Sports Medicine Fellowship
The Sports Medicine Fellowship is part of the Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, located in the heart of Brooklyn and less than 25 minutes by train to Manhattan, can be traced back to the 1860s. It is the only academic medical center in Brooklyn and serves a population of over 2.3 million people.
Program Overview
Our mission is to provide an outstanding educational experience for fellows, while ensuring that they are prepared to assume leadership roles in Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Care upon graduation. Our program is committed to training physicians in the non-surgical (primary care) management of sports injuries while caring for and improving the lives of a diverse patient population. We train fellows in a supportive environment. We deliver services to various segments of the community in the form of injury prevention, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and management. Our vision reflects our institutional goal of being nationally recognized for improving people’s lives; providing excellence in the areas of education for healthcare professionals; and advance research in biomedical science, health care, and public health.
Program Identity
The program is strongly clinical and community-based.
Tracks Offered
The program is a primary care sports medicine fellowship and admits residents from
the following specialties:
1. Family Medicine
2. Emergency Medicine
3. Internal Medicine
4. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
5. Pediatrics
Accreditation Status
The program is accredited by the ACGME (American Council for Graduate Medical Education).
Program Directors
Christine Persaud, MD
Program Director
Non-Operative Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine
Patrick Cleary, DO
Associate Program Director
Non-Operative Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine