Message from the Program Director
“Along with other expert members of the UB faculty, I will direct your fellowship training to allow you to become an outstanding Sports Medicine physician.” says William M. Wind, Jr., MD, Program Director.
Here at UB, the faculty prides themselves on fellow education in a well balanced curriculum to provide the skills required to become an excellent team physician.
Fellows will master the skills required to provide high-quality, knowledgeable care to athletes at all levels of competition with a broad range of injuries and conditions.
I have been directing the Sports Medicine Fellowship since 2020, succeeding Leslie Bisson, MD as the fellowship director. Dr Bisson started the fellowship in 1999 and has trained two Fellows per year alongside our Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship.
Our fellowship is based on what we believe are the pillars of building a Sports Medicine physician. This includes a structured educational curriculum, clinical and surgical experience, team coverage, and research.
Experienced Faculty
Fellows will be trained by faculty who are direct descendants of the godfathers of sports medicine who pioneered the field. Faculty have a wide range of sports medicine surgical interests which affords the fellows exposure to a variety of cases. Each faculty member is dedicated to providing an engaging, collegial teaching atmosphere.
A core educational curriculum has been established for Fellow education in the form of a state-of-the-art arthroscopy lab, as well as a structured fellow conference/journal club schedule covering all the topics in Orthopaedic and Primary Care Sports Medicine.
Clinical & Surgical Experience
Fellows learn surgical indications, maintenance of treatment and rehabilitation of orthopaedic sports medicine injuries in the office setting. Surgical experience involves the standard sports medicine cases such as ACL reconstruction, rotator cuff repair and instability, dedicated hip arthroscopy and total shoulder rotations. Fellows will also gain experience in surgical management of complex sports medicine injuries.
Team Coverage
The fellowship provides team care experience at the professional and collegiate levels. Fellows will experience in-depth involvement with both the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres. Each fellow will have supervised independent care of their own DIII college.
Research
Fellows will conduct research with support from a dedicated research team. This team consists of research coordinators, staff in the biomechanics lab, and statisticians. Members of our faculty regularly participate in prospective clinical trials, anatomic and biomechanical studies, meta-analyses, and other projects. Fellows have opportunities to present their research at national meetings.
