Conditions

  • Elbow Pain
  • Knee Pain
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Rotator cuff tear
  • Shoulder instability
    • Shoulder labral tear
    • Shoulder dislocation
    • Shoulder pain
    • Biceps tendon injury/pathology
    • ACL tear
    • Meniscus tear

Procedures Performed

  • Arthroscopic shoulder surgery
  • Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
  • Arthroscopic shoulder labral repair
  • Arthroscopic shoulder stabilization
  • Arthroscopic biceps tenodesis

About

Personal Statement

I grew up in Rochester, Minnesota. It's a small town, but it has several thousand doctors, and my dad was a pediatrician. Pretty much everybody I knew was a doctor, and it seemed like a cool thing to do.

I chose orthopaedics because of my love of sports. I wasn't a spectacular athlete, but I played a lot of sports and enjoyed being around sports. When I heard about the role of team doctors, it seemed like a good fit for me. I get to work with several of the UK teams, which obviously is a lot of fun.

I mostly treat shoulder problems. I see a lot of young athletes with instability problems and older people with rotator cuff problems and all kinds of other different shoulder abnormalities.

One of the misconceptions people have about rehab is that they'll have to work hard to push through the pain, which obviously, in certain surgeries or certain rehabs is important. But a lot of times it's almost the opposite. Once people start feeling well we have to slow them down because some things take months to heal. Commonly, my younger patients will feel "good as new" rather quickly and start pushing themselves too hard before they've totally healed. So I spend a lot of my time trying to slow people down while they're healing after surgery instead of pushing them like you do with many other surgeries.

There have been so many advancements in technology that have made arthroscopic shoulder surgery so much easier than it was in the past. We are able to see inside joints and give patients better outcomes than they would've had years ago.

Faculty Rank

  • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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    Scott Mair, MD

    Scott Mair, MD - UK HealthCare.
  • Awards & Recognitions

    Best Doctors in America

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Training & Education

Degree

Duke University, School of Medicine, Durham, N.C.

Residency

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.

Fellowship

Steadman-Hawkins Clinic, Vail, Colo.

Certifications and Special Training

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine

Insurance Information

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Ratings & Reviews

4.76 out of 5
22 Reviews

The star rating is a calculation based on feedback from our patients using our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Learn more about our survey process. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

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    Dr Mair and all involved are always concerned with my health and well being!

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    Great clinic every visit!

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    Dr Mair has help me now for a couple of years

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    Dr. Mair is the only person I would trust to take care of my shoulder injury. Knowledgeable, caring, and experienced. A top-notch clinician.

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    The Doctor didn't seem very interested in my case sorta live with the pain or I can fix it kinda attitude. No encouragement at all which made me feel a little uncomfortable about going forward.
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      Very good, efficient and well done.
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      Professional
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      Dr Mair is that combination of friendly, yet spot on to the task at hand. I enjoy his personality greatly.
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      I was sent to your facility for a muscle tare and other shoulder issues and the asst checked my strength but the dr never looked at my shoulder, touched it, checked range of motion, mashed around to see how sensitive. Or anything else. He did offer me a shot with ultrasound but I had just taken a shot two weeks prior so I denied it because of it possibly harming me. He basically told me he's I had a tare but that's it. He hadn't even looked at my MRI BEFORE ENTERING THE ROOM. He said I may need to go to spine specialist but not even looking or touching me, not sure how he accessed this. He leaned against the table with his arms folded looking down at me the whole time he was In the room. I left there so disappointed and angry cause I drove over two hours for nothing! I'm sure my insurance will be billed generously for this pathetic appt. I'll never be back and will never recommend you! Left there with more questions than answers!
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      Everyone I came in contact with was very helpful and really nice.All around great people and great experience
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      Excellent service and a quick resolve
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      Excellent
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      Excellent experience here with Dr Mair EVERYTIME!
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      Excellent
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      I didn't feel like my problem was given much thought once the x-ray was normal. I disagree completely that my pain is muscular, as stated by Dr. Mair and I don't think enough was done to determine other options that could be causing my pain. I know what muscle pain feels like and this is not it, nor does it last for over 3 months like this has. I'm not very hopeful that I'll have any resolution to my pain or my problem.
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      Dr Mair is a great doctor. I have recommended him for several people.
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      We live about 2 hrs away however it's well worth the drive to know you'll be seen by a caring, knowledgeable Dr. He's truly a wonderful Dr. He treats my husband as well and he too feels blessed to have Dr Mair as his Dr.
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      Both the PA and Dr. Mair were very good. I feel as if Dr. Mair listened well, helped me weigh my options, and was willing to work with me in addressing this long-term problem.
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      Terrible. Should get my money back.
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      I felt very welcome at UK HealthCare and the care that was provided was excellent! I would feel very comfortable coming back here.
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      Dr Mair is a pleasant, efficient DR.
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      Dr Mair is excellent.