Robert E. Coles, MD

Accepting New Patients

Primary Specialties: Orthopedics, Sports Medicine

About Robert

Dr. Robert Coles is a graduate of Harvard University and of Duke University Medical School.

A board-certified orthopedic surgeon, he received his orthopedic surgery training at Duke University Medical Center, where he was chief resident and assistant team physician for both Duke University and North Carolina Central University. Following his residency, he was a sports medicine fellow at the Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Salt Lake City, where he worked with the U.S. Ski Team.

Dr. Coles has a broad range of knowledge in all types of orthopedic problems, with a particular interest in sports medicine, MAKO robotic surgery, complex knee surgery, ligament reconstruction, shoulder arthroscopy and arthroplasty, hand surgery, and joint replacement. His expertise as an orthopedic surgeon includes arthroscopic, micro, and minimally invasive surgery.

Dr. Coles is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the North Carolina Orthopedic Association, and the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine and the Piedmont Orthopedic Society.

His passion for sports medicine has led him to serve as team physician for several local high schools. During his free time, he enjoys fishing and boating with his wife and two sons. He is also an instrument rated pilot and an FAA Aviation Medical Examiner.

Education

Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Fellowship
The Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital

Medical School
Duke University Medical School

Residency
Duke University Medical Center

Publications

Children Who Become Parents 1991
- Author: Coles, Robert E.
- Publisher: Family Medicine
22(1):20-24
Effects of cyclosporine on human B-cell lymphoma development in vivo 1992
- Author: Boyle, T.J., R.E. Coles, A.M. Kizilbash and H.K. Lyerly
- Publisher: Surgical Oncology
1:79-86
Retroviral Gene Transduction of Circulating Stem Cells in Patients with Cancer Issue #Vol. 53
- Author: Coles, R.E., T.J. Boyle, J. Kurtzberg, A. Stewart, W.P. Peters, H.K. Lyerly
- Publisher: Surgical Forum
Seventy-eighth Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons 478-481
The SCID Mouse: A Model of Post-Transplantation Lymphoma 1992
- Author: Boyle, T.J., R.E. Coles, S.A. Mungal, A.M. Kizilbash, H.K. Lyerly
- Publisher: Irish J. Med. Sci.
52(1):37
Retroviral Gene Transduction of Circulating Progenitor Cells in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer 1993
- Author: Coles, R.E., T.J. Boyle, J. Kurtzberg, A. Stewart, W.P. Peters, H.K. Lyerly
- Publisher: Surgical Oncology
2:1-6
doptive Transfer of Cytotoxic T lymphocytes for the Treatment of Transplant Associated Lymphoma 1993
- Author: Boyle, T.J., R.E. Coles, J.M. DiMaio, K.R. Berend, D.F. Via, M.J. Borowitz, H.K. Lyerly
- Publisher: Surgery
114(2):218-226
-cells or Active Epstein Barr Virus Infection in the Development of Lymphoproliferative Disease In Human B Cell-injected Severe Combined Immunodeficient Mice 1994
- Author: Coles, R.E., T.J. Boyle, J.M. Dimaio, K. Berend, D. Via, H.K. Lyerly
- Publisher: Annals of Surgical Oncology
1(5):405-410
he Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Quantifcation of Emboli Observed During Femoral Nailing: The Comparison of Reamed vs. Unreamed Techniques Issue #Summer, 2000
- Author: Coles, R.E., F.M. Clements, L.A. Hey, J.A. Nunley, L.S. Levin, A.W. Pearsall
- Publisher: he Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association
The Forty-five Degree Flexion Weight Bearing Radiograph for Evaluation of the Knee in The Arthritic Knee, B. Cole eds
- Author: Coles, R.E., T.D. Rosenberg
- Publisher: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Elevated Interleukin-6 Levels Predict Lymphoma Development In Immunosuppressed Mice: A Model for Post-Transplant Lymphoma 1992
- Author: Boyle, T.J., R.E.Coles, A.M. Kizilbash, H.K. Lyerly
- Publisher: Society of Surgical Oncology, New York
Retroviral Gene Transduction of Circulating Stem Cells in Patients with Cancer 1992
- Author: Coles, R.E., T.J. Boyle, J. Kurtzberg, A. Stewart, W.P. Peters, H.K. Lyerly
- Publisher: Surgical Forum, Seventy-eighth Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons
Genetic Transduction of Lymphoid Prognitor Cells in Patients with Cancer 1992
