Dr Mark Hutchinson

Mark R. Hutchinson M.D. is Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Family Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). He is dual certified in orthopaedics and sports medicine. Dr. Hutchinson has been in practice for 31 years at the UIC where he has served as Head Team Physician and Director of Sports Medicine Services. Dr. Hutchinson has served Team USA at the Paris Summer Paralympic Games, Tokyo and Rio Summer Olympic Games, the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the Lima and Toronto Pan American Games, the Torino Paralympic Games, three World University Games, and the USA Gymnastics Team at the Atlanta Olympic Games and World Championships. He has also served as volunteer team physician for USA Volleyball, USA Basketball, USA Soccer, USA Gymnastics, USA Field Hockey, the WNBA Chicago Sky, the World Athletic Championships, the University of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, and numerous other local and regional schools and events. Dr. Hutchinson has presented nationally and internationally on a variety of topics ranging from injury prevention to surgical techniques about the knee, elbow, shoulder, and leg.  He is co-editor of the prestigious Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine textbook, five other books, and has authored hundreds publications including 48 book chapters, over 100 invited articles and peer-reviewed publications, and over 300 book reviews. His physical examination videos on You-tube have over 8 million hits world-wide. One of his special research targets has been chronic exertional compartment syndrome and leg pain in athletes. Dr. Hutchinson has served or serves on the editorial board of numerous journals including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, the American Journal of Sports Medicine, the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, and the Physician and Sports Medicine. Dr. Hutchinson is a fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and an active member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and a fellow of the Arthroscopy Association of North America. He is past president of the Orthopaedic Learning Center and co-founder of AANA’s Fundamentals in Arthroscopy Courses.  Dr. Hutchinson is a fellow, Foundation President, and past Board member and past Vice President of the American College of Sports Medicine.  Dr. Hutchinson is a dedicated educator and has received a numerous teaching awards and annual clinical awards as Top or Best Doctor.  For 31 years, he has worked with hundreds of medical students in the University of Illinois College of Medicine and he has supervised or trained nearly 200 orthopaedic residents, 40 primary care sports medicine fellows, and 20 orthopaedic sports medicine fellows.