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Heather Gillespie, M.D.

Heather Gillespie, M.D.

 

Specialty
Primary Care Sports Medicine

Language Spoken
English

Hospital Affiliation
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and
Orthopaedic Hospital

State License Number
A100878



PRACTICE LOCATIONS

Orthopaedic Hospital Outpatient Clinic
2400 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA USA 90007
Appointments:
Phone (213) 742-6509
Fax (213) 741-8311

UCLA Comprehensive Sports Medicine Center
1245 16th Street, Suite 220
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 310-319-3333


MEDICAL BOARD CERTIFICATION

American Board of Family Medicine
Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine


EDUCATION

Maine Medical Center, Division of Sports Medicine, Portland, ME
Sports Medicine Fellow 2006-2007

Residency:
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Department of Family Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Resident 2003-2006

Internship:
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Department of Family Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Medical Degree:
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC   M.D. May 2003
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC   
MPH, Health Care and Prevention, 2002


CLINICAL INTEREST

Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine


AFFILIATIONS

Assistant Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

  • Department of Family Medicine, Division of Sports Medicine
  • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Team Physician, UCLA Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Director, Orthopaedic Hospital Primary Care Sports Medicine


RESEARCH INTEREST

Pediatric Sports Injury Prevention
Musculoskeletal Medical Education


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AMSSM, Fellowship Committee member
ACSM, Member, Book Chapter Reviewer
Current Sports Medicine Reports, Reviewer


PUBLICATIONS

Peer reviewed:

Coeytaux RR, Gillespie HM, Callahan LF, Kaufman JS, Plescia M, Williams C, Sloane PD. Racial Disparities in Health between White and African American Family Practice Patients: Clinical Implications. NC Med J. 2004; 65(6): 330-334.

Chapters, Articles, Invited:

Gillespie, HM
, Dexter WW. “Treatment Options for Osteoarthritis of the Hip” in Seidenberg PH, Bowen JD: The Hip and Pelvis in Sports Medicine and Primary Care. Submitted for publication.

Gillespie HM
, Altshuler M, Barash J. Iron Deficiency Anemia in Adults. Family Practice Recertification. 2006; 28(4): 32-47.



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