Dr. Gloria Beim is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery in Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. She is also fellowship trained in shoulder surgery, knee surgery, arthroscopy, and sports medicine. She began college at the age of 14 earning her M.D. at the University of California at San Diego. Her Orthopaedic credentials were earned at the New York Orthopaedic Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. She then completed her sports medicine, knee, shoulder, and arthroscopy fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh, Center for Sports Medicine in 1996.
Dr. Beim founded Alpine Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine & Regional Hand Center, located on the Western Slope of the Colorado Rockies in 1999 and holds clinics at three different locations: Gunnison, Crested Butte, and Telluride.
In April of 2006 Alpine Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine & Regional Hand Center opened its doors to its new 11,000 sq.ft., state-of-the-art facility, including Alpine Surgery Center, Gunnison County’s first ambulatory surgery center.
Dr. Beim was Venue Medical Director at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. Dr. Beim was honored to be the Chief Medical Officer for the Team USA at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. In 2015, she was selected to be the Chief Medical Officer for the Parapan Games in Toronto. Most recently, Dr. Beim was chosen to be the Chief Medical Officer for the 2016 Paralympics in Rio De Janeiro.
Dr. Beim is trusted worldwide to provide the best care to the pinnacle of the world’s athletes