Fellowship

Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program

A one-year program covering the spectrum of community and university sports medicine, occupational medicine, cardiac rehabilitation and fitness.

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship offers an intense year in sports medicine to prepare for a clinical or academic career, covering the spectrum of:

Sports ultrasound	Community and university sports medicine
Orthopedic and medical conditions in athletes	Child, adolescent and adult populations
Procedural skills	Community wellness.
Personal and team physical fitness	Event coverage
Occupational medicine

Why Train at Wake Forest?

The Primary Sports Medicine Fellowship offers many opportunities to work directly with experienced professionals in top facilities.

Why Wake

Program Highlights

Specialty-trained, experienced faculty dedicated to the academic and professional development of future sports medicine providers
State-of-the-art educational and clinical resources that support the fellow’s pursuit of clinical and research excellence
Diversity of coverage with professional, college (Division I, II, III), high school and community youth sports
Coverage at nationally recognized public creative and performing arts conservatory for high school, college and graduate level artists
Direct, hands-on care of athletes at all levels
Dedicated and integrated Sports Medicine clinic facilities providing multiple settings for practice learning and modeling, all within a five-mile radius

Program Goals

The goals of the Primary Sports Medicine Fellowship are:

To provide a model of a sports medicine practice in a primary care setting that allows top quality resident and fellow, orthopedic and sports medicine education
To increase the number of primary care physicians practicing sports medicine in western North Carolina and across the country
To provide training that would prepare the graduate for the Certificate of Additional Qualifications in Sports Medicine
Allow a graduate to successfully practice in a variety of practices and settings, both now and in the future

Past Fellows - Where are the now?

