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Sherwin S W Ho, MD
Chicago, IL

Dr. Sherwin Ho is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Chicago, and Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship. He is head team physician for Concordia University Chicago, as well as a team physician for USA Volleyball, and the Chicago Blackhawks Hockey team. He is on the Board of Councilors for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), as well as a spokesperson for the AAOS. He is Editor in Chief of Sports Medicine for eMedicine/WebMD, and First Consult. He has been chosen as a Top Doctor in the field of Sports Medicine in the Chicago Metro area by Chicago Magazine, in the Midwest region by Men's Health magazine, and nationally by Castle and Connolly, and a Top Doctor Golfer by Golf Digest magazine. He is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the Herodicus Society, an international society of elite academic sports medicine specialists.

Areas of specialty

Active lifestyle
  • Active lifestyle
  • Boomeritis
  • Weekend warrior
Bone and joint decade
  • Bone and joint decade
Bone health/fractures
  • Bone morphogenic protein
Complementary and alternative medicine
  • Exercise
  • Glucosamine
Diseases
  • Viscosupplementation treatment for arthritis
Foot and ankle
  • Acl
  • Ballet
  • Sprained ankle
Hips
  • Bursitis of the hip
  • Hip arthroscopy
Injury prevention
  • Backpack safety
  • Ladder safety
  • Performing arts
  • Snow shoveling and snow blower injuries
  • Travel and luggage lifting
Knees
  • Arthroscopy
  • Articular cartilage
  • Implants
  • Knee ligament injuries
  • Kneecap bursitis
  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • New techniques
  • Osgood schlatter disease (knee pain)
  • Osteotomy
  • Patella dislocation
  • Preventing acl injuries in women
  • Unispacer
  • Unstable kneecap
Medical educator
  • Medical educator
Miscellaneous
  • Cartilage replacement
  • Making a surgical decision
  • Meniscal transplantation
  • Meniscus allograft
  • New technology
  • Pcl tears
  • Physical therapy and rehabilitation
Neck - spine
  • Neck sprain
  • Spondyloysis and spondylolisthesis
  • Whiplash
Orthopaedic education
  • Orthopaedic education
Patient centered care
  • Patient centered care
Patient safety
  • Patient safety
Pediatric
  • Adolescent anterior knee pain
  • Back conditions
  • Foot problems
  • Growth plate fractures
  • Knee
  • Shoulder
  • Sports medicine
Shoulder – elbow - upper extremeties
  • Arthroscopic shoulder injury; thermal capsulorrhaphy
  • Baseball finger
  • Biceps tendinitis
  • Broken collarbone
  • Dislocated elbow
  • Dislocated shoulder
  • Elbow
  • Elbow bursitis
  • Fracture of the scapula
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Glenoid labrum tears
  • Olecranon fracture
  • Radial head fractures
  • Rotator cuff
  • Rupture of biceps tendon
  • Shoulder
  • Shoulder impingement (bursitis, tendonitis)
  • Sprained thumb
  • Tennis elbow
Sports medicine
  • Sports medicine
Sports: injury prevention
  • All-terrain vehicles
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Biking/mountain biking
  • Boxing
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross training
  • Cycling
  • Dancing
  • Diving
  • Field hockey
  • Figure skating
  • Football
  • Go-carts
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Handball
  • Helmet use
  • Hockey
  • Horseback riding/equestrian
  • In-line skating
  • Mini-bikes/trail bikes
  • Mopeds or power-assisted cycles
  • Mountain climbing
  • Pitching
  • Playgrounds
  • Rowing
  • Running
  • Scooters/skateboards - powered
  • Scooters/skateboards - unpowered
  • Shin splints
  • Skiing
  • Sledding
  • Slides
  • Snowboarding
  • Snowmobiles
  • Soccer
  • Starting an exercise program
  • Steroids
  • Strength training
  • Surfing
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track and field
  • Trampoline safety
  • Volleyball
  • Water skiing
  • Weight lifting
  • Wrestling
Workplace injuries
  • Tendonitis

If you would like to set up an interview with Sherwin S W Ho, MD, please contact us.

Kristina Findlay
Manager, Media Relations
847-384-4034
findlay@aaos.org
Lauren Pearson
Media Relations Specialist
847-384-4031
lpearson@aaos.org


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