Stanley Hunter, MD, CAQSM

Fellowship Program Director
UHS Concussion Center Director

The Fellowship is organized in a 13-block rotation including:

• Sports Medicine (4 blocks)
• Orthopedics (1 block)
• Orthopedics/Spine (1 block)
• Orthopedics/Hand (1 block)
• Radiology (1 block)
• Podiatry (1 block)
• Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation (1 block)
• Physiology/Psychology/Nutrition (1 block)
• Elective (2 blocks)

The fellow completes a scholarly project/interdisciplinary quality improvement initiative. Fellows may participate in research, but this is not a requirement. The fellow presents at regional and national conferences.  Fellows typically attend and present at the AMSSM annual meeting, the national ACSM conference and at least one regional conference.
The fellow's weekly schedule is comprised of rotational time, sports medicine clinics, didactics, scholarly and quality improvement activities, family medicine clinic, and game and event coverage.

Stanley Hunter, MD, CAQS
Fellowship Program Director
UHS Concussion Center Director
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Residency: Fletcher Allen Health Care
Fellowship: Summa Health System

David Gallagher, MD
Attending Faculty for Orthopedics
Medical School: SUNY Downstate
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical University in Brooklyn
Fellowship: SUNY Buffalo

Matthew Bennett, MD
Attending Faculty for Orthopedics/Spine
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Fellowship: Texas Back Institute

Khalid Sethi, MD
Attending Faculty for Orthopedics/Spine
Medical School: Indiana University
Residency: University of Minnesota Hospitals
 

Jennifer Sweet, DPM
Attending faculty for Podiatry
Medical School: California School of Podiatric Medicine
Residency: United Health Services Hospitals

Darrel Harvey, PT, DPT
Director of Physical Therapy

Douglas Taber
Attending faculty for orthopedics/spine
Medical School: New York Chiropractic College


 

Lawrence Wiesner, DO
Attending Faculty for Orthopedics/Joint Surgery
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Peninsula Hospital Center
Fellowship: Florida Osteopathic Institute

Regina M. Meis, MD
Attending Faculty for Orthopedic Hand Surgery
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: Boston University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Hand and Microsurgery, Yale University
 

Christopher Yanusas, PhD
Attending Faculty for Neuropsychology & Concussion
Medical School: Marywood University
 

Benjamin "Max" Kammerman, MD
Attending Faculty for Sports Medicine
Medical School: Sackler Medical School
Residency: United Health Services Hospitals
Fellowship: University at Buffalo

Current Sports Medicine Fellow

Karyssa Bowron, MD
Medical School:  St. George's University School of Medicine – 2019
Residency:  United Health Services Hospitals - 2022
Specialty:  Family Medicine

Karyssa Bowron, MD is the UHS 2022-2023 Sports Medicine Fellow. She obtained a degree in Biology at Montana State University - Northern in Havre, Montana while playing on the varsity volleyball team as well as volunteering with the athletic training department, assisting in the training room and with game coverage first aid. After graduation, she worked as a physiotherapy assistant and office manager at a sports physio clinic in her hometown in Alberta, Canada, where she gained both clinical and administrative experience. She then completed medical school at St. George’s University School of Medicine in 2019, during which she spent a year at Northumbria University in Newcastle, England as part of her school’s Global Scholars Program. During her time in England, she worked as an anatomy lab tutor while also playing on the Northumbria semiprofessional volleyball team. Upon completion of medical school, she joined the Family Medicine Residency program here at UHS. During residency, she participated in rotations, presentations, and research with the Sports Medicine Fellows and faculty, while spending time volunteering in the community, first as an assistant volleyball coach at Binghamton University, and then later as a triage physician with the UHS Medical Command Center during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. She completed her residency in Family Medicine in 2022 with Osteopathic Recognition. As the UHS Sports Medicine Fellow, she teaches residents and medical students and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

As a Family Medicine physician, she enjoys educating and advocating for her patients to help them live healthier lives. Throughout residency, she continued to share her passion for sports and the promotion of healthy living through education, coaching, and fitness. In addition to volleyball, she also enjoys practicing yoga, weightlifting, hiking, paddleboarding, kayaking, and biking; as well as cooking and nutrition, traveling, doing home renovations, and spending time with her family.

2021-2022 Sports Medicine Fellow Ryan Thatchen-Cary and Fellowship Director Stanley Hunter competed in the 100% Raw Powerlifting Association's "American Challenge" meet in June 2022. Hosting this meeting has become an annual event at a UHS Physical Therapy facility in Owego, NY, and fellows often participate.	Caroline Lee, MD, the UHS 2020-2021 fellow, set New York State records in deadlift, bench press, and strict curl during her fellowship year	B. Max Kammerman, MD, CAQSM; Caroline Lee, MD & 2020-2021 fellow; and Stanley Hunter, MD, CAQSM, after a 100% Raw Powerlifting Federation meet held at UHS. The UHS Sports Medicine crew trains together and holds many state and national records.

SALARY: $61,380 (Year)

Insurance Coverage

• Health Insurance: UHSH is partnered with Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) to provide our employees with Blue Preferred (UHS PPO).  UHSH covers a major portion of the health insurance premiums. Premiums are deducted bi-weekly from your paycheck.
• Pharmacy: Prescriptions may be filled through UHS, an Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield network pharmacy or through mail order.
• Life Insurance: Provided and paid for by the hospital, equal to your annual salary.
• Malpractice Insurance: Provided and paid for by the hospital.
• Dental Insurance: Standard and high option dental plans available at shared cost with the hospital.
• Vision Insurance:  Shared cost with the hospital
• Wellness Rewards
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Direct Deposit
• Personal Time Off:  (vacations, holidays, board exams, interviews, unexpected absences including illnesses):  27 days

Moving Allowance: A moving allowance of $300 is provided to each resident.

Professional Development Fund: Each fellow is allotted $1,500/year to be used towards professional development, conferences, books, tablets/computers, software, stethoscopes, etc.

Academic Appointments:  All fellows receive an academic appointment as a Clinical Assistant Instructor at Upstate Medical University (SUNY), Syracuse, New York.

Athletic/Gym Privileges: Fellows have access to the non-fee based athletic facilities at Binghamton University: gymnasium, weight room, indoor and outdoor tracks, pools, racquetball and tennis courts.

Residents are welcome to request two to four week elective rotations in the UHS Sports Medicine Department. For more information about the fellowship or elective rotations, or to schedule an elective rotation, please contact the fellowship coordinator, medical.education@nyuhs.org.  Please include your CV and a request for your preferred rotation dates.

This fellowship is open to candidates who have successfully completed an ACGME-accredited residency in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, or PM&R. The interested applicant should apply to our program using the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), beginning in July.  The following materials should be included:

• Personal Statement
• Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Letters of Recommendation (minimum of 3) including one from your Residency Program Director
• USMLE and/or COMLEX Transcript

For more information e-mail: medical.education@nyuhs.org