{"id":3808,"date":"2026-04-27T21:48:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T04:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/staff\/richard-cunningham\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T18:30:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:30:06","slug":"ricardo-cunningham","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/es\/about\/doctor-directory\/richard-cunningham\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Cunningham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Especialidades: Cirug\u00eda Compleja de Rodilla y Hombro, Reconstrucci\u00f3n de LCA, Reconstrucci\u00f3n de LCA, reparaci\u00f3n de menisco, reparaci\u00f3n de manguito rotador, reemplazo parcial de rodilla.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Dr. Cunningham es el cirujano de medicina deportiva m\u00e1s ocupado y con mayor trayectoria en Vail-Summit Orthopedics &amp; Neurosurgery. Es m\u00e9dico del equipo de esqu\u00ed de EE. UU. y atiende tanto a atletas profesionales como a deportistas de fin de semana, ayudando a todos los atletas a volver a su deporte y a las actividades que disfrutan. Se especializa en cirug\u00edas artrosc\u00f3picas de rodilla y hombro, en las que repara problemas complejos en estas articulaciones con t\u00e9cnicas m\u00ednimamente invasivas. Es uno de los cirujanos de LCA (ligamento cruzado anterior) m\u00e1s activos en el Vail Valley. Fue pionero en la cirug\u00eda de reparaci\u00f3n del LCA en las monta\u00f1as. En esta t\u00e9cnica, se utilizan instrumentos y anclajes peque\u00f1os para reparar y salvar artrosc\u00f3picamente un ligamento cruzado anterior desgarrado en lugar de extirpar siempre por completo el ligamento da\u00f1ado y reconstruirlo con un injerto de tend\u00f3n. Esta innovadora t\u00e9cnica de reparaci\u00f3n del LCA permite al paciente conservar su LCA original, perder menos masa muscular, ya que hay menos dolor e hinchaz\u00f3n con la cirug\u00eda, y regresar a los deportes en la mitad de tiempo que una cirug\u00eda de reconstrucci\u00f3n de LCA normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Dr. Cunningham es conservador y trata a los pacientes sin cirug\u00eda siempre que es posible. Sin embargo, si necesita cirug\u00eda, sepa que est\u00e1 en excelentes manos. El Dr. Cunningham es el cirujano de medicina deportiva que tanto los locales como los visitantes de fuera de la ciudad conocen y buscan, dados sus excelentes resultados y su trato amable y compasivo junto a la cama del paciente.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despu\u00e9s de su residencia en ortopedia, el Dr. Cunningham complet\u00f3 una beca de medicina deportiva en la Universidad de Pittsburgh, considerada por los ortopedistas como uno de los mejores programas de medicina deportiva del pa\u00eds. All\u00ed trabaj\u00f3 con los Pittsburgh Steelers y los Pittsburgh Penguins. Posteriormente, el Dr. Cunningham se uni\u00f3 a Vail-Summit Orthopedics en 2003. El Dr. Cunningham se sinti\u00f3 atra\u00eddo por esta pr\u00e1ctica debido a la atenci\u00f3n de clase mundial que se brindaba aqu\u00ed en las Monta\u00f1as Rocosas de Colorado.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Dr. Cunningham se desempe\u00f1\u00f3 como Jefe de Cirug\u00eda en el Vail Valley Medical Center durante ocho a\u00f1os. Sus colegas m\u00e9dicos en el Vail Valley Medical Center le otorgaron el Premio a la Excelencia Cl\u00ednica por su destacado trabajo en ortopedia utilizando las \u00faltimas t\u00e9cnicas quir\u00fargicas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adem\u00e1s del equipo de esqu\u00ed de Estados Unidos, el Dr. Cunningham dedica su tiempo como voluntario a la comunidad. Ofrece conferencias de ortopedia antes de cada temporada de esqu\u00ed a m\u00e9dicos de atenci\u00f3n primaria y fisioterapeutas locales. Habla con los Ski Patrollers de nuestros centros de esqu\u00ed cada a\u00f1o sobre c\u00f3mo tratar diversas fracturas ortop\u00e9dicas y lesiones articulares. Es el m\u00e9dico del equipo de Vail Christian High School. Realiza ex\u00e1menes f\u00edsicos gratuitos a estudiantes de secundaria antes del inicio de cada a\u00f1o escolar para los estudiantes de secundaria de la zona. Cuando no est\u00e1 trabajando o como voluntario, el Dr. Cunningham se le puede encontrar en las gradas de los partidos de f\u00fatbol o voleibol de sus hijos, montando su bicicleta de monta\u00f1a o de carretera en los meses m\u00e1s c\u00e1lidos, o esquiando con sus hijos en los meses de invierno.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":3809,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"tags":[],"staff-specialties":[36],"class_list":["post-3808","staff","type-staff","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","staff-specialties-orthopaedics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Richard Cunningham - Vail Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Richard Cunningham - Vail Health\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Specialty: Complex Knee and Shoulder Surgery, ACL Reconstruction, ACL Reconstruction, meniscus repair, rotator cuff repair, partial knee replacement.&nbsp; Dr. Cunningham is the busiest and longest-tenured sports medicine surgeon at Vail-Summit Orthopedics &amp; Neurosurgery. 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