem in primary total hip arthroplasty. International Orthopaedics; Vol. 36 (8), p. 1561-1565, 2012
- Choi, HR; Beecher, B; Bedair, H: Mortality after septic versus aseptic revision total hip arthroplasty: a matched-cohort study. Journal of Arthroplasty, Vol. 28 (8 Suppl), 56-58, 2013
- Beecher, B; Huddleston, J; Rowell, S; Goodman, S; Malchau, H; Kwon, YM; Muratoglu, OK: Material Properties of a Highly Anteverted Vitamin E-Stabilized Polyethylene Liner After Sixteen Months In Vivo: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect, Vol. 4 (3), 2014
- Shear-stress-induced chondrocyte death is reduced by antioxidant treatment. James A. Martin, Anneliese D. Heiner, Benjamin R. Beecher, and Thomas D. Brown. American Society of Biomechanics 2004 Annual Meeting. Portland, Oregon, 2004
- Antioxidants block mechanical stress-induced cell death in human articular cartilage. Iowa Orthopedic Society Spring Meeting 2004. Des Moines, Iowa. April, 2004.
- Vitamin E blocks shear stress-induced chondrocyte death in articular cartilage. 52nd Annual meeting of the Orthopedic Research Society, Chicago, Illinois. March, 2006.