About the Program – UW Department of Family Medicine

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Established in 1996, the University of Washington Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship is an ACGME accredited program which provides comprehensive training and experience in sports medicine. It is sponsored by the UW Department of Family Medicine and Seattle Children’s Hospital and accepts candidates with training in both family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics through 2 tracks (FM/IM and Pediatric).

Strengths of the program include twelve core primary care faculty members with a certificate of added qualification in sports medicine, a world class academic medical center, a top-ranked Family Medicine and Pediatrics Departments and top-tier NCAA Division I sports program. The Primary Care Sport Medicine faculty are responsible for primary management of all sports-related injuries for UW Husky Athletics and the medical care of the Seattle Seahawks. Primary faculty include Dr. Dave Siebert (Director) Ashwin Rao (Associate Director), Dr. Kyle Nagle (Pediatric Associate Program Director), Dr. Jonathan Drezner (Director of Research), Dr. Kimberly Harmon (Sports Medicine Section Head), Dr. John O’Kane, Dr. Monique Burton, Dr. Celeste Quitiquit, Dr. John Lockhart, and Dr. Tom Jinguji.

Fellows, as part of the university community, enjoy a wide array of university resources, including the nationally-renowned Health Sciences Library and an expansive library system, both online and on campus. The University of Washington itself is situated in the beautiful city of Seattle, a veritable mecca for those who enjoy the beautiful outdoors and the diverse offerings of a big city. We look forward to your application and welcome your interest

OUR ALUMNI

Our alumni have gone on to secure a wide variety of careers both academics and private practice. Among our graduates are Olympic, collegiate, and professional team physicians, academic department chairs, hospital medical directors, fellowship faculty and program directors, and directors of regional and national mass events. The UW Sports Medicine Fellowship takes pride in preparing our fellows for a wide range of careers and roles, placing emphasis on advanced procedural care, leadership at the local, regional, and national level, and preparation for the care of athletes of all backgrounds and levels, and we feel that the career choices and accomplishments of our graduates reflects our mission.

A list of our graduates, along with their notable awards and positions

Year	Last Name	First Name	Current Employment	Awards/Notable Positions
2023	Song Griffin	Leina’ala Georgia	Stanford University Seattle Children’s Hospital	Team physician, Stanford University Faculty, Seattle Children’s Hospital
2022	Burleson Nguyen	Megan Elizabeth	Boston University Texas A&M University	Team physician, Boston University Team physician, Texas A&M University
2021	Oseguera	Alberto	University of Washington	2021 AMSSM Memorial Scholarship
2021	Peyton	Michael	Primary Care Sports Medicine Clinic	Piriformis Society
2020	Kung	Kyle	University of Washington Hall Health Center	Piriformis Society
2019	Austin	Ashley	University of Washington	Faculty, UW Sports Medicine Fellowship
2018	Williams	Elizabeth	San Diego Sports Medicine	Faculty, San Diego Sports Medicine Fellowship
2017	Siebert	David	University of Washington	UW SM Fellowship Program Director, UW Team Physician, Seattle Seahawks Team Physician
2016	Poon	Steven	Arizona State University Health Services	ASU Team Physician
2015	Femiano	Dominic	Olympia Orthopedics Associates	Saint Martin’s University Team Physician
2014	Toresdahl	Brett	New York- Presbyterian	Team Physician for U.S. Biathlon and the Westchester Knicks NBA D-League Team
2014	Mulgrew	Kirk	Stanford Children’s Health	Piriformis Society
2013	Pelto	Henry	University of Washington	Medical Director, NHL’s Seattle Kraken
2012	Fudge	Jessie	Kaiser Permanente	Medical Director- Special Olympics, HS Team Physician
2011	Asif	Irfan	University of South Carolina	Chair of Family and Community Medicine at University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB). Former VP for Academics and Researchat University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Sports Medicine Fellowship Director
2010	Fean	Robyn	Hendricks Regional Health	HS Team Physician
2009	Palmer	Chadwick	University of Georgia	University of Georgia Team Physician
2008	Rao	Ashwin	University of Washington	Team Physician for Seattle Seahawks; UW Team Physician; UW Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, AMSSM BOD
2007	Chun	Jordan	Kaiser Permanente	Former Team Physician – Seattle Storm
2006	Rothmier	Justin	Northwest Hospital	Team Physician for Seattle Pacific University, Former Team Physician for Seattle Mariners, Medical Director of Ambulatory Services for UW Northwest Hospital
2005	Maeda	Christopher	Pacific Medical	Former Team Physician for Seattle Storm; HS Team Physician
2004	Whirrett	Brian	East Cooper medical Center	Piriformis Society
2003	Luna	Wuaca	Valley Medical Center	HS Team Physician
2002	Fontana	Santana	Rio Rancho High Resort	HS Team Physician
2001	Hawley	Chris	Romeo Medical Clinic	Piriformis Society
2000	Drezner	Jon	University of Washington	Team Physician for Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Reign and UW Huskies, Director of Sports Cardiology, Former AMSSM President
1999	Locknane	Tim	Evergreen Health	HS Team Physician
1998	Jinguji	Thomas	Seattle Children’s	HS team physician
1997	O’Kane	John	University of Washington	Team Physician for Seattle Reign, USA Soccer, UW Head Team Physician