Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Our primary care sports medicine fellowship includes:
- Professional and amateur athletic game coverage
- Athletic training room sessions
- Mass participation events
- Orthopedic subspecialty clinics
- Sports psychology
- Physical Therapy
- Cardiac rehab/stress testing
Current Fellow
Ryan Wendt, MD
Faculty
John C. Hyden, MD
Fellowship Program Director
Assistant Professor
Dr. Hyden completed his undergraduate education at The University of Memphis, medical school at The University of Tennessee, and residency training at Family Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He completed a sports medicine fellowship at Boston University.
Nahum M. Beard, MD
Assistant Professor
Dr. Beard completed his undergraduate education at Florida State University and medical school and residency training at the University of Florida. He completed a musculoskeletal/sports medicine fellowship at the University of Florida.
He has a certification in Sports Medicine/Family Medicine.
Matthew Gilbert, MD
Undergraduate education: Rhodes College
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Residency: The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency
Fellowship: The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Wesley Owen, MD
Undergraduate education: University of Tennessee Knoxville
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Residency: Saint Francis Family Medicine Residency
Fellowship: UTHSC/ St. Francis/ Campbell Clinic Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
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