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Stuart E. Willick
Rating: 4.9 of 5
( out of 267 reviews )

Stuart E. Willick, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Injury Clinic

Orthopaedic Injury Clinic
590 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City , UT 84108

University Orthopaedic Center

590 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City , UT 84108
  • Stuart Willick, MD is a fellowship trained, board certified sports medicine physician. He has worked with numerous elite sports organizations, including the University of Utah, United States Ski and Snowboard, US Speedskating, the US Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, USA Climbing and the International Olympic and Paralympic Medical Committees. Dr. Willick helps athletes of all ages recover from their sports injuries and stay healthy and active.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Sub: Sports Medicine)

    Patient Rating

    Rating: 4.9 out of 5
    4.9 /5
    ( out of 267 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Excellent sports medicine physician

    EXTERNAL SITE
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Nice guy

    EXTERNAL SITE
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Willick was extremely professional, communicated well, and gave me tremendous confidence that my injury was being handled with great care. Thank you, Dr. Willick and your staff!

    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Highly recommended

    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Willick is thoughtful and genuinely tries to improve your outcome

    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Willick is a very kind, knowledgeable and caring physician. He seems motivated to help me recover from my injury.

    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr Willick is such a kind caring physician. He explained the reason for my condition and advised me of the the plan for treatment.

    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    Dr. Willick is definitely in my top five list of medical professionals. He is always genuine in his interaction with me and fully engages in our discussion. I am impressed with his knowledge base, as well as his willingness to help me understand any concepts that are new to me. He is a credit to the profession.

    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER
    Rating: 5 out of 5

    He's the best!!

  • Stuart Willick, MD is a fellowship trained, board certified sports medicine physician. He has worked with numerous elite sports organizations, including the University of Utah, United States Ski and Snowboard, US Speedskating, the US Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, USA Climbing and the International Olympic and Paralympic Medical Committees. Dr. Willick helps athletes of all ages recover from their sports injuries and stay healthy and active.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Physical Therapy & Athletic Training -Adjunct Professor
    Orthopaedics -Adjunct Professor
    Family & Preventive Medicine -Adjunct Professor
    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation -Professor (Clinical)
    Board Certification
    American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Sub: Sports Medicine)

    Education history

    Undergraduate University of Vermont
    Undergraduate Harvard College
    Undergraduate Biology - Rutgers University B.S.
    Professional Medical Medicine - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School University of Medicine & Dentistry M.D.
    Internship University of Washington Intern
    Residency University of Washington Resident
    Chief Resident Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - University of Washington Chief Resident
    Fellowship Sports Medicine - Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Fellow

