Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship
Mission & Vision
The goal of our Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship is to provide a well-rounded sports medicine education to our fellows by exposing them to all facets of sports medicine, regardless of future academic or private practice goals.
Mission & Vision
The goal of our Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship is to provide a well-rounded sports medicine education to our fellows by exposing them to all facets of sports medicine, regardless of future academic or private practice goals.
Program Director’s Welcome
The University of Miami/Jackson Health System Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program is an ACGME-accredited, one-year program located in the heart of Miami. Fellows anchor the sports medicine service at the University of Miami Sports Medicine Institute along with residents from the UM/Jackson Health System Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program.
Program Director’s Welcome
The University of Miami/Jackson Health System Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program is an ACGME-accredited, one-year program located in the heart of Miami. Fellows anchor the sports medicine service at the University of Miami Sports Medicine Institute along with residents from the UM/Jackson Health System Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program.
Program faculty comprise the University of Miami Sports Medicine Institute, housed at The Lennar Foundation Medical Center in Coral Gables. This state-of-the-art facility opened in December 2016 and is located on the undergraduate campus of the University of Miami, adjacent to the University of Miami Hurricanes’ athletic facilities. Fellows are directly involved with the care of patients at the University of Miami Sports Medicine Institute practice locations and the Jackson Memorial Hospital Sports Medicine Center at Jackson North Medical Center. As the official medical provider for University of Miami Athletics and the Miami Marlins, the fellow is directly involved in the care of these college and professional athletes.
-Michael G. Baraga, MD, FAOA
Fast Facts
Accreditation
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Number of Fellows per Year?
1
Duration of Fellowship?
1 year
Clinical Experience
Year 1
Our one-year Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship provides a well-rounded sports medicine education so that fellows can choose from a variety of careers, including those in academic, hospital and private practice settings.
We achieve a well-rounded experience by providing the following educational/clinical/research opportunities: education of residents and students; a structured weekly didactic schedule including a weekly sports curriculum conference; weekly case presentations, case review and indications conference and weekly musculoskeletal radiology conference; basic science and clinical research opportunities with dedicated research time; biomechanical studies at the Max Biedermann Institute for Biomechanics; clinical outcomes research at the UM Sports Medicine Institute and motion analysis experiments at the Max Orovitz Laboratory, University of Miami Department of Kinesiology/Sport Sciences.
Through the comprehensive training our fellows receive, they are ensured exposure to:
- High-volume outpatient clinical settings in state-of-the-art facilities
- Level I trauma center
- College and professional athletes through the UM Athletics and the Miami Marlins programs
- Largest concussion management program in South Florida
Your Faculty
Michael G. Baraga, MD, FAOA
Associate Director, Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program
Associate Professor, Orthopedics
Director, Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
Team Physician, University of Miami Athletics and Miami Marlins
Lee D. Kaplan, MD
Chief, Division of Sports Medicine
Director, UHealth Sports Medicine Institute
Petra and Stephen Levin Endowed Chair, Sports Medicine
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Kinesiology and Orthopedics,
Medical Director and Head Team Physician, University of Miami Athletics
Medical Director and Team Physician, Miami Marlins
Julianne Munoz, MD
Assistant Professor, Orthopedics
Team Physician, University of Miami Athletics and Miami Marlins
Alumni Placements Include:
Blessing Health System
Jackson North Medical Center
Med Center Health Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Alumni Placements Include:
Blessing Health System
Jackson North Medical Center
Med Center Health Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Notable Alumni
Josue Acevedo-Nieves, MD
2019
Blessing Health System
Philip Collis, MD
2017
Med Center Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Jose Inzunza, MD
2018
Jackson North Medical Center
Josue Acevedo-Nieves, MD
2019
Blessing Health System
Philip Collis, MD
2017
Med Center Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Jose Inzunza, MD
2018
Jackson North Medical Center