University Hospitals • 216-983-PLAY | UHSports.org | 5 WELCOME At University Hospitals Sports Medicine, we pride ourselves on providing patients of all ages with quality care, delivered by specialists and subspecialists who are fellowship-trained in sports medicine. With UH Sports Medicine as the official health care provider of your school or organization, your student-athlete will benefit from the following: •  Multifaceted sports medicine approach. In this playbook, you will find a comprehensive list of the sports medicine services that are available to your student-athlete. Our multifaceted approach, along with the expertise of leading-edge sports medicine specialists, ensures that your student-athlete will receive the most appropriate and responsive treatment. •  Direct access. Your student-athlete has access to the same sports medicine team that provides care to the Cleveland Browns. Our team works hand-in-hand with your school’s athletic trainer to ensure that your athlete receives prompt and exceptional care. If a physician appointment is needed, your student-athlete will be seen within 24 hours. •  Convenient locations. The UH Sports Medicine program is located throughout our 12-hospital system with multiple outpatient primary care clinics and physical therapy centers. You can also download the UH Now app or call 216-983-PLAY to find the UH location nearest to you if you are competing on the road. We sincerely value the opportunity to work with you and wish you a safe and successful season. SPOTLIGHT: Michael J. Salata, MD Michael Salata, MD, is entering his fifth season as Team Physician for the Cleveland Browns. Dr. Salata is the Director of the Sports Medicine Institute and the Joint Preservation and Cartilage Restoration Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Salata’s clinical focus is on cartilage restoration, meniscus surgery and the arthroscopic treatment of orthopedic pathology affecting the hip, knee, shoulder and elbow. After graduating from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Dr. Salata performed his orthopedic surgery residency at the prestigious University of Michigan Hospitals System where he was selected to act as the Chief Resident and was selected to be a part of the American Orthopaedic Association Emerging Leaders Conference. Dr. Salata served as an assistant team physician for the Division I University of Michigan football and hockey teams while in Ann Arbor. He also assisted with the coverage of Division I Eastern Michigan University football and basketball. He completed his sports medicine fellowship training at the world-renowned Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, under the guidance of Drs. Bach, Cole, Romeo, Bush-Joseph, Verma and Nicholson. As a sports medicine fellow at Rush, Dr. Salata served as the assistant team physician for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Steel and Chicago Public High Schools, gaining experience treating athletes at all levels of competition. After the completion of his sports and shoulder fellowship at Rush, Dr. Salata pursued additional specialized training in the field of hip arthroscopy under the direction of Dr. Shane Nho in Chicago and he has been instrumental in the creation of the young adult hip program here at University Hospitals.  He was recently selected to participate in multicenter research on hip arthroscopy outcomes with the ANCHOR group. As a clinician-scientist, Dr. Salata is an active contributor to the orthopedic surgery literature, publishing numerous journal articles and book chapters to help advance the field of sports medicine. His research interests include cartilage repair and restoration, meniscus repair and transplantation, ligament reconstruction techniques and hip arthroscopy. Dr. Salata is a recipient of the esteemed Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) Research Award, is a member of ISHA (International Society for Hip Arthroscopy), International Cartilage Repair Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.  Dr. Salata has trained five hip fellows and spearheaded the ACGME accreditation of the UHSMI Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship and serves in the role of fellowship director. Michael J. Salata, MD Director, Sports Medicine Institute Director, Joint Preservation and Cartilage Restoration Center Associate Team Physician, Cleveland Browns 4 | University Hospitals | 216-983-PLAY • UHSports.org James E. Voos, MD Chairmen, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Jack and Mary Herrick Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Department of Orthopedic Surgery Head Team Physician, Cleveland Browns