Brian Downie, PA-C, M.S., DFAAPA

APP (PA) Director Service Line B
Physician Assistant, Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine
Area of Practice
Office of Clinical Affairs, Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine

Brian K Downie, PA-C, MS, is an Advanced Practice Provider (PA) Director at Michigan Medicine and a Physician Assistant for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is credentialed and has a clinical appointment at MedSport (Sports Medicine Service). He is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. In addition to Physician Assistant School and surgical residency, he is a graduate of the University of Michigan Department of Public Health Master’s program in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis and the PASQUAL (Patient Safety & Quality Leadership Scholars Program) at Michigan Medicine. He now serves on the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and UH/CVC Quality Committees.

Professional affiliations include AAPA (American Academy of Physician Assistants), PAOS (Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery), and MAPA (Michigan Academy of Physician Assistants).

His research interests include Clinical outcomes in knee, shoulder, and hip conditions, quality improvement, and patient safety.

Credentials

Medical School or Training

  • Western Michigan University, 1997

Residency

  • Butterworth Hospital, Physicians Assistant Studies, MI, 1998

Professional Organizations

  • American Academy of Physician Assistants
  • Michigan Academy of Physician Assistants
  • Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery

Board Certification

  • Physician Assistant

Research

Patient Safety and Quality in Health Care as well as clinical and outcomes research involving the knee, hip and shoulder.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

2021 Collins, Larry; Dowell, Charles; Hazzard, Sean; Downie, Brian; Cloutier, Dagan. “Sports Medicine Roundtable: Identifying and treating shoulder instability from a deficient glenoid.” JBJS Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants. 2021; 9(3): e21.00019.
 
2019 Collins, Larry; Downie, Brian; Hazzard, Sean; Dowell, Charles; Cloutier, Dagan. “Sports Medicine Roundtable: Graft Selection for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.” JBJS Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants. 7(1):e5, January-March 2019.
 
2017 Cloutier, Dagan; Hazzard, Sean; Dowell, Charles; Downie, Brian; Collins, Larry. “Sports Medicine Roundtable: Management of a Chronic Retracted Rotator Cuff Tear in a Middle-Aged Women with Intact Articular Cartilage.” JBJS Journal of Orthopaedics for Physician Assistants. 5(1):e5, January-March 2017.

Clinic Locations

Locations

Domino's Farms
24 Frank LIoyd Wright Drive, Lobby A
P.O. Box 391
Ann Arbor, MI 48106

734-930-7400 / 877-877-9333