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Department and Faculty

Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship program director, Jennifer Maynard, M.D., working with a patient.

The Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, is housed in the Department of Family Medicine, but collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of specialists. The sports medicine team offers a coordinated approach to the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries sustained by professional, amateur, and recreational athletes of all ages and abilities.

Our team includes specialists in:

  • Primary care sports medicine
  • Physical medicine and rehabilitation
  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Physical therapists
  • Musculoskeletal radiologists
  • Dietitians
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship faculty and fellow group photo at 2022 Super Girl Surf Pro Competition in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Mayo Clinic's sports medicine faculty and fellow provided event coverage at the 2022 Super Girl Surf Pro competition in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Formal group portrait of eight members of the department and faculty.

From the directors

Thank you for your interest in the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Our program offers an excellent training experience with committed faculty, diverse sports coverage, extensive research opportunities, and great flexibility. The unparalleled location, just minutes from the beach, supports an active lifestyle and boasts several endurance events.

We offer a single fellowship position each year and accept applications from residents in family medicine, internal medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and emergency medicine. We're looking for applicants who will quickly embrace Mayo Clinic's three-shield model of clinical care, education, and research.

We expect you to competently and collaboratively offer excellent clinical care to every patient. You should be ready to learn daily and participate in the education of medical students and residents on topics related to sports and musculoskeletal medicine. In addition, you're required to design and conduct scholarly research utilizing the extensive support of Mayo Clinic's unmatched resources.

If you value similar principles of care and would like to join us for a fun year of sports medicine training, we would be delighted to receive your application.

We wish you the best as you take this next step in your medical career!

Jennifer Maynard, M.D.

Jennifer Maynard, M.D.

Program Director

Primary Care Physician – Sports Medicine Specialist

Interests: Tennis medicine, female athlete, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (REDs), concussion, return to play recommendations, return to learn from concussion

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Wes Troyer, D.O.

Wes Troyer, D.O.

Associate Program Director

Physician – Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Interests: Comprehensive approach to treatment of the soccer athlete, diagnostic evaluation of MSK injuries under ultrasound, regenerative orthopedic medicine

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Faculty

The Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship has a diverse and passionate faculty with special interests that include:

  • Endurance sports performance
  • Injury prevention
  • Musculoskeletal ultrasound
  • Regenerative therapies
  • Concussion management
  • Tennis medicine

In addition to caring for patients in clinical practice, Mayo Clinic's faculty is committed to teaching and facilitating the growth of medical knowledge. Many of our faculty members have published and lectured extensively and are highly regarded in their fields. You work closely with these individuals throughout your training.

Matthew Crowe, M.D.

Matthew Crowe, M.D.

Physician – Orthopedic Surgery

Interests: Multicenter hip, knees, and shoulder research with Mayo Clinic Rochester and Arizona

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Kristina DeMatas, D.O.

Kristina DeMatas, D.O.

Primary Care Physician – Sports Medicine Specialist

Interests: Injury prevention, health behavior change, wellness, comprehensive physical therapy prescription, concussion

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Sara Filmalter, M.D.

Sara Filmalter, M.D.

Primary Care Physician – Sports Medicine Specialist

Interests: Dive Medicine (SCUAB and breath hold), endurance and race medicine, extreme sports, wellness

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Daniel Montero, M.D.

Daniel Montero, M.D.

Physician – Orthopedic Surgery

Interests: Overuse injuries

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Jeff Nadwodny, D.O.

Jeff Nadwodny, D.O.

Primary Care Physician – Sports Medicine Specialist

Interests: Acute sport and chronic overuse injuries, arthritis and tendinopathy management, musculoskeletal ultrasound, return to play

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Cedric Ortiguera, M.D.

Cedric Ortiguera, M.D.

Physician – Orthopedic Surgery

Interests: Shoulder surgery, knee surgery, robotic-assisted knee replacement

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George Pujalte, M.D.

George Pujalte, M.D.

Primary Care Physician – Sports Medicine Specialist

Interests: Sports psychology, tendinopathies, technology and app use in sports medicine, public health considerations in common musculoskeletal conditions, martial arts sports medicine

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Raul Rosario-Concepcion, M.D.

Raul Rosario Concepcion, M.D.

Physician – Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Interests: Evaluation and management of tendinopathy, musculoskeletal ultrasound applications, regenerative orthopedic medicine, comprehensive approach to treatment of the Basketball athlete; benefit of exercise in cancer patients

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Bradley Schoch, M.D.

Bradley Schoch, M.D.

Physician – Orthopedic Surgery

Interests: Shoulder arthroplasty, computer-guided surgery, biologic augmentation of rotator cuff repairs to improve healing, predictive outcomes

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Shane Shapiro, M.D.

Shane Shapiro, M.D.

Physician – Orthopedic Surgery

Interests: Regenerative orthopedic medicine

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Glenn Shi, M.D.

Glenn Shi, M.D.

Physician – Orthopedic Surgery

Interests: Foot and ankle reconstruction, ankle instability, peripheral lower extremity nerve entrapment

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Visiting professors

Many prominent professors visit Mayo Clinic each year. They present their work during lectures, participate in hospital rounds and have informal discussions with trainees. You are encouraged to take full advantage of these opportunities.