Benjamin R. Coobs, MD

Dr. Coobs earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Minnesota Minneapolis before completing his residency there in orthopaedic surgery. He completed fellowships in adult reconstruction and hip preservation surgery at Washington University School of Medicine and in orthopaedic traumatology and hip replacement at Skyline Medical Center Hughston Clinic.

Dr. Coobs was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in 2008 and named to the American Orthopaedic Associations Resident Leadership Forum in 2013. Additionally, he received the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicines Excellence in Research Award in 2009 and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundations Clinical Research Award in 2013.

Dr. Coobs joined Carilion Clinic in 2015 as a joint replacement and hip preservation specialist in Carilion’s Institute of Orthopaedics and Neurosciences. An assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, he was named an Orthopaedic Surgeon to Know by Beckers Orthopaedic Review in 2016. He is a member of the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS), and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).

Dr. Coobs is program director for the Adult Reconstructive Surgery fellowship program at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. He has a passion for medical education and research and has authored multiple peer reviewed articles and book chapters. He also serves as a reviewer/editor for several medical journals. In his spare time away from clinical care, education, and research, he enjoys many of the outdoor recreational activities available in the Roanoke Valley and spending time with his wife and three daughters.