Recognized as a leading sports medicine and orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Pietropaoli is disrupting traditional approaches to joint care with a focus on using regenerative therapies to repair joints instead of replacing them.
In this 4-part webinar series, Dr. Pietropaoli reflects on the important role that MLS Laser Therapy has played in building his innovative clinical practice.
Dr. Pietropaoli reflects on his transition from sports medicine to regenerative medicine, while sharing data from his practice that highlights how combining MLS Laser Therapy with orthobiologic treatments has accelerated patient outcomes and satisfaction.
Dr. Pietropaoli offers advice to physicians interested in exploring multimodal care models that combines MLS Laser Therapy with orthobiologics, such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections and bone marrow aspirate cells (BMAC).
In 1991, during my third year of medical school, I was observing one of the original inventors of knee replacement when I asked a simple question: “Why can’t we repair knees instead of replacing them?” I was told, “NO,” it wasn’t possible—but that moment sparked a lifelong mission to prove otherwise. After years as a traditional sports medicine orthopedic surgeon, I saw firsthand how too many patients ended up with stiffness, loss of range of motion, infection, or worse after surgery. I knew there had to be a better way.
So I built a new model—Knee Repair, NOT Knee Replacement™—combining bone marrow aspirate cells/stem cells (BMAC), platelet-rich plasma (PRP), MLS Laser Therapy, genetic-based anti-inflammatory nutrition, red light laser fat/weight loss/anti-inflammatory treatments, functional medicine tools, and advanced Victory-Fitness (V-Fit) total body fitness, strength and conditioning into a single, comprehensive system of individualized, personalized programs.
Our goal is simple: restore knee health without metal, plastic, or cement.
My mission is bold but clear: To make knee replacement surgery obsolete by 2043, helping people move, live, and thrive without limits.