About the Program
The purpose of the fellowship is to provide a broad based experience in all aspects of orthopedic sports medicine. The fellow will receive experience in dealing with operative and nonoperative problems of all joints. Medical coverage is provided for over 700 Division I athletes on 20 teams at the University of Iowa, as well as non-university amateurs and professional athletes.
The fellow will have broad exposure to every aspect of sports, including conservative treatment and operative management of:
- AC Joint Reconstruction
- ACL Surgery – Primary and Revision
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Cartilage Restoration
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Hip Arthroscopy
- Knee Arthroscopy
- Knee Osteotomy
- Meniscal Repair and Transplantation
- MPFL Reconstruction
- Multi-ligament Knee Injury
- Muscle transfers for Long Thoracic and Spinal Accessory Nerve Palsies
- Quadrilateral Space Decompression
- Rotator Cuff Repair – Arthroscopic and Open
- SC Joint Reconstruction
- Scapulothoracic Arthroscopy
- Shoulder and Clavicle Fractures
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Instability – arthroscopic and open
- Shoulder Replacement: Resurfacing, Anatomic, Reverse and Complex Revisions
- Sports Foot/Ankle Surgery
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
How to Apply
The University of Iowa Sports Medicine Fellowship participates in the AOSSM/AANA ACGME accredited sports fellowship match program. This match program has a universal application form and instructions for letters of recommendation. This is facilitated by the SF Match service. Learn more about the match process and the application.
Applications will be reviewed each fall and invitations for interviews sent in the winter each year.
Please contact fellowship coordinator Tonia Johnston at tonia-johnston@uiowa.edu with questions.
Team Coverage
Medical coverage is provided for over 700 Division I athletes on 20 teams at the University of Iowa, as well as non-university amateurs and professional athletes. The fellow is primarily responsible for covering football, and can choose level of involvement with other sports, depending on interest.
Academic Curriculum/Didactic Program
The fellow will participate in weekly multi-disciplinary conferences with primary care sports medicine, radiology, physical therapy, and athletic training. In addition, there are journal clubs at faculty homes every month to review both current and classic literature in sports medicine.
University of Iowa also has a state-of-the-art surgical skills laboratory, which is used regularly by the fellows and residents to practice arthroscopic surgical techniques as well as for basic science research projects. There is also an arthroscopic simulator available for use.
Sports Medicine Fellowship Team
Matthew Bollier, MD
Brian Wolf, MD, MS
Robert Westermann, MD
Mederic Hall, MD
Kyle Duchman, MD
Ryan Kruse, MD
Tonia Johnston
Current Fellows
Jonathan Dawkins, MD
Richard VanTienderen, DO
Former Fellows
| Name | Training Year |
|---|---|
| Bruno Varone, MD | 2023-2024 |
| Benjamin Packard, MD | 2022-2023 |
| Jeffrey Rossow, MD | 2021-2022 |
| Meaghan Tranovich, MD | 2020-2021 |
| Brian Cohen, MD | 2019-2020 |
| Robert Cates, DO | 2018-2019 |
| Andrew Freese, MD | 2017-2018 |
| Adnan Zaidi, MD | 2016-2017 |
| Joseph Carreau, MD | 2015-2016 |
| Ross Schumer, MD | 2014-2015 |
| Bastian Uribe-Echevarria, MD | 2014-2015 |
| Youssef El Bitar, MD | 2014-2015 |
| David Patterson, MD | 2013-2014 |
| Grant Bowman, MD | 2012-2013 |
| Christian Sybrowsky, MD | 2011-2012 |
| Mark McConkey, MD | 2010-2011 |
| Keith Wolstenholme, MD | 2009-2010 |
| Kris Aalderink, MD | 2008-2009 |
| Dave Vasconcellos, MD | 2007-2008 |
| Bryce Bederka, MD | 2006-2007 |
| Phinit Phisitkul, MD | 2005-2006 |
| Morgan Jones, MD | 2004-2005 |
| Soheil Najibi, MD, PhD | 2002-2003 |
| Michelle Wolcott, MD | 2001-2002 |
| Glen Feltham, MD | 2000-2001 |
| Robert Greenberg, MD | 1999-2000 |
| Scott Stevens, MD | 1998-1999 |
| Paul McNally, MD | 1997-1998 |
| Andrew Brown, MD | 1996-1997 |
| James Banovetz, MD, PhD | 1995-1996 |
| Timothy Gibbons, MD | 1994-1995 |
| Lenita Williamson, MD | 1993-1994 |
| Scott Meyer, MD | 1991-1992 |
| Julie Dodds, MD | 1990-1991 |
| Bruce Smith, MD | 1989-1990 |
| Deb Zillmer, MD | 1989-1990 |
| John Moor, MD | 1988-1989 |
| Daniel Hinkin, MD | 1988-1989 |
| John Shaffer, MD | 1987-1988 |
| Gregory Palutsis, MD | 1986-1987 |
| Thomas DeCoster, MD | 1986-1987 |
| Joseph Chandler, MD | 1985-1986 |
| Paul Lesko, MD | 1984-1985 |
| Thomas Lindenfeld, MD | 1983-1984 |
| Donald Walla, MD | 1982-1983 |
Department Faculty
The University of Iowa Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation is proud of its long history of providing an outstanding, well-rounded orthopedic education.
