About the Program

The Sports Medicine and Performance Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), in collaboration with Jefferson 3B Orthopedics, is offering an intense one-year clinical fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine.

The history, expertise and compassion that make Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia unique are also what makes it the best place for medical trainees.

The fellowship provides comprehensive clinical and academic training in primary care sports medicine. Fellowship graduates will be fully prepared and eligible to successfully complete the examination for the Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine (CAQ).

Program snapshot

• Duration: One-year paid clinical fellowship
• Candidates accepted from the following disciplines: Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine
• Application via Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
• Application Deadline: Sept. 1
• Fellowship Director: Michael Beasley, MD, FAAP, CAQSM, FAMSSM

Curriculum

Fellows will gain experience with core faculty in multiple primary care sports medicine disciplines, including pediatrics, family medicine and internal medicine. Core orthopedic faculty include both adult and pediatric sports medicine surgeons. Core adult orthopedic experience is through Jefferson 3B orthopedics with Arthur Bartolozzi, MD. The first half of the year is focused on core sports medicine learning and experience. The second half of the year may incorporate more surgical subspecialty electives and personal electives based on the fellows’ interests and future needs.

• Longitudinal experience in pediatric sports medicine weekly with Dr. Michael Beasley, with a high volume of concussion and general pediatric sports medicine.
• Longitudinal experience in family medicine sports medicine with Dr. Arjun Ramprasad with a high volume of ultrasound guided injections and other procedures.
• Longitudinal experience in orthopedic sports medicine with Dr. Bartolozzi including procedures and operating room observation.
• MSK ultrasound training with hands-on didactics and ultrasound-guided procedures throughout year. Each fellow has hand-held portable ultrasound device for training room coverage and practice.
• Half-day per week in primary specialty office per ACGME guidelines.
• Monthly didactic lectures with core faculty and weekly didactic lectures with Dr. Beasley
• Radiology interpretation on a daily basis with core faculty with elective time with musculoskeletal radiologists within the CHOP/Penn system.
• Physical therapy and rehabilitation experience in the clinic setting, learning both operative and non-operative rehabilitation strategies.
• Experience with orthopedic subspecialty surgeons: foot and ankle, hand and shoulder, spine as part of core rotations.
• Elective rotations available: all pediatric orthopedic subspecialties including spine, hand/elbow, foot/ankle, as well as other experiences in exercise physiology, pulmonary, cardiology.

Coverage experience

• Primary physician for a local high school with football game coverage and weekly athletic training room session.
• Intercollegiate coverage through West Chester University (Division II), Chestnut Hill College (Division II), and University of Pennsylvania (Division I) with weekly training room coverage. Multiple sports covered: football, basketball, soccer, lacrosse.
• Professional experience with the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) with team physician Gary Dorshimer, MD, as professional sports rules allow. Coverage includes physical exams and post-game coverage.
• Assistant medical director for Penn Relays, the largest track and field event in the United States.
• Other mass-coverage includes Philadelphia Escape Triathlon, Philadelphia Marathon, Rock and Roll Marathon, Broad Street Run, and a regional collegiate wrestling tournament at the University of Pennsylvania.

Academic experience

Fellows are required to:

• Participate in and present at regular sports medicine journal clubs
• Present a case or original research at a regional or national sports medicine meeting (American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) or American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM))

Fellows are expected to:

• Participate in educational presentations to the local community as well as residents and fellows in other specialties
• Write an academic article (case report, book chapter, or journal review article)
• Attend the fellows lecture series and relevant CHOP orthopedics resident lecture series

Fellowship core faculty

• Michael Beasley, MD, FAAP, CAQSM, FAMSSM — Program Director
• Matthew F. Grady, MD, FAAP, CAQSM, FAMSSM — Assistant Program Director
• Arthur Bartolozzi, MD — Adult orthopedic surgeon, Director of Sports Medicine, Jefferson 3B Orthopedics
• Gary Dorshimer, MD, FACP, FCPP, FACSM — Assistant Program Director
• Christina L. Master, MD, FAAP, CAQSM, FAMSSM, FACSM — Director of Research/Concussion Program
• Naomi Brown, MD, FAAP, FAMSSM, CAQSM — Director of Ultrasound
• Arjun Ramprasad, MD, CAQSM — Director of Adult Ultrasound
• Theodore Ganley, MD — Pediatric orthopedic surgeon, Director of Sports Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Brian Vernau, MD, FAAP, CAQSM
• Edward Re, MD, FAAP, CAQSM

Current fellows

Kelly McNult Residency: Pediatrics  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Alec Duffy Residency: Internal medicine – Pediatrics University of Minnesota

Benefits/Salary

Fellows are PGY-4/PL-4 CHOP residents/fellows and will receive standard PGY-4 salary and benefits. A $5,000 stipend for conferences and travel is also offered.

