Department and Faculty
The Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship has a diverse and passionate faculty with special interests that include endurance sports performance, injury prevention, musculoskeletal ultrasound, regenerative therapies, concussion management, tennis medicine and beyond.
| Faculty member |
Areas of special interest |
| Walter C. Taylor III, M.D., program director |
Tennis medicine, marathon research, management of common tendinopathies, fellow/resident and medical student education |
| Jennifer R. Maynard, M.D. assistant program director |
Concussion, female athlete triad, joint injections, clinical skills teaching |
| Robert P. Shannon, M.D. |
Geriatric sports concerns, exercise in the setting of chronic diseases, running and yoga, exercise-induced asthma, other medical problems related to sports |
| Cedric J. Ortiguera, M.D. |
Shoulder arthroscopy, knee arthroscopy, ligament reconstruction and cartilage repair, minimally invasive reconstructive surgery |
| Shane A. Shapiro, M.D. |
Overuse injuries, tendinopathies, musculoskeletal ultrasound, extracorporeal shock wave therapy for chronic tendinopathies |
| Kristina F. DeMatas, D.O. |
Osteopathic manipulative medicine, endurance event coverage, concussion education and management, musculoskeletal ultrasound |
| Thomas D. Rizzo Jr., M.D. |
Musculoskeletal disorders, master's athletes, rowing-related disorders |
| Daniel P. Montero, M.D. |
Overuse injuries, tendinopathies, injury prevention, arthritis and exercise |
| Mark Friedrich B. Hurdle, M.D. |
Spine care in the athlete, musculoskeletal ultrasound for diagnosis in the athlete, musculoskeletal ultrasound for injection, heat-related injuries in endurance athletes |
| Edsel B. Bittencourt |
Manual medicine, visceral mobilization, athletic performance |
| Irvin (Scott) S. Haak, P.T. |
Manual therapy, strength training and conditioning, rehabilitation of the running athlete, scapular mechanics and shoulder complex, rehabilitation in the athlete |
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