Sports medicine

A note from the division program directors

Head and shoulders photograph of Mario Hevesi, M.D. Ph.D.
Head and shoulders photograph of Adam J. Tagliero, M.D.

The goals of the Division of Sports Medicine are to provide world-class, evidence-based clinical care, to conduct innovative translational research, and to deliver high-value education to residents, fellows and research trainees.

Our team of surgeons, physicians, researchers, physician assistants, physical therapists and athletic trainers works together to address unmet needs of the people we treat and help them return to their desired sports activities and lifestyles.

We foster a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment for learning and research. Our specialty clinics and research focus are closely connected, which enables effective translational innovation from the laboratory bench to the clinical bedside. Our team publishes dozens of articles in peer-reviewed, high-impact journals.

Our division is engaged in several important areas of research, including:

  • Injectable orthobiologics.
  • Autologous, culture-expanded mesenchymal stem cells for knee and hip arthritis in early-onset degenerative disease.
  • Novel injectable solutions, such as alpha-2-macroglobulin-rich plasma.
  • Refining the use of established biological products such as platelet-rich plasma, bone marrow aspirate concentrate and microfragmented adipose tissue.
  • The RECLAIM trial for cartilage repair in the knee, which has been expanded for application in the hip and is now being studied by our translational research team for meniscus and tendon repair.

The Division of Sports Medicine includes a wide range of clinicians with extensive knowledge and expertise. This allows us to provide an exceptional research fellow experience through the Gap Year Program.

Our fellows have a productive year in which they expand their research skills and clinical knowledge and receive mentoring from diverse, world-class faculty members. Fellows also participate in presentations at meetings through the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the Mid-America Orthopedic Association (MAOA).

The Division of Sports Medicine accepts three students through the Gap Year Program.