Grad Year	Name	Location	Sports Med Responsibilities
2025	Madison Sandrella, DO	University Hospitals Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute Beachwood, OH	Assistant Professor, Sports Medicine
2025	Connor Jacobsen, MD	Lone Tree Primary Care Lone Tree, CO	Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
2024	Jana Qiao, MD	Fight for Children Sports Medicine Center Silver Spring, MD	Pediatric Sports Medicine
2024	Jonathan Mason, DO	UT Health Austin Austin, TX	Assistant Professor, Sports Medicine
2023	Josh Brandon, MD	Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics Germantown, TN	Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician
2023	Kiran Mullur, MD	Wake Forest University School of Medicine - Family Medicine Winston-Salem, NC	Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
2022	Ben Jackson, DO	Cone Health LeBauer Sports Medicine Greensboro, NC	Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician
2022	Ana Garcia, DO	Middlesex Health Middletown, CT	Family Medicine Faculty
2021	Cole Augustine, DO	United States Army-Legion Troop Clinic Clarksville, TN	Sports Medicine, Flight Medicine, Primary Care
2021	Donald Joyce, MD	Allina Health Orthopedics Coon Rapids, MN	Sports Medicine
2021	Ian Quinn, DO	Longstreet Clinic Braselton, GA	Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
2020	Matthew Horn, MD	Wake Forest Baptist Health Winston-Salem, NC	Urgent Care, Family Medicine
2020	Michael Merz, MD	Wake Forest Baptist Health Winston-Salem, NC	Urgent Care, Family Medicine
2019	George Eldayrie, MD	Orlando Health Winter Garden, FL	Orhopedics, Sports Medicine
2019	Alana Ryan, DO	Hope Orthopedics of Oregon-Salem Salem, OR	Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician
2018	Morgan Anderson, MD	Dept Orthopedic Surgery Columbia Doctors/Orthopedics NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia UMC Westchester & Manhattan, NY	Will work closely with the Armory and endurance athletes. An integral provider in the new sports performance in Westchester.
2018	Karl Reisig, MD	Belgrade Clinic - Bozeman Health Belgrade, MT	General Family Medicine, Sports Medicine Team Physician for Montana State University High School Sports
2017	Andrew Wood, MD	Denver Health Denver, CO	Sports & Family Medicine Instructor University of Colorado School of Medicine
2017	Susannah Lichtenstein, DO	Center of Virginia Family Physicians Forest, Va	Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
2016	Garett R. Franklin, MD	Cary Medical Group Cary, NC	Primary Care, Sports Medicine
2016	John R. Barley, DO	Riverside Orthopedic Specialists Newport News, VA	Orthopedics, Sports Medicine
2015	Rachel Chamberlain, MD	University of New Mexico Albequerque, NM	Assistant Professor Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
2015	Craig Yarbrough, MD	Maplewood Family Medicine Winston-Salem, NC	Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
2014	Laura J. Lintner, DO	Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC	Assistant Professor Assistant Director of Sports Medicine Fellowship
2014	John A. Lucas, IV, MD	Medical Group of the Carolinas Sports Medicine Institute Spartanburg, SC	Family Medicine Team Physician for South Carolina Upstate and Spartanburg Methodist College High School Athletics
2013	Marina Udowenko, DO	Southern California Permanente Medical Group Bonita, CA	Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
2013	Emily O. Campbell, MD	Holston Medical Group Bristol, TN	Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
2012	Bree E. Simmons, MD	St. Vincent's Sports Performance Indianapolis, Indiana	Sports Medicine, Private Practice
2012	Alan P. Shahtaji, DO	University of California San Diego San Diego, CA	Assistant Professor Assistant Director Sports Medicine Fellowship USA Soccer Team Physician UC San Diego & University of San Diego Collegiate Teams
2011	John G. Dawkins, MD	Scripps Clinic San Diego, CA	Private Practice, Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
2011	Joshua C. Kilpatrick, MD	Baylor, Scott & White Health Salado, TX	Family Medicine, Sports Medicine
2010	Anna Monroe, MD	Novant Health Elkin, NC	Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine
2010	Brandon Bockewitz, MD	Unity Point Clinic Peoria, Ill.	Sports Medicine, Private Practice
2009	Suzie Clarke, MB BCh	St. Vincent's University Dublin, Ireland	Emergency Department Sports Surgery Clinic
2009	Christopher Miles, MD	Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC	Associate Professor Associate Director Sports Medicine Fellowship Head Team Physician at Wake Forest University
2008	Daniel Lewis, MD	Tacoma Regional Hospital Greenville, TN	Hospital Administrator Sports Medicine, Private Practice
2008	Chad Wagner, MD	Wake Forest Baptist Health Winston-Salem, NC	Urgent Care
2007	Douglas Comeau, DO	Boston University Medical Center Boston, MA	Family Medicine, Sports Medicine Team Physician for Boston College
2007	Matt Silvis, MD	Penn State - Hershey Med Group State College, PA	Vice Chair of Family Medicine Medical Director of Primary Care Sports Medicine Hershey Bears (Ice Hockey), Harrisburg Senators (Baseball)
2006	Ramsey Shehab, MD	Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI	Sports Medicine, Family Medicine High School Athletics Works some with Detroit Tigers, Lions and Redwings
2006	Brad Roberts, DO	Midwest Orthopedic Center Peoria, IL	Private Practice, Bradley University
2005	Chad Ezzell, MD	Hendrick Provider Network Abilene, TX	Private Practice, Family Medicine High School Athletics
2005	Douglas M. Okay, MD	Advanced Ortho Center Henrico, VA	Private Practice, Family Medicine
2004	Heath Thornton, MD	Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC	Associate Professor Program Director Sports Medicine Fellowship
2004	Maulin Desai, MD	Patient First Holland Chespeake, VA	Private Practice, Family Medicine
2003	Scott Black, MD	College of Health Sciences	PD - Phy Ass't Studies
2003	Harriet Davis, MD	Carmel Family Physicians Charlotte, NC	Family Medicine
2002	Doug Aukerman, MD	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	Director of Sports Medicine Oregon State University
2001	Daryl Rosenbaum, MD	Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC	Associate Professor Family/Sports Medicine
2000	Michael B. Potter, MD	Freewater Medical Center Newport News, VA 23606	Orthopaedic Surgery Head Team Physician at the College of William & Mary Local high school sports
1999	Steve Keiser, MD	Greenville, SC	Sports Medicine
1998	Greg Zwilling, MD	Wake Forest, NC	Family Medicine (Retired)
1997	Walter Ezigbo, MD	Advance Family & Sports Medicine Winston-Salem, NC	Private Practice
1996	Alvin Lue, MD	Eagle Physicians Greensboro, NC	Family Medicine
1995	Steven Pribanich, MD	Plateau Medical Specialist Crossville, TN	Private Practice, Family Medicine Works with high school athletes in the Crossville, TN area Teaches Sports Medicine to LMU students.
1994	Eugene Kastelberg, MD	Kenner Army Health Clinic Fort Lee, VA	Family Medicine
1993	Monte Hunter, MD	Augusta University Medical Center Augusta, GA	Chair of Orthopaedics/Director of Sports Medicine
1992	Andrew Tucker, MD	Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore Orthopedics Baltimore, MD	Medical Director, Sports Medicine Med Star Co-Director, University of Maryland/MedStar PCSM Fellowship Program

Curriculum

Our curriculum is designed to enhance an individual's skills in sports medicine by gaining experience in a variety of settings including clinical training, procedural tests, sports team coverage and more.

Program Benefit Highlights

Generous CME (continue medical education) budget
Competitive salary (Funding is based on the completed residency PGY level.)
Health, dental and vision insurance
Long-term disability
Employee Assistance Program
On-call resources (rooms, meals, etc.)

Current Fellows

Our house staff includes some of the most promising medical professionals in the country. Our diverse team of fellows come from across the country to study and practice medicine at the highest level, and our highly sought-after alumni have gone on to practice locally and nationally.

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Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program

Why Train at Wake Forest?

Why Wake

Program Highlights

Program Goals

Past Fellows - Where are the now?

Curriculum

Curriculum Overview

Leadership and Faculty

Heath C. Thornton, MD

Christopher Michael Miles, MD

Laura J. Lintner, DO

Chris Nelson, MD

Neil Sparks, DO, MS, FAAFP

Kiran Mullur, MD

Daryl A. Rosenbaum, MD

Scott D. Wuertzer, MD

Brian Robert Waterman, MD

John Behrens Hubbard, MD

Program Benefit Highlights

Current Fellows

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