JosephPatrickGarryMDFAAFP, FACSM

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Professor and Head, Department of Family Medicine & Community Health, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford

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Office
1601 Parkview Avenue
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Rockford, IL 61107
Phone+1 815-395-5805

Joseph Garry, MD, is a Family Medicine specialist based in Rockford, IL, with a subspecialty in non-surgical Sports Medicine. He completed his medical education at the University of Minnesota Medical School and has held numerous academic and clinical positions, including his current roles as Attending Physician at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital and Professor and Head at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford. His experience extends to nutrition, sports medicine, and family medicine. Dr. Garry has contributed to the field through significant publications on topics like surgical obstetrics training, virtual interviewing in residency programs, and the physiological responses to exercise. He has been recognized as a Fellow by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Academy of Family Physicians and holds the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification.

Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina UniversityFaculty Development, 2001 - 2002
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHFellowship, Sports Medicine (Family Medicine), 1996 - 1997
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Family Medicine, 1991 - 1994
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1991

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow American College of Sports Medicine
Fellow American Academy of Family Physicians

PubMed

Lessons Learned in Building a Primary Care Training Program in Advanced Surgical Obstetrics: Implementation of STRETCH-OB.
Manorama M Khare, Kristine Zimmermann, Vicki Weidenbacher-Hoper, Tsai Ling Liao, David Pluta
American Journal of Public Health. 2024-05-01
2 citations
First-Year Resident Perceptions of Virtual Interviewing.
Annette Hays, Manorama Khare, David Pluta, Rhonda Verzal, Joseph P Garry
Family Medicine. 2022-11-01
3 citations
A Rare Case of Thoracic Spinal Stenosis in a White Male.
Joseph P. Garry
Current Sports Medicine Reports. 2018-01-01

Doctors Stress Importance of Routine Physicals, Vaccines to Take Care of Children’s Physical and Emotional HealthJuly 24th, 2020
Injury Treatment: Should You Use Heat or Ice?March 30th, 2016

Integrated Family Medicine Residency ProgramFoundation2023–2026
Structured Training for Rural Enhancement of Community Health in ObstetricsHRSA2021–2026
Clinical learning and education in addictionFoundation2023–2025
Compassionate Appreciation for Recovery in Everyone (CARE)Winnebago county community mental health board2021–2024