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Blauwet CA, Cushman D, Emery C, Willick SE, Webborn N, Derman W, Schwellnus M, Stomphorst J, Van de Vliet P (02/26/2016). Risk of Injuries in Paralympic Track and Field Differs by Impairment and Event Discipline: A Prospective Cohort Study at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Am J Sports Med, 44(6), 1455-62.
    2. Bethapudi S, Campbell RS, Budgett R, Willick SE, Van de Vliet (2015). Imaging Services at the Paralympic Games London 2012: Analysis of Demand and Distribution of Workload. British journal of sports medicine, 49(1), 20-24.
    3. Derman W, Schwellnus M, Jordaan E, Blauwet CA, Emery C, Pit-Grosheide P, Patino Marques N, Martinez-Ferrer JO, Stomphorst J, Van de Vliet P, Webborn N, Willick S (2013). Illness and injury in athletes during the competition period at the London 2012 Paralympic Games: development and implementation of a web-based surveillance system (WEB-IISS) for team medical staff. British journal of sports medicine, 47(7), 420-425.
    4. Schwellnus M, Derman W, Jordaan E, Blauwet CA, Emery C, Pit-Groscheide P, Patino Marques N, Martinez-Ferrer JO, Stomphorst J, Van de Vliet P, Webborn N, Willick S (2013). Factors associated with illness in athletes participating in the London 2012 Paralympic Games: a prospective cohort study involving 49,910 athlete-days. British journal of sports medicine, 47(7), 433-440.
    5. Willick SE, Webborn N, Emery C, Blauwet CA, Pit-Groscheide P, Stomphorst J, Van de Vliet P, Patino Marques N, Martinez-Ferrer JO, Jordaan E, Derman W, Schwellnus (2013). The epidemiology of injuries at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. British journal of sports medicine, 47(7), 426-432.
    6. Blauwet CA, Benjamin-Laing H, Stomphorst J, Van de Vliet P, Pit-Grosheide P, Willick S (2013). Testing for boosting at the paralympic games: policies, results and future directions. British journal of sports medicine, 47(832), 837.
    7. Derman W, Schwellnus MP, Jordaan E, Runciman P, Van de Vliet P, Blauwet C, Webborn N, Willick SE, Stomphorst (2016). High Incidence of Injury at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games: a Prospective Cohort Study of 6564 Athlete Days. British journal of sports medicine, 50(17), 1069-1074.
    8. Willick SE, Hansen P (2010). "Running and Osteoarthritis". Clinics in sports medicine, 29(3), 417-428.
    9. Daubs MD, Patel AA, Willick SE, Kendall RW, Hansen PA, Petron DJ, Brodke D (2010). "Clinical Impression Versus Standardized Questionnaire: The Spinal Surgeon's Ability to Assess Psychological Distress". The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 92, 1-6.
    10. Thackeray A, Fritz JM, Brennan GP, Zaman FM, Willick S (2010). "A pilot study examining the effectiveness of physical therapy as an adjunct to selective nerve root block in the treatment of lumbar radicular pain from disk herniation: a randomized controlled trial". Physical therapy, 90(12), 1717-29.
    11. Webborn N, Willick SE, Emery C (2012). "The Injury Experience at the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games". Clinical journal of sport medicine, 22(1), 3-9.
    12. Taunton J, Wilkinson M, Celebrini R, Stewart R, Stasynuik T, Van de Vliet P, Willick SE, Ferrer J (2012). "Paralympic Medical Services for the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games". Clinical journal of sport medicine, 22(1), 10-20.
    13. Willick SE, Cushman D, Blauwet CA, Webborn N, Derman W, Emery C, Schwellnus (2016). The Epidemiology of Injuries in Paralympic Powerlifting at the London 2012 Paralympic Games: an Analysis of 1411 Athlete-days. Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 26(10), 1233-8.
    14. Teramoto M, Cross CL, Cushman DM, Maak TG, Petron DJ, Willick S (2017). Game Injuries in Relation to Game Schedules in the National Basketball Association. Journal of science and medicine in sport, 20(3), 230-235.
    15. Teramoto M, Cross CL, Willick S (2016). Predictive Value of National Football League Scouting Combine on Future Performance of Running Backs and Wide Receivers. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 30(5), 1379-90.
    16. Teramoto M, Cross CL, Rieger RH, Maak TG, Willick S (2018). Predictive Validity of National Basketball Association Draft Combine on Future Performance. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 32(2), 396-408.
    17. Beresford ZM, Kendall RW, Willick S (2010). "Lumbar Facet Syndromes". Current sports medicine reports, 9(1), 50-6.
    18. Willick SE, DeLuigi AJ, Taskaynatan M, Petron DJ, Coleman D (2013). "Bilateral Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome of the Forearm: A Case Report and Review of the Literature". Current sports medicine reports, 12(3), 170-4.
    19. Willick SE, Lexell (2014). Stories from Sochi: Sun, Sea, Snow and Salt. PM & R, 6(8), S76-79.
    20. McNamee M, Savulescu J, Willick S (2014). Ethical Considerations in Paralympic Sport: When Are Elective Treatments Allowable to Improve Sports Performance?. PM & R, 6(8), S66-75.
    21. Willick SE, Lexell (2014). Paralympic Sports Medicine and Sports Science-Introduction. PM & R, 6(8), S1-3.
    22. Reeser JR, Joy EA, Porucznik CA, Berg RL, Colliver EB, Willick S (2010). "Risk Factors for Volleyball-Related Shoulder Pain and Dysfunction". PM & R, 2(1), 27-36.
    23. Webborn N, Cushman DM, Blauwet CA, Emery C, Derman W, Schwellnus M, Stomphorst J, Van de Vliet P, Willick (2016). The Epidemiology of Injuries in Football at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. PM & R, 8(6), 545-552.
    24. Flis A, Duncan C, Pelt C, Rosenbluth J, Willick (2016). Left Hip Pain Caused by Right Hip Osteoarthritis in a Patient With an Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report. PM & R, 8(3), 282-5.
    25. Henrie AM, Obert P, Willick S (2013). "Partial Peroneus Longus Tendon Rupture at Its Distal Insertion in a Runner: A Case Presentation". PM & R, 5(2), 154-158.
    26. Hansen PA, English M, Willick S (2012). "Does Running Cause Osteoarthritis in the Hip or Knee?". PM & R, (4), S117-S121.
    27. Willick SE, Miller GD, Eichner (2016). The Anti-Doping Movement. PM & R, 8(3), S125-132.
    28. Miller GD, Nair V, Morrison MS, Summers M, Willick SE, Eichner (2016). Intranasal Delivery of Natesto® Testosterone Gel and its Effects on Doping Markers. Drug testing and analysis, 8(11-12), 1197-1203.
    29. Shea KG, Archibald-Seiffer N, Murdock E, Grimm NL, Jacobs JC, Willick SE, Van Houten H (2014). "Knee Injuries in Downhill Skiers: A 6-year Survey Study.". Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 2(1), 1-6.
    30. Teramoto M, Petron DJ, Cross CL, Willick S (2015). Style of Play and Rate of Concussions in the National Football League. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 3(12), 1-9.
    31. Teramoto M, Cushman DM, Cross CL, Curtiss HM, Willick S (2017). Game Schedules and Rate of Concussion in the National Football League. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 5(11), 232596711774086.
    32. Blauwet C, Willick S (2012). "The Paralympic Movement: Using Sport to Promote Health, Disability Rights, and Social Integration for Athletes with Disabilities". 4(11), 851-856.
    33. Kirschner KL, Gans BM, Stineman M, Willick SE, Elovic EE, Sandel M (2010). "Who Will Provide Care for People with Complex Physical Disabilities?". 2(10), 950-6.
    34. Pepper ML, Willick SE, Beals T, Randall R (2010). "An Unusual Cause of Heel Pain in a Young Athlete: A Case Report". 2(12), 1145-8.
    35. Derman W, Runciman P, Eken M, Boer PH, Blauwet C, Bogdos M, Idrisova G, Jordaan E, Kissick J, LeVan P, Lexell J, Mohammadi F, Patricio M, Schwellnus M, Webborn N, Willick SE, Yagishita (2022). Incidence and burden of injury at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games held during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study of 66 045 athlete days. British journal of sports medicine, (Read full publication)

