Michael Gerald Baraga MD, FAOA

Michael Baraga, M.D., is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at the University of Miami Sports Medicine Institute. He is also an associate professor of orthopedics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, as well a director of the orthopedic sports medicine fellowship program and associate director of the orthopedic surgery residency program. Dr. Baraga specializes in knee and shoulder surgery, including ACL reconstruction and revision surgery, complex knee reconstructive surgery, and management of patellofemoral conditions. He is also involved in research focusing on ACL reconstruction techniques, amongst other topics.

Dr. Baraga earned his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, completed his orthopedic surgery training at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital and did a subspecialty in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Baraga is a team physician for the University of Miami Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.