- Author: Coles, R.E., T.J. Boyle, J. Kurtzberg, A. Stewart, W.P. Peters, H.K. Lyerly
- Publisher: Alpha Omega Alpha Original Research Forum, Duke University
Inhibition of EBV-induced B-cell lymphoma development with antiviral therapy 1992
- Author: Coles, R.E., T.J. Boyle, A.M. Kizilbash, H.K. Lyerly
- Publisher: VIII International Conference on AIDS / III STD World Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The SCID Mouse: A Model of Post-Transplantation Lymphoma 1992
- Author: Boyle, T.J., R.E. Coles, A.M. Kizilbash, S. Mungal, H.K. Lyerly
- Publisher: Irish Journal of Medical Science
HIV-1 Enhances The Development of EBV-Induced B-Cell Lymphoma In Vivo 1992
- Author: Boyle, T.J., R.E. Coles, A.M. Kizilbash, H.K. Lyerly
- Publisher: VIII International Conference on AIDS / III STD World Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Elevated interleukin-6 levels predict lymphoma development in a murine model of post transplant lymphoproliferative disease 1992
- Author: Boyle, T.J., R.E. Coles, H.K. Lyerly
- Publisher: Irish Journal of Medical Science
161(11):31
Requirements for B Cell Lymphoma Development in the Immunocompromised Issue #March, 1993
- Author: Coles, R.E., T.J. Boyle, K.R. Berend, J.M. DiMaio, D.F. Via, H.K. Lyerly
- Publisher: Society of Surgical Oncology (plenary session). Los Angeles
Outpatient Measures of Patient Satisfaction: Use of an Exit Questionnaire in the Orthopaedic Clinic Issue #March, 1997
- Author: Coles, R.E., L.A. Hey
- Publisher: American Orthopaedic Association 30th Annual Resident''s Conference. New York
Quantification of Embolic Phenomena by Transesophageal Echocardiography During Intramedulary Nailing 1997
- Author: an Wermeskerken, G.K.A., J.H.P. Lardenoije, A.W. Pearsall, R.E. Coles, F.M. Clements
Netherlands
The Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Quantification of Emboli Observed During Femoral Nailing: The Comparison of Reamed vs. Unreamed Techniques Issue #November, 1998
- Author: Coles, R.E., F.M. Clements, J.A. Nunley, L.S. Levin, A.W. Pearsall
- Publisher: Southern Orthopaedic Association Residents and Fellow's Conference, New Orleans
Won First Prize in Abstract Competition (Healthsouth Resident and Fellows' Award)
The Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Quantification of Emboli Observed During Reamed vs Unreamed Femoral Nailing Issue #April, 1999
- Author: Coles, R.E., F.M. Clements, L.A. Hey, J.A. Nunley, L.S. Levin, A.W. Pearsall
- Publisher: Chief Resident Orthopaedic Research Presentation
Won Annual Award for Excellence Orthopaedic Research Presentation 1999.
Degenerative Impingement Syndrome of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Issue #February, 2000
- Author: Coles, R.E., W. Van der Reis, C. P. Ho, T. D. Rosenberg
- Publisher: The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital, Clinical Update
Salt Lake City, UT
Degenerative Impingement Syndrome of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Issue #June, 2000
- Author: Coles, R.E., W. Van der Reis, C. P. Ho, T. D. Rosenberg
- Publisher: Herodicus Society, Sun Valley, ID
Improving Opioid Prescribing in Carteret County, North Carolina 2009
- Author: Littman, G. ....Coles
- Publisher: National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media
Atlanta, GA
The Forty-five-Degree Posteroanterior Flexion Weight Bearing Radiograph of the Knee: Use in evaluating chondral disease, in The Arthritic Knee
- Author: Coles, R.E., T.D. Rosenberg
Chapter from The Arthritic Knee A.G. Rosenberg, J.D. Mabrey, et. al. eds., Rosemont IL:AAOS CD-ROM, 2000

Medical Interests Special Clinical Interests:

RIO Robotic Arm System trained for MAKOplasty hip and knee procedures.
Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery including Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair (>500 cases)
Arthroscopic Knee Surgery including ACL and other ligament reconstructions (>500 cases)
Knee Arthroplasty including minimally invasive Total Knee and Uni-compartmental Knee replacement (>1000 cases)
Total Hip Replacement (>300 cases)
Shoulder Arthroplasty including Total Shoulder Replacement and Reverse Shoulder Replacement (>150 cases)
In all cases, Dr. Coles uses the latest techniques to achieve the surgery in the most minimally invasive manner and return the patient to sports or other activities as quickly as prudent with the least discomfort.