Dr. Omar Darr is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with Advocate Aurora Health Care and has been serving the Milwaukee community for over 20 years. Recognized for his excellence in patient care and surgical expertise, Dr. Darr has been named one of America’s Top Surgeons by Castle Connolly and was featured in The New York Times. He has been honored multiple times as a Top Doctor by Milwaukee Magazine in both orthopedic surgery and sports medicine (2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024), and by MKE Lifestyle Magazine (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025). He is also consistently ranked among the highest-rated physicians in Wisconsin on leading patient review platforms.
Originally from Ohio, Dr. Darr was a standout student-athlete, earning All-State honors in both football and tennis during high school. He continued his athletic career at Tufts University, where he played collegiate football. He went on to earn his medical degree with honors from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Darr completed his orthopedic surgery residency in Chicago and pursued advanced fellowship training in knee and shoulder surgery at the University of Rochester.
Practice Philosophy
As a specialist in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery, Dr. Darr's goal is to help people of all ages stay healthy and active. Most conditions can be successfully treated without surgery. However, when surgery is indicated many of the procedures the doctor performs are done arthroscopically using small incisions. With these techniques, patients recover as quickly as possible. He has takes care of every day people as well as athletes from recreational to professional.
Education/Credentials
After completing high school in Cleveland where he was a selected to the All State football team, Dr. Darr received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University (with honors). There he was a three year starter on the football team. He went on to receive his medical degree with honors from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and then went on to complete an orthopedic Surgery Residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. His training also includes a Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery Fellowship from the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York where he focused on the treatment of knee and shoulder conditions.
Interests/Additional Activities
His special interests include ACL, meniscus and knee cap injuries in the knee, as well as shoulder labral tears and rotator cuff problems. He also specializes in knee replacement surgery. He is the team physician for Whitefish Bay High School athletics and the Lakeshore Chinooks baseball team. In 2009, he was a recipient of The Milwaukee Business Journal's "40 under 40" award. He is board certified in orthopedic surgery and has obtained a subspecialty certificate in sports medicine by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He is a member of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