Former fellows

Past fellows and where they are now

2025-2026

Courtney Duckworth Residency: Pediatrics Boston Children's Hospital, Boston MA

Eileen Storey Residency: Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

2024-2025

Logan Garfield Caplan Pediatrics Children's Hospital of Atlanta, Atlanta GA

Gregory Robinson Emergency Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA

2023-2024

Haley Powell Pediatrics Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk VA

Joseph Panzera Family Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2022-2023

Tom Swaffield Pediatrics Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA

Misha Briere Internal Medicine Premier Orthopedics Philadelphia, PA

2021-2022

Karen Ballinger Pediatrics University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre, Calgary Canada

Jasmine Toor Internal Medicine  Director of Sports Concussions  Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore MD

2020-2021

Edward Re Pediatrics Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA

Kristin Hullings Internal Medicine Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA

2019-2020

Arvind Balaji Pediatrics Stanford Children’s Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center

Erica Gaertner Internal Medicine Lifebridge Health Sports Medicine Institute, Owings Mills, MD Medical Director National Steeplechase Association Team Physician Loyola University

2018-2019

Stessie D. Zimmerman Pediatrics Intermountain Healthcare, Memorial Sports and Performance Clinic, Salt Lake City, Utah Team Physician Utah Warriors Rugby (MLR)

Micah Lamb Pediatrics Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk VA

2017-2018

Oluwarotimi Adesina Pediatrics Ascension Providence Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Waco TX Associate Fellowship Director – Waco Family Medicine Sports Medicine Fellowship

Mark LaSorda Internal Medicine Owner/Founder Reinvented Health, Exton PA Direct Primary Care and Sports Medicine

2016-2017

Gregory Summerville Internal Medicine RMSK US Certification University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Sara Slattery Internal Medicine Board Certified - Integrative Medicine  IM Health, Wayne, PA

2015-2016

Jonathan Santana Pediatrics Children's Hospital Los Angeles, CA

Daniel Morrissy Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine/Sports Medicine Department of Veteran Affairs, Philadelphia, PA

2014-2015

Christopher Renjilian Pediatrics William and Mary University Associate Vice President for Health & Wellness

Natasha Desai Emergency Medicine NYU Langone, New York, NY Co-Director Women’s Sports Medicine Center

2013-2014

Brian Vernau Pediatrics Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Orthopedics Integrative Oncology Program Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA

Arsh S. Dhanota Family Medicine Chief, Division of Primary Care Sports Medicine Associate Program Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Head Team physician and Chief Medical Officer, Philadelphia Eagles  Head Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician, Philadelphia 76ers Team physician, University of Pennsylvania Men’s Basketball and Soccer Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

2012-2013

Christian Turner Pediatrics Novant Health, Charlotte, NC

Omar Elkhamra Internal Medicine OrthoVirginia, Lynchburg, VA Team physician, Randolph College

2011-2012

Jeremy Ng Emergency Medicine Boston University, Boston MA Team physician, US Soccer Federation Medical Advisory Board, Korey Stringer Institute

Jason Waterman Internal Medicine Primary Care Sports Medicine Kaiser Permanente, Harbor City, CA

2010-2011

Christina Master Pediatrics Pediatric and Adolescent Primary Care Sports Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Co-Director, Minds Matter Concussion Program Board Certified – Brain Injury Medicine AMSSM Fellow ACSM Fellow

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How to apply

• Application is via ERAS under Pediatric Sports Medicine.
• Application information is available at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.
• This program participates in the Match.

Other requirements

To carry out its mission, it is of critical importance for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to keep our patients, families and workforce safe and healthy and to support the health of our global community. CHOP requires all workforce members and trainees who work in patient care buildings or who provide patient care to receive an annual influenza vaccine. Employees may request exemption consideration for CHOP vaccine requirements for valid religious and medical reasons. Please note start dates may be delayed until candidates are fully immunized or valid exemption requests are reviewed. In addition, candidates other than those in positions with regularly scheduled hours in New Jersey, must attest to not using tobacco products.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.  CHOP does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, or any other legally protected categories in any employment, training, or vendor decisions or programs. CHOP recognizes the critical importance of a workforce rich in varied backgrounds and experiences and engages in ongoing efforts to achieve that through equally varied and non-discriminatory means. 

More information

For more information about the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, please contact Michael Beasley, MD, FAAP, CAQSM, FAMSSM, Fellowship Director, at beasleym1@chop.edu.

For questions about the application process, please contact Quanika Lewis at lewisq@chop.edu.