Sports Medicine Fellowship
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: Matthew F. Grady, 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. Matthew Grady, 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. Grady.
- 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), Holy Family University (Division III), 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
- Matthew F. Grady, MD, FAAP, CAQSM, FAMSSM — Program Director
- Michael Beasley, 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, CAQSM — Director of 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
![Logan Garfield, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/garfield-logan.jpg?h=cbaabd84&itok=35OOaKHx)
Logan Garfield, MD
Residency: Pediatrics
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
![Gregory Robinson, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/robinson-gregory.jpg?h=f5387684&itok=CVcqZjOw)
Gregory Robinson, MD
Residency: Emergency Medicine
Crozer Chester Hospital, Upland, PA
Benefits/Salary
Fellows are PGY-4/PL-4 CHOP residents/fellows and will receive standard PGY-4 salary and benefits.
Former fellows
Past fellows and where they are now
2023-2024
![Haley Powell, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/powell-haley.jpg?h=2b9137f3&itok=dZlsUIJ9)
Haley Powell, MD
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk VA
Joseph Panzera, MD
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2022-2023
![Thomas Swaffield, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/providers-new-swaffield-thomas.jpg?itok=ukwbLTMy)
Tom Swaffield, MD
Pediatrics
Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
![Misha Briere, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/briere-misha.jpg?itok=mfYFDuiS)
Misha Briere, MD
Internal Medicine
Premier Orthopedics Philadelphia, PA
2021-2022
![Karen Ballinger](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/ballinger-karen.jpg?itok=x8nhG_Lm)
Karen Ballinger
Pediatrics
University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre, Calgary Canada
![Jasmine Toor](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/toor-jasmine.jpg?h=e377a236&itok=ceytJP1R)
Jasmine Toor
Internal Medicine
Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore MD
2020-2021
![Edward D. Re, MD](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/providers-new-re-edward.jpg?itok=MFTFKiil)
Edward Re
Pediatrics
Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
![Kristin Hullings](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/hullings-kristin.jpg?h=e6c6249a&itok=INKZINKw)
Kristin Hullings
Internal Medicine
Attending Physician
Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA
2019-2020
![Arvind Balaji](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/balaji-arvind.jpg?h=aa97b1d1&itok=GQOmHXO7)
Arvind Balaji
Pediatrics
Primary Care Sports Medicine
Stanford Children’s Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center
![Erica Gaertner](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/gaertner-erica.jpg?h=1bc5ac0b&itok=fKNo_G7L)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/zimmerman-stessie.jpg?h=68510f84&itok=SKGiZZvU)
Stessie D. Zimmerman
Pediatrics
Intermountain Healthcare, Memorial Sports and Performance Clinic, Salt Lake City, Utah
Team Physician Utah Warriors Rugby (MLR)
![Micah Lamb](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/lamb-micah.jpg?h=809bcb3d&itok=6q4Gm7_Y)
Micah Lamb
Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk VA
2017-2018
![Ro Adesina](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/adesina-ro.jpg?h=39dfc8e7&itok=7auOd8ak)
Oluwarotimi Adesina
Pediatrics
Ascension Providence Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Waco TX
Associate Fellowship Director – Waco Family Medicine Sports Medicine Fellowship
![Mark LaSorda](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/lasorda-mark.jpg?h=2b9137f3&itok=vaF-Zbt6)
Mark LaSorda
Internal Medicine
Owner/Founder Reinvented Health, Exton PA
Direct Primary Care and Sports Medicine
2016-2017
![Greg Summerville](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/summerville-greg.jpg?h=11043e90&itok=MJpXDEIi)
Gregory Summerville
Internal Medicine
RMSK US Certification
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
![Sara Slattery](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/slattery-sara.jpg?h=c5c01f6d&itok=DTs8HWel)
Sara Slattery
Internal Medicine
Board Certified - Integrative Medicine
2015-2016
![Jonathan Santana](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/santana-jonathan.jpg?h=79950eb3&itok=w2g3jJ7j)
Jonathan Santana
Pediatrics
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, CA
![Daniel Morrissy](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/morrissy-daniel.jpg?h=ecabff7c&itok=kz61JYPF)
Daniel Morrissy
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine/Sports Medicine
Department of Veteran Affairs, Philadelphia, PA
2014-2015
![Chris Renjilian](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/renjilian-chris.jpg?h=bf8bdf2c&itok=OYc6yQAV)
Christopher Renjilian
Pediatrics
Medical Director, The Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville, NJ
![Natasha Desai](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/desai-natasha.jpg?h=f05f99e6&itok=h2l16TlU)
Natasha Desai
Emergency Medicine
NYU Langone, New York, NY
Co-Director Women’s Sports Medicine Center
2013-2014
![Brian Vernau, MD, FAAP, CAQSM](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/providers-new-vernua-brian.jpg?itok=EV1Gkc63)
Brian Vernau
Pediatrics
Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Orthopedics
Integrative Oncology Program
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
![Dhanota Arsh](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/dhanota_arsh.jpg?h=7cc5400a&itok=k70YMTuK)
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
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](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/turner-christian.jpg?h=ae6face1&itok=9yomfFGR)
Christian Turner
Pediatrics
Novant Health, Charlotte, NC
Omar Elkhamra
Internal Medicine
OrthoVirginia, Lynchburg, VA
Team physician, Randolph College
2011-2012
![Jeremy Ng](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/ng-jeremy.jpg?h=4b320f18&itok=zD5osAHx)
Jeremy Ng
Emergency Medicine
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Associate Lead Primary Care Team physician, LA Dodgers
Team physician, US Soccer Federation
Medical Advisory Board, Korey Stringer Institute
![Jason Waterman](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/2024-07/waterman-jason.jpg?h=2e5bde57&itok=BJ6P_I2n)
Jason Waterman
Internal Medicine
Primary Care Sports Medicine
Kaiser Permanente, Harbor City, CA
2010-2011
![](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_150_3x2_160x107_1x/public/Master%2C%20ChristinaRGB-12.jpg?itok=YKpN1cpS)
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. In keeping with this, CHOP has mandated all workforce members (including trainees) on site at any CHOP location for any portion of their time be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment.
This mandate also applies to workforce members or trainees performing work for CHOP at non-CHOP locations. Additionally, all workforce members based in or regularly scheduled to work at any New Jersey location are mandated to be both vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19, with booster timing consistent with applicable guidelines. The CHOP COVID-19 vaccine mandate is in alignment with applicable local, state and federal mandates. CHOP also 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 opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected category. CHOP is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor seeking priority referrals for protected veterans.
CHOP is committed to building an inclusive culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, connection, and community within their workplace. We are a team dedicated to fostering an environment that allows for all to be their authentic selves. We are focused on attracting, cultivating, and retaining diverse talent who can help us deliver on our mission to be a world leader in the advancement of healthcare for children.
We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.
More information
For more information about the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, please contact Matthew Grady, MD, FAAP, CAQSM, FAMSSM, Fellowship Director, at gradym@chop.edu.
For questions about the application process, please contact Quanika Lewis at lewisq@chop.edu.