Sports Medicine Center in Minnesota

Clinical Outreach Activities

Sports medicine specialists offer medical aid, advice and educational lectures to various athletic groups. These outreach activities benefit the community by sharing the expertise of the Sports Medicine Center.

Sports Involvement

Mayo specialists from the Sports Medicine Center provide high-quality injury care and rehabilitation services to individual and team sport participants and extend their expertise to various community and national sports initiatives, including:

• Med City Marathon, Medical Director: Edward Laskowski, M.D.
• Minnesota Star of the North Summer Games, Medical Director: Edward Laskowski, M.D.
• NCAA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship, Medical Director: Edward Laskowski, M.D.
• 2002 Winter Olympics, Olympic Polyclinic Team Physicians: Edward Laskowski, M.D.; Michael Stuart, M.D.; Diane Dahm, M.D.; Jay Smith, M.D.
• Rochester Century High School, Team Physician: Jeffrey Thompson, M.D.
• Rochester Chill Professional Volleyball Team, Team Orthopedist: Diane Dahm, M.D.
• Rochester Community and Technical College, Team Physicians: Jay Smith, M.D.; Diane Dahm, M.D.; Darryl Barnes, M.D.
• Rochester Lourdes High School, Team Physician: Michael Stuart, M.D.
• USA Hockey, Chief Medical Officer: Michael Stuart, M.D.
• USA National Team Under 18 World Championship Finals, Team Physician: Michael Stuart, M.D.
• USA National Team Under 18 World Championships, Slovakia, Team Physician: Michael Stuart, M.D.
• USA National Team, World Championships, St. Petersburg, Russia, Team Physician USA: Michael Stuart, M.D.

Lectures and Community Involvement

Staff members from the Sports Medicine Center are regularly invited to speak on sports medicine topics locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. In addition, staff members hold these positions:

• Rochester Amateur Sports Commission Board Member: Edward Laskowski, M.D.
• Chairman, USA Hockey Injury Surveillance Program: Michael Stuart, M.D.