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Board Certified Surgeon

Brandon Beamer, M.D.

Orthopedic Sports Medicine & Hip Arthroscopy Specialist

Regional Volume Leader

Highest-volume hip arthroscopy and joint preservation surgeon in Montana, serving athletes and active patients across Bozeman and Big Sky.

Academic excellence & clinical leadership

Precision orthopedic care built on elite training

HarvardStanford UniversityCornellSan Francisco 49ersMontana State Bobcats

Dr. Brandon Beamer brings world-class academic orthopedic training to southwest Montana. He earned his medical degree at Cornell, completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Harvard Medical School, and completed a sports medicine fellowship at Stanford University, where he trained in advanced hip arthroscopy techniques.

During his time in California, Dr. Beamer served as Assistant Team Physician for the San Francisco 49ers and Stanford Athletics, managing high-stakes knee, shoulder, and hip injuries among elite athletes. He also currently serves as team physician for the Montana State Bobcats, reflecting his ongoing local sports medicine involvement in Bozeman. Today, he translates those same surgical techniques to skiers, mountain runners, ranchers, and everyday active individuals throughout Bozeman, Big Sky, and Bridger Bowl.

As the first surgeon in Montana to perform the BEAR ACL restoration procedure and an active educator teaching hip arthroscopy nationwide, Dr. Beamer combines minimally invasive joint preservation with individualized recovery protocols.

Training background

Medical school at Cornell, orthopedic surgery residency at Harvard, and a sports medicine fellowship at Stanford, where he trained in advanced hip arthroscopy, complex knee reconstruction, and shoulder repair.

Board certification

Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS), maintaining ongoing subspecialty certification in Orthopedic Sports Medicine.

Memberships

Active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM).

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Dr. Beamer is a partner at Bridger Orthopedic, the practice's fellowship-trained sports medicine and orthopedic surgery group serving Bozeman and Southwest Montana, and an owner of Rocky Mountain Surgical Center.

Provider profile

Meet Dr. Beamer

Learn more about Dr. Brandon Beamer's clinical training, subspecialty expertise in hip, knee, and shoulder arthroscopy, and his approach to helping athletes and active patients return to the activities they love.

Provider profile video courtesy of Bridger Orthopedic.

Leadership & Education

Advancing surgical care across Montana and beyond

Combining medical training from Cornell, residency at Harvard, and a sports medicine fellowship at Stanford with a dedication to introducing restorative techniques to the Northern Rockies.

Highest-volume hip arthroscopy surgeon

Performing the highest annual volume of complex hip arthroscopy and labral preservation procedures in Southwest Montana.

First Montana BEAR ACL repair

Pioneered Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration in Montana, enabling patients to heal their native ligament without autograft harvesting.

Teaches the procedure to other surgeons nationally

Regularly serves as surgical faculty and lab instructor, training orthopedic fellows and attending surgeons across the country.

Surgeon performing arthroscopic surgery with surgical mask and instruments in the operating room
Photo from surgery and teaching setting

Hands-on arthroscopic training, technique demonstration, and clinical instruction.

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Bozeman & Big Sky

Living and skiing near Big Sky and Bridger Bowl

Local roots & active care

Rooted in the Montana mountain community

Orthopedic sports medicine is personal when you share the same terrain as your patients. Living in Bozeman and skiing the ridges of Bridger Bowl and Big Sky gives Dr. Beamer direct insight into the high rotational loads, sudden impacts, and physical demands of mountain life.

Whether you are a competitive ski patroller recovering from an ACL tear, a rancher needing pain-free shoulder motion, or an athlete getting back on local trails, care is designed around your specific lifestyle goals.

Mountain athletes & skiers

Treating complex ACL, knee, and hip injuries for patrol and backcountry skiers across Big Sky and Bridger Bowl.

Ranchers & hardworking locals

Restoring joint stability and eliminating shoulder pain so working hands stay active across Gallatin Valley.

Active Montana families

Helping runners, cyclists, and families recover with minimally invasive techniques and clear timelines.