Department of Orthopaedics

Stuart E. Willick, M.D.

Associate Professor

Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency: University of Washington, Seattle
Fellowship: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Stuart E. Willick, M.D.Dr. Willick specializes in the rehabilitation of sports and other musculoskeletal injuries. He completed residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he served as chief resident. He then completed a fellowship in sports medicine at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. He has worked with the sports medicine team at the University  of Utah since 1999. He is also a physician with the U. S. Ski and Snowboard Teams.  Dr. Willick is the medical director for the Salt Lake City Marathon and chief medical officer of the International Paralympic Committee.  In 2002, he served as one of the medical directors for the Salt Lake City Olympic and Paralympic Polyclinic.  His reseach focuses on the epidemiology and prevention of sports injuries in unique athletic populations, including skiers, snowboarders, senior athletes and athletes with physical disabilities.

Current Publications

Gundlapalli AV, Rubin MA, Samore MH, Lopansri B, Lahey T, McGuire HL, Winthrop KL, Dunn JJ, Willick SE, Vosters RL, Waeckerle JE, Carroll KC, Gwaltney JM Jr, Hayden FG, Elstad MR, Sande MA. Influenza, Winter Olympiad, 2002. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Jan;12(1):144-146. [abstract]

Reeser JC, Berg RL, Rhea D, Willick S. Motivation and satisfaction among polyclinic volunteers at the 2002 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Br J Sports Med. 2005; 39(4):e20. [abstract], [fulltext].

Willick SE, Sanders RK. Radiologic evaluation of the shouder girdle. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2004; 15(2):373-406. [abstract].

Reeser JC, Willick S, Elstad M. Medical services provided at the Olympic Village polyclinic during the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games. WMJ. 2003; 102(4):20-25.

Willick SE, Lazarus M, Press JM. Quadratus femoris strain. Clin J Sport Med. 2002; 12(2):130-131. [fulltext] (UofU only).