UW Medicine Sports Medicine Program: Comprehensive Care for Athletes and Active Individuals

The University of Washington (UW) Medicine Sports Medicine program offers comprehensive care for athletes and active individuals of all ages and skill levels. From weekend warriors to professional athletes, UW Medicine provides advanced treatment options to help patients recover from injuries, reduce pain, and return to the activities they love. The program's coordinated and efficient approach ensures patients receive timely referrals and test results.

Why Choose UW Medicine Sports Medicine?

UW Medicine's sports medicine doctors specialize in injuries related to movement. Their team caters to a diverse range of individuals, including hobby athletes, professional players, and Olympic and Paralympic athletes. However, you don't need to be an athlete to benefit from their expertise. UW Medicine offers tailored treatment plans to meet each patient's specific needs and goals.

Conditions Treated

UW Medicine's Sports Medicine program addresses a wide array of conditions, including:

Acute injuries: Sudden injuries such as ankle sprains or muscle strains.
Chronic or overuse injuries: Injuries that develop over time due to repetitive movements, such as stress fractures or tennis elbow.
Arthritic joints

Comprehensive Services

The UW Medicine Sports Medicine team provides a variety of services designed to relieve pain and restore function, including:

Evaluation, prevention, and treatment of sports or exercise-related injuries

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Surgical and specialty care of the shoulder, elbow, hip, back, knee, ankle, and foot, hands and wrist, and back-related problems
Arthroscopic and minimally-invasive surgery
Regenerative Medicine Procedures
- Autologous blood injection (ABI)
- Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections
- Percutaneous tenotomy: minimally invasive tendon treatment
Advanced exercise training programs; performance and sports health analytics; and physical therapy/rehabilitation for returning to activity
Brace-fitting; custom orthotics; splinting; casting and bike-fitting; nutritional support; and sports psychology

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Expert Team

The UW Sports Medicine team comprises board-certified orthopaedic surgeons, sports medicine physicians, physician assistants, physical therapists, and nurses. This multidisciplinary team focuses on the patient's current and future athletic goals to provide comprehensive care.

Notable Team Members:

Dr. Albert Gee: Assistant Professor, Chief of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Puget Sound VA, and Team Physician for Husky Athletics.
Dr. Christopher Kweon: Assistant Professor and Team Physician for Husky Athletics.
Dr. Mia S. Hagen: Assistant Professor and Stadium Clinic Surgical Directory and Team Physician for Husky Athletics.

Sports Medicine Fellowship

The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington offers a one-year academic fellowship in Sports Medicine, accredited by the ACGME. Upon completion, graduates are eligible to sit for the Sports Medicine CAQ examination.

Fellowship Highlights:

Clinical Experience: Fellows gain clinical experience in all aspects of sports medicine, from pediatric athletes to active seniors, as well as general musculoskeletal medicine, musculoskeletal ultrasound and related regenerative procedures, spine interventions, and EMG/NCS.
Hands-on Experience: Opportunities include game and sideline coverage, training room experience, and medical care in mass participation endurance events and sports concussion and sports cardiology programs.
Faculty Collaboration: Fellows work closely with 17 sports, spine, and musculoskeletal faculty members within the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the seven main clinical sites of UW Medicine Sports and Spine.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Fellows collaborate with faculty in family medicine, orthopedics, cardiology, physical therapy, rheumatology, radiology, podiatry, and spine surgery.
Curriculum: The fellowship includes a robust didactics program, a structured ultrasound curriculum, a sports concussion curriculum, a spine interventions curriculum, and multi-disciplinary specialty conferences, including Sports Medicine Grand Rounds.
Teaching Opportunities: Ample teaching opportunities are available with residents and medical students, as well as opportunities for research and scholarly activities.

Procedures Taught:

Diagnostic and Interventional MSK Ultrasound for peripheral joints, tendons, bursa, muscle
Regenerative Procedures with US guidance, including tenotomy, ABI, PRP, and Tenex
Lumbar Spinal Injections with fluoroscopic guidance
ESWT

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must be in the final year of or have successfully completed an ACGME-accredited Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program.
Successful completion of USMLE or COMLEX.
Eligible for medical licensure in the state of Washington.
Demonstrated interest in Sports Medicine.

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program

The University of Washington Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine offers a broad-based residency program covering the full range of orthopaedics and sports medicine. Each year, eight residents have the opportunity to work with over sixty full-time faculty members in this busy clinical and academic department.

Key Features:

Clinical Experience: The residency experience is entirely in Seattle, utilizing facilities at Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle Children's Hospital, the Veteran's Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, the University of Washington Sports Medicine Center, and Northwest Hospital and Medical Center.
Diverse Rotations: Residents gain experience at various medical centers, each with a unique focus:

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- Harborview Medical Center: Level one trauma center and the site of the region’s premier foot and ankle program and the UW Medicine's Sports and Spine Center.
- University of Washington Medical Center: Academic reconstructive orthopaedic surgery of the upper and lower extremities.
- Veteran’s Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System: Major joint reconstruction, spine surgery, hand surgery, and tumor surgery.
Faculty Partnership: A strong partnership exists between residents and faculty, with collaborative decision-making regarding clinical rotations, research participation, didactics, lectureships, and recruitments.

Clinical Locations and Access

UW Medicine Sports Medicine services are available at multiple locations:

Sports Medicine Center at Husky Stadium:
- Continuity Clinic
- PRP and TENEX
- Running Medicine
- Compartment Testing
- Sports Cardiology
- CPET/VO2 Testing
Sports Medicine Center at Harborview:
- Sports Concussion Program
- Casting
- EMG/NCS
- Emergency Cervical Spine Assessment
Seattle Children's Hospital:
- Pediatric Sports Medicine
- Casting
UW Roosevelt Center for Pain:
- Fluoro-guided axial spine/peripheral joint injections
UW Northwest Hospital:
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)
South Lake Union Clinic:
- Unique Sports & Spine practice embedded within a UW primary care clinic
Eastside Specialty Center:
- Community Setting
- PRP
- EMG/NCS

Contact Information and Appointments

For more information or to make an appointment, please call 206-598-3294 option 8 or Toll Free 877-520-5000. When calling, be prepared to provide related records and images for your condition.

Location and Parking:

The Sports Medicine Clinic at Husky Stadium is located at 3800 Montlake Blvd. Many King County Metro Transit bus lines serve the clinic. Underground parking is available in E19 (parking lot right in front of the double glass door entry to the elevator lobby). Reserved spots for patients are marked with signage near the glassed-in elevator lobby, and disabled parking spaces are available. Parking rates apply.

Insurance Coverage

University of Washington Physicians services are covered by most insurance plans.

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