Dedicated to Improving and Advancing the Field of Sports Medicine
The University Hospitals Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute and Haslam Sports Innovation Center are dedicated to improving and advancing the field of sports medicine and the lives of athletes through cutting edge research, industry leading innovation and the highest quality clinical care.
UH Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute partners with the Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Monsters, and Cleveland Ballet and T3 Performance along with numerous local and regional colleges, high school and club teams allowing us the opportunity to work with athletes of all levels to acquire high quality data on athlete safety and performance.
Improving Athlete Care through Translational and Clinical Research
The UH Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute is dedicated to improving athlete care through the evaluation of subjective and objective patient outcomes. Both prospective and retrospective longitudinal assessment of patient outcomes help to evaluate our current treatments and interventions while inspiring new and innovative treatments, recovery protocols and prevention programs. A major focus is placed on injury mitigation and prevention along with treatment of injuries and associated recovery processes.
Through collaborations with our partners at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and the CWRU School of Medicine and School of Engineering, we have numerous ongoing translational research studies that connect the worlds of clinical and basic science. This work has the potential to have an early and direct impact on patient care and athlete injury prevention, treatment and recovery.
UH Haslam Sports Innovation Center
UH Haslam Sports Innovation Center provides a pipeline for new sports medicine technologies. Our goal is to identify, showcase and accelerate the world’s best innovations and establish University Hospitals as the nation’s #1 destination for sports medicine.
Advanced Technologies Evaluate and Validate Innovative Technologies
The UH Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute partners with the UH Haslam Sports Innovation Center to evaluate, validate, and test new and innovative technologies. These technologies are then incorporated into our clinical management of athletes where appropriate, providing our athletes with access to the newest and most advanced devices to improve athlete safety and maximize performance.
Wearable Technologies:
Notus Labs | Moxy (Voos award, Story) | NNOXX
Sensate (lactic acid sensor in early development):
SweatID
Safety and Athlete Performance:
Dragon Seats | DonJoy Bracing and Rehabilitation
Operating Room Innovations:
Arthrofree by Lazurite
Collaborative Efforts Develop Biomaterials and Implants
A strong partnership with our academic partner Case Western Reserve University allows us to work with engineers and scientists who design, create and study different biomaterials and implants that will have a direct impact on athletes.
- Collagen Suture and Scaffolds – CollaMedix
Innovations in Sports Medicine
Discover how cutting-edge research and innovation at University Hospitals Sports Medicine is redefining injury prevention, performance, and recovery. Read more to see how science is transforming the game.
Research Fellowship Opportunity
The UH Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute offers a one-year research internship beginning each June for two medical students. Our research interns will join a high functioning, innovative research engine with projects that span the spectrum of sports medicine including clinical, basic, translational and biomechanics research. You will become an integral part of the research team spending time in the clinical space working directly with the sports surgeons, primary care sports medicine physicians, fellows, residents, physician assistants, and athletic trainers.