    Book Chapter

    1. Myers LT, Willick S (2011). "The Athlete with A Disability". 1, 509-514.
    2. Henrie AM, Willick S (2011). "Sports Medicine Procedures". 1, 65-76.
    3. GEE CA, Willick S (2011). "Management of Fractures and Dislocations". 1, 189-198.
    4. Day CE, Willick SE, Cohee S (2013). "Plantar Fasciitis". 1, 247-251.
    5. Hansen PA, Willick S (2014). Running and Osteoarthritis. 620-630.
    6. Hansen PA, Henrie AM, Deimel GW, Willick S (2015). Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Lower Limb.
    7. Henrie AM, Makovitch S, Willick S (2016). Sports Medicine Procedures.
    8. TeKippe AM, Gee CA, Willick S (2016). Fracture and Dislocation Management.
    9. Rudolph L, Willick S (2016). The Adaptive Athlete.

    Abstract

    1. Kammel J, Samuels L, Teramoto M, Willick S (2018). Descriptive Epidemiology of Injuries Among Recreational Mountain Biking Injuries Requiring Emergency Department Evaluation: Descriptive Analysis Over 11 Years. Research podium presentation presented at the 2018 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, FL. 28(2), 240-241.
    2. Petrin Z, Teramoto M, Henrie AM, Willick S (2018). Rock Climbing Injuries in the U.S.: Analysis of 10-year Emergency Room Visit Data. Research poster presentation presented at the 2018 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, FL. 28(2), 194.
    3. Woods E, Anders R, Teramoto M, Cushman DM, Spencer C, Ehn M, Willick (2023). Factors Associated With Concussion & Fracture in Youth Mountain Biking: Analysis of National Database. Poster Presentation at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Conference. .
    4. Woods E, Teramoto M, Cushman DM, Anders R, Willick (2023). Descriptive Epidemiology of Snowmobile Injuries Presenting to U.S. Emergency Departments in 2012-21. Poster Presentation at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Conference. .