Mark L. Purnell, M.D.

Specializes in Sports Medicine
Associated with Aspen Orthopaedic Associates since 1985
Sees patients at our Aspen, Basalt & Telluride offices.

Medical Degree: University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, Portland, Oregon

Orthopaedic Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospitals

Fellowship: Rocky Mountain Sports Medicine & Knee Trauma Fellowship, Aspen, Colorado

Board Certified: 1988, 1998, 2008, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine Certification 2009

Academic Appointments: Aspen Sports Medicine Foundation Fellowship, President & Faculty, Aspen-Bariloche Medical Exchange Program, Founder, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Clinical Instructor 
Affiliations: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy, Western Orthopaedic Association, US Ski Team Physician, US Mountain Biking Team Physician

Special Interests: Research, Arthroscopy, Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Sports Medicine/Trauma
Other Organizations: Founder of Aspen-Bariloche Medical Exchange Program, Chairman of the Board of Aspen Valley Medical Foundation, Aspen Rotary Club