Sports Medicine Fellowship

Program Description

The mission of the University of Washington Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship is to provide a comprehensive training experience for the trainee in all manner of athletic injuries. By working along-side our faculty in all three phases of clinical sports medicine (clinic, operating room, training room/team physician), we expect that our fellow will get a wide-range of learning experiences in order to develop the knowledge and skills needed to practice in our sub-specialty field. Surgical focus will be on developing the necessary technical skills in arthroscopic and open treatment of shoulder, knee, elbow, hip and foot/ankle injuries. Concomitant with the clinical experience, our fellow will develop skills to critically examine and evaluate orthopaedic sports medicine literature through regular journal clubs and also gain experience in preforming and publishing research.

Our Fellowship Faculty

Click on the names below for their backgrounds and interests.

• Albert O. Gee, M.D.

  Dr. Albert Gee is an Associate Professor and a Vice Chair in the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Washington. He specializes in Shoulder and Elbow as well as Sports Medicine surgery and is the Chief of the Sports Medicine Service. Dr. Gee came to UW after completing residency training at the University of Pennsylvania and a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He cares for patients with a variety of shoulder, elbow and knee conditions and his clinical focus is in arthroscopic treatment of shoulder and knee injuries. In addition to his practice at the UW, he also cares for Veterans at the Puget Sound VA Health System and he serves as a Team Physician for the University of Washington Huskies. Dr. Gee has a broad range of research interests from basic science to clinical outcomes and athlete injury prevention. List of recent publications can be seen here.

• Christopher Kweon, M.D.

  Christopher Kweon, M.D., is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon at the Sports Medicine Centers at Husky Stadium and a UW assistant professor of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

  Dr. Kweon specializes in providing comprehensive treatment of sports injuries using arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgical techniques. He strives to create active partnerships with his patients to achieve the best possible outcomes.

  Dr. Kweon earned his M.D. from the UW and did fellowship training in sports and shoulder surgery at the University of Michigan. His clinical interests include treating disorders of the knee, shoulder, elbow and ankle in patients with sports injuries. His research interests include outcomes after treatment of sports medicine conditions, quality and value in orthopedics and sports medicine, healthcare utilization and efficacy for common sports injuries and resident education.

• Mia Hagen, M.D.

  Mia Hagen, M.D., is a board-certified surgeon and Director of the Sports Medicine Center at Husky Stadium, a team physician for Husky Athletics and a UW assistant professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine.
  
  Dr. Hagen performs minimally-invasive surgery for all types of athletic injuries, with particular interests in hip arthroscopy and injuries of young athletes. She loves returning injured athletes—whether a weekend warrior or professional competitor—to the field.

  Dr. Hagen earned her undergraduate degree at Yale University magna cum laude, M.D. and residency at UC San Francisco, and fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. Her team experience includes working with the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers, the MLB Cleveland Indians, and NCAA DIII sports at Baldwin-Wallace University. She is an active member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Society for Hip Arthroscopy.

• Kenneth Chin, M.D.

  Kenneth M. Chin, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Chin focuses on minimally invasive and traditional surgeries of the ankle, foot, and knee, with a particular interest in the treatment of athletic ankle injuries.
  
  He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington. Dr. Chin is an active member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.

• Michael Saper, D.O., ATC, CSCS - Adjunct

  Michael G. Saper, DO, ATC, CSCS is a board certified orthopedic surgeon with fellowship training in arthroscopic surgery and the treatment of sports-related injuries. He did additional fellowship training in pediatric orthopedic surgery. He is an Assistant Professor in the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.

• Gregory A. Schmale, M.D. - Adjunct

  Gregory A. Schmale, M.D. is board certified in Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. His clinical interests include; Pediatric and adolescent sports medicine; general pediatric orthopedics including trauma; diseases and deformities of the upper and lower extremities, including Multiple Osteochondromas

• Scott Telfer, EngD - Adjunct

  Scott Telfer leads our Computational, Robotics & Experimental Biomechanics (CoRE) Lab. CoRE Lab researchers use the techniques of biomechanics to investigate the structure and function of the human musculoskeletal system in many contexts. These include: robotic studies of isolated anterior cruciate ligaments, monitoring of patients after total knee joint replacement, and remote sensing of human movement during space travel. The CoRE Lab utilizes parallel and linear robots, body-mounted sensors, finite element models, and motion capture techniques.

The Fellowship Experience

Our fellow will develop their knowledge and skills through a combination of experiences in clinic, operating room, training room/side-lines and didactic sessions and dedicated research time.  

Weekly Schedule

On a weekly basis the fellow will spend approximately 2 days in the operating room / 2 days in clinic / 1 research day (flex day) 

• No on-call duties at the hospital will be required.
• The fellow has team-coverage duties that include evenings and weekend days.

Clinic Training Sites

• Sports Medicine Center (SMC) at Husky Stadium

Operating Rooms

• University of Washington Medical Center Montlake Surgery Pavilion
• UWMC Roosevelt Ambulatory Surgery Center
• Outpatient Medical Center at UWMC Northwest

Team Coverage

• University of Washington Husky Athletics

Tour of the Sports Medicine Center at Husky Stadium