Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sports Medicine Fellowship (Non-operative)

ACGME Accredited: Yes
Length: 1 year, August 1 - July 31
Positions: 1-2
Interviews: Held October to November
Offer Date: All PM&R Sports Medicine fellowships will be participating in the primary care sports medicine match. We will submit our rank list by the due date in mid-December and match results will be available early January.
Fellowship Program Director: Scott Simpson, MD
Fellowship Associate Program Director: Chi-Tsai Tang, MD
Physiatry Faculty: Katherine Caldwell, MD; Abby Cheng, MD; Gregory Decker, MD; Jeremy Hartman, MD; Devyani Hunt, MD; Adam LaBore, MD; John Metzler, MD; Nathan Olafsen, MD; Elena Randazzo, MD; Scott Simpson, MD; Michael Sookochoff, MD; Chi-Tsai Tang, MD
Adjunct Faculty: Mark Halstead, MD; Matthew Smith, MD

Why Choose WashU Medicine Orthopedics for Fellowship Training

Clinical Experience

The PM&R sports medicine fellowship at WashU Medicine offers broad training in sports and musculoskeletal medicine. It provides robust learning opportunities in a tertiary care university setting and is housed within a world-renowned orthopedic surgery department. Fellows have the opportunity to learn from national leaders in PM&R and orthopedic surgery. Clinical experiences include:

Exposure to a broad range of musculoskeletal disorders in pediatric and adult patients
Unique experience evaluating and managing acute injuries, including fractures, in the Orthopedic Injury Clinic
Experience with longitudinal musculoskeletal care in a weekly fellow-run clinic with an attending presence in clinic
Broad musculoskeletal ultrasound and procedural experience:
- Diagnostic ultrasound and ultrasound-guided injections including regenerative medicine procedures
- Fluoroscopically-guided lumbar spine and peripheral joint injections
- Nerve conduction studies/electromyography and nerve ultrasound, including evaluation of complex nerve injuries in a multidisciplinary complex nerve injury clinic
Sports event coverage (semi-professional, collegiate, high school and community)
Collegiate training room coverage at WashU
Opportunities to learn other medical procedures including shock-wave ultrasound therapy and medical acupuncture

Educational Program

The educational curriculum includes:

Weekly journal club didactics with physical medicine and rehabilitation and other sports medicine faculty
Weekly sports medicine conferences run by the orthopedic surgery department
Monthly collaborative conferences with orthopedic spine and neurosurgery
Quarterly journal club with physical therapists
Annual ultrasound teaching course run by WashU faculty/alumni
Opportunity to attend conferences and courses depending on the fellow’s interests (AAPM&R, WashU Medicine Physical Therapy course, AMSSM, musculoskeletal ultrasound courses, etc.)
Opportunities to teach and interact with WashU Medicine physical medicine and rehabilitation residents and medical students, as well as orthopedic surgery residents and other trainees

Research Opportunities

Collaborative research opportunities are abundant and participation is encouraged.There are many active research projects within the physical medicine and rehabilitation division and the orthopedic surgery department.

Salary and Benefits

Fellows are paid as a PGY5 residents. Benefits are similar to those of other faculty at WashU Medicine.

Application Information

Application deadline is October 1. Early application is encouraged. Please submit your CV, personal statement and three letters of recommendation. Also, please fill out the universal application on the AMSSM website, and send any copies of manuscripts to:

ATTN: Scott Simpson, MD, Fellowship Program Director; Christi Martine, Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
WashU Medicine
Campus Box 8233
14532 S. Outer Forty Drive, Suite 210
Chesterfield, MO 63017

Inquiries about the fellowship should be directed to Christi Martine at [email protected] or 314-514-3901.

Where are our past fellows now?

2003-2004 Lan Fotopoulos, MD – Dickson Diveley Orthopedics, Kansas City, MO
2004-2005 Devyani Hunt, MD – WashU Medicine Orthopedics, St. Louis, MO
2005-2006 John Lesher, MD – Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates, Charlotte, NC
2006-2007 John Watson, MD, MPH – Orthopedic Center of Illinois, Springfield, IL
2007-2008 Evan Knaus, DO – New Mexico Orthopaedic Associates, P.C., Albuquerque, NM
2008-2009 Adam Zierenberg, MD – Providence Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Walla Walla, WA
2009-2010 Monica Rho, MD – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, Chicago, IL
Chi-Tsai Tang, MD – WashU Medicine Orthopedics, St. Louis, MO
2010-2011 Alex Sheng, MD – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, Chicago, IL
2011-2012 Blair Meyer, MD – UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Vaibhav Maheshwari, DO – Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR
2012-2013 Eric Shoemaker, DO – Ascent Medical Consultants, LLC, Thornton, CO
2013-2014 Dale Colorado, DO – WashU Medicine Orthopedics, St. Louis, MO
2014-2015 Scott Simpson, MD – WashU Medicine Orthopedics, St. Louis, MO
2015-2016 Maureen Gross, MD - University Medical Center in New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Dellene Troy, DO –Holy Cross Orthopedic Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2016-2017 Craig Ziegler, MD – Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center, Roseville, CA
2017-2018 Abby Cheng, MD – WashU Medicine Orthopedics, St. Louis, MO
Jeremy Stanek, MD – Stanford University, Emeryville, CA
Jeremy Hartman, MD – WashU Medicine Orthopedics, St. Louis, MO
2018-2019 Shawn Patel, MD – DePage Medical Group, Downers Grove, IL Jonathan Carrier, DO – Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
2019-2020 Carrie Miller, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2020-2021 Daniel Probst, MD – Summit Orthopedics, Eagan, MN
Michael Sookochoff, MD – WashU Medicine Orthopedics, St. Louis, MO
2021-2022 Bo Song, MD – Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Joseph Graham, DO – Edward-Elmhurst Health, Woodridge, IL
2022-2023 Alexandra Fogarty, MD – University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Kirk Bonner, MD, M.Ed. – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2023-2024 Katherine Caldwell, MD – WashU Medicine Orthopedics, St. Louis, MO
Andrea McCullough, MD – OrthoAtlanta, Snellville, GA
2024-2025 Elena Randazzo, MD – WashU Medicine Orthopedics, St. Louis, MO
Michael Wright, MD – Ogden Clinic, Ogden, UT