Join St. Louis City SC Chief Medical Officer and orthopedic surgeon, Rob Brophy, MD ’01, for an exclusive pre-game reception before the St. Louis City SC vs. Minnesota United FC match. Guests will enjoy an all-inclusive food and beverage experience at the St. Louis City SC headquarters while connecting with fellow alumni before heading to their reserved seat in the stadium for kickoff.
📅Saturday, Sept 12
⏰5-7 p.m.; 7:30 p.m. match time start
📍SoMa House – CITY Point; 326 S. 21 Street; St. Louis, MO 63103
Cost: $135/person
Tickets include:
- A lower bowl ticket to the match, in section 100;
- Exclusive access to the pre-game reception;
- A premium open bar and full buffet for two hours prior to the game;
- One reserved parking pass; and
- A featured presentation from Dr. Brophy, sharing behind-the-scenes insights into his role with the club.
Ticket information:
Tickets and parking passes will be distributed to the person who purchased them via the email address used at registration and will be accessible using the Seat Geek app. Tickets can be refunded through Aug. 15. After Aug. 15, tickets will only be refunded in the event the MLS or STL City cancel the game. Tickets are limited.
Questions? Contact medicaladvancement@wustl.edu or call 314-935-4919.
More about our speaker, Rob Brophy, MD ’01:
Robert Brophy, MD
Dr. Brophy is the Jerome J. Gilden, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, chief of the Sports Medicine Service, and director of the Orthopedic Clinical Research Center at the WashU Medicine and chief medical officer and orthopedic surgeon for St. Louis City SC (Major League Soccer).
As a board certified orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty certification in sports medicine, his clinical practice focuses on the treatment of shoulder and knee injuries in patients from all sports and walks of life. Dr. Brophy has been named to the St. Louis Best Doctors since 2009 and a Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2019. He serves as a team physician for the St. Louis Blues, was a team physician for the St. Louis Rams, and is Chair of the NFL’s Musculoskeletal Research Committee.
He pursues research as a means of improving patient care and outcomes, having authored or co-authored over 380 peer reviewed articles to date with an H-index of 74. He has received a number of research related distinctions, including the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine Cabaud Award (twice) and NCAA Award, The American Journal of Sports Medicine Systematic Review Award and Podcast Award, the Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation’s Career Development Award for his research related to ACL tears, the NFL Physicians Society Arthur C. Rettig Award, and the Washington University Department of Orthopedic Surgery Lee T. Ford Award.
He served as deputy editor of sports medicine for the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, director of the sports medicine Fellowship at WashU from 2018-22, on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) from 2016-18.
He graduated from Stanford University, where he played on the men’s soccer team, with degrees in electrical engineering, industrial engineering and economics. After earning his medical degree from the Washington University School of Medicine in 2001, he completed a residency in orthopedic surgery and a fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, NY.
His clinical interests focus on the knee and shoulder, particularly knee ligament surgery, including ACL and PCL reconstruction, meniscus surgery, including repairs and transplantation, and cartilage repair surgery such as microfracture, OAT, MACI and osteochondral allograft as well as shoulder stabilization, labral repair and rotator cuff repair. A former collegiate and professional soccer player, he has a special interest in the treatment and prevention of injuries in soccer athletes.