DerekStokesMD

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Sports Medicine Fellow

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Dr. Derek Stokes is current sports medicine fellow at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT. He completed residency in PM&R at the University of Colorado in in Aurora, CO and received his medical degree from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine.

University of Utah HealthFellowship, Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation), 2023 - 2024
University of ColoradoResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2020 - 2023
Mercy Hospital (St Louis)Internship, Transitional Year, 2019 - 2020
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 2019

UT State Medical License 2023 - 2026
CO State Medical License 2020 - 2025
MO State Medical License 2019 - 2020
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sports Medicine

AMSSM Local Humanitarian Grant 2022-2023
AMSSM Foundation Resident Scholarship Award 2022
CU PM&R Resident Conference Scholarship – Outstanding Service to the CU PM&R Department 2021

PubMed

Ultrasound as a predictor of time-loss injury for the patellar tendon, Achilles tendon and plantar fascia in division I collegiate athletes.
Daniel M Cushman, Derek Stokes, Leyen Vu, Blake Corcoran, Michael Fredericson
British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025-02-06
The plastic straw of pain relief: The deleterious effects of diclofenac on the environment.
Marc Heronemus, Derek Stokes, Rachel Brakke Holman
PM & R. 2024-12-20
Exertional Leg Pain in Athletes.
Derek C Stokes, Matthew J Mervis, Daniel M Cushman
Current Sports Medicine Reports. 2024-11-01

Books/Book Chapters

The Youth Athlete: A Practitioner’s Guide to Providing Comprehensive Sports Medicine Care
Chapter: Common Sports Problems – MSK Injuries. Chapter 28: Cervical Injury
Laker, Scott; Stokes, DerekEdition 1st,2023
Sports Medicine: Study Guide and Review for Boards
Chapter: Chapter 45. Sports Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury
Laker, Scott R, Pruente, Jessica, Stokes, DerekEditors: Mark A. Harrast and Jonathan T. Finnoff.Demos Medical PublishingEdition 3rd,2022
Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in Athletes: Prevention, Treatment, and Return to Sport
Chapter: Surgical Management of Capsulolabral and Rotator Cuff Injuries in Throwing Athletes
Sherman, S. L., MD, Yahuaca, B. I., MD, Stokes, D. C., Freyder, J., MD, & Smith, P. A., MDElsevier2018

Lectures

Annual Sideline Sports Coverage Workshop - Sideline Preparedness, Collapsed Athlete, Fractures/Dislocations
University of Colorado Sports Medicine
Upper Extremity Nerve Entrapment Syndromes in Sports: An Update Current Sports Medicine Reports
AMSSM Journal Club - 2023
Unique Considerations in Para-Athletes with Spinal Cord Injury
Craig Hospital - 2023
Sport-related Concussion – A Review and Updates
Craig Hospital - 2023
Evidence of Recovery Modalities in Athletes
University of Colorado PM&R - 2020
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