Most orthopedic practices treat non-operative sports medicine like a waiting room for surgery. Patients cycle through, get conservative care checked off the list, and get handed off to the surgeon. The non-op physician is a step in the process, not a destination.
That's not what this is.
At Genesis, non-operative care isn't a consolation prize — it's a core conviction. We built our entire model around the belief that surgery should be a last resort, not a first option. Which means the sports medicine physician here isn't triaging patients toward the OR. They're the main event for a massive, diverse patient population that deserves someone who takes non-surgical care as seriously as the knife.
If you've spent your career believing that — and looking for a platform that actually means it — this is where you practice.
You'll diagnose and treat the full spectrum of acute and chronic sports-related injuries and MSK conditions — across athletes, active patients, and everyone in between — using every non-surgical tool available.
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MD or DO with board certification or eligibility in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, or PM&R — plus a fellowship in Sports Medicine. Licensed in Illinois with DEA registration.
You're procedure-fluent. Ultrasound-guided work, regenerative medicine, diagnostic imaging — these aren't things you dabble in. They're core to how you practice.
You're a believer in the non-operative model. Not because you can't do surgery, but because you've seen what excellent conservative care actually accomplishes. You don't refer to surgery out of habit. You refer when it's right.
You thrive in a multidisciplinary environment. Genesis is a full-spectrum MSK platform. You'll work alongside surgeons, PTs, and APPs daily. The best outcomes here come from teams, not silos.
You want the full range of patients. Youth athletes. Weekend warriors. Medicaid patients with chronic MSK conditions who've never had access to this level of sports medicine care. The breadth is the point.
You're mission-aligned. Our patient population spans every socioeconomic background. For a lot of them, you're the first sports medicine physician who's ever actually had time for them. That has to mean something to you.
One thing that makes the clinical work here genuinely better: the tools are actually there.
Genesis Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is a full-spectrum MSK platform — surgery, physical therapy, and everything in between — operating across 16 clinics throughout Chicagoland. We run clinical trials. We serve Medicaid patients at scale. We've built a care delivery model that delivers care the most underserved patients in Chicago can access, and that the most demanding patients still want.
Non-operative sports medicine isn't a department here. It's a philosophy.
If you're a fellowship-trained sports medicine physician who's ready to practice in a system that was actually built around what you do — we want to hear from you.