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Gloria Beim, M.D.

Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon

Specialist in Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy

Dr. Gloria Beim, MD is a sports medicine specialist and orthopaedic surgeon in Colorado.

She received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and completed her residency at Columbia/New York Orthopaedic Hospital. She was then fellowship trained in Sports Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh under the renowned sports medicine pioneer, Dr. Freddie Fu. She was the first woman ever accepted into the program.

Dr. Beim moved to Crested Butte, Colorado in 1996. Soon thereafter, she founded Alpine Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, which has locations in Crested Butte, Gunnison, and Telluride. In 2006, she opened Alpine Surgery Center in Gunnison, CO as well.

From the Pittsburgh Ballet and University football team, to the Winter X Games and US Ski and Snowboard Teams, Dr. Beim has been working with professional teams and providing medical direction at elite athletic events around the world for the past 25 years.

Dr. Beim began working with the United States Olympic Committee in 2002. In 2004, she attended her first Olympic Games where she was a physician for Team USA in Athens. She served in this same role at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, where she was also Venue Medical Director.

Dr. Beim was Chief Medical Officer for the 2005 Summer World University Games in Turkey, the 2011 Pan-Am Games in Mexico, the 2012 BMX World Championships in England, the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, the 2015 ParaPan Games in Toronto, the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, and the 2018 Paralympics in PyeongChang. She also traveled the world with USA Cycling, for whom she was Team Physician for 15 years.

In recent years, Dr. Beim served as Team Physician at the 2021 Paralympics in Tokyo, as well as the 2022 Paralympics in Beijing. She is also Head Team Physician for both the US National Wheelchair Basketball Association and Western Colorado University’s NCAA Sports program.

Dr. Beim has delivered hundreds of lectures and is well-published in medical journals with a focus on athletic injuries. She authored The Female Athletes Body Book; has been featured on 9News, NBC News, Fox News, The Today Show, and Dateline NBC; and was the commencement speaker for Western Colorado University in 2019.

Dr. Beim lives in Crested Butte, CO with her husband Erik, children Skylar and Jakob, and two Jack Russells. When not in the OR or out enjoying the Colorado mountains, Dr. Beim can be found oil painting, learning the local language for the next Olympic Games, or making balloon animals at a charity event.

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine, University of California at San Diego
  • Orthopaedic Residency, New York Orthopaedic Hospital at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Center for Sports Medicine

Publicity/Publications

Hospital Affiliations

  • Gunnison Valley Hospital · Gunnison, Colorado
    Active Staff
  • Gunnison Valley Hospital · Gunnison, Colorado
    Chief of Medical Staff, 2014-2016
  • Alpine Surgery Center, LLC · Gunnison, Colorado
    Active Staff, President, Medical Director

Team Physician Coverage

  • Head Team Physician for Team USA at the 2022 Paralympics in Beijing, China
  • Head Team Physician for Team USA at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan
  • Team Physician, USA Men’s Alpine Ski Team, 2019 Alpine Ski World Cup – Slovenia
  • Team Physician, USA Freestyle Ski Team, 2019 Winter X Games – Aspen, CO
  • Chief Medical Officer, 2018 Winter Paralympic Games – PyeongChang, South Korea
  • Head Team Physician, USA Men’s Wheelchair Basketball (2018 – present)
  • Head Team Physician, NCAA Western State Colorado University Sports Program (2017 -present)
  • Chief Medical Officer, 2016 Summer Paralympic Games – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Venue Medical Director, 2016 Regional Wrestling Championships – Gunnison, CO
  • Team Physician, 2015 USSA Freestyle Ski Team World Cup – Beijing, China
  • Chief Medical Officer, 2015 ParaPan American Games – Toronto, Canada
  • Team Physician, 2015 USSA Freestyle Ski Team World Cup – Park City, UT
  • Official Medical Provider, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team (2014 – present)
  • Chief Medical Officer, 2014 Olympic Games – Sochi, Russia
  • Venue Medical Director, 2012 Olympic Games – London, England
  • Chief Medical Officer, 2012 BMX World Championships – Birmingham, England
  • Chief Medical Officer, 2011 Pan-Am Games – Guadalajara, Mexico
  • Team Physician, Track Cycling World Championships, Apeldoorn, Netherlands (2011)
  • Team Physician, Track Cycling World ChampionshipsPalma de Mallorca, Spain (2007)
  • Team Physician, Track Cycling World ChampionshipsPruskow, Poland (2009)
  • Team Physician, Track Cycling World ChampionshipsLos Angeles, CA (2005)
  • Chief Medical Officer & Team Physician (USA Basketball), (2005) Summer World University Games – Izmir, Turkey
  • Team Physician (USA Cycling & Taekwondo), 2004 Olympic Games –Athens, Greece
  • Team Physician, Track Cycling World Championships – Stutgart, Germany (2003)
  • Team Physician (USA Alpine Ski Team), 2003 Winter World University Games – Tarvisio, Italy
  • Team Physician, Track Cycling World ChampionshipsCopenhagen, Denmark (2002)
  • Team Physician, Track Cycling World ChampionshipsTerrytown, Pennsylvania (2001)
  • Volunteer Physician, 2001 United States Olympic Training Center – Colorado Springs, CO
  • Team Physician, Track Cycling World Championships – Berlin, Germany (1999)
  • Event Physician and Orthopaedic Surgeon, 1999 and 1998 Winter X Games – Crested Butte, CO
  • Team Physician, Track Cycling World ChampionshipsBordeaux, France (1998)
  • Event Physician and Orthopaedic Surgeon, 1998 National Wrestling Nationals – Orlando, FL
  • Team Physician, Track Cycling World Championships, Perth, Australia (1997)
  • Event Physician and Orthopaedic Surgeon, 1996 Wrestling Olympic Trials – Pittsburgh, PA
  • Assistant Team Physician to Dr. Freddie Fu, 1995-1996 University of Pittsburgh Football & Wrestling Teams – Pittsburgh, PA
  • Assistant Physician to Dr. Freddie Fu, 1995-1996 Pittsburgh BalletPittsburgh, PA
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    Gloria Beim, M.D.
  • Telluride

    500 W Pacific Ave
    Telluride, CO 81435

  • Gunnison

    112 W. Spencer Ave
    Gunnison, CO 81230

  • Crested Butte

    405 Elk Ave
    Crested Butte, CO 81224

  • Gunnison Valley Health
  • Alpine Surgery Center
  • Telluride Regional Medical Center
  • 500 W Pacific Ave
    Telluride, CO 81435

    Practice Hours:

    Monday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

  • 112 W. Spencer Ave
    Gunnison, CO 81230

    Practice Hours:

    Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

    24/7 Urgent Injury Care

  • 405 Elk Ave
    Crested Butte, CO 81224

    Practice Hours:

    Monday – Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    24/7 Urgent Injury Care