Fellowship Faculty
Arthur Bartolozzi, MD, is the Director of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program Director at Jefferson Health-Northeast. He has served as the Orthopaedic Team Physician for the Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia Phantoms hockey team, Philadelphia Kixx soccer team, Camden River Sharks baseball team, the Philadelphia Rage professional women's basketball team and currently volunteers as a team physician to the U.S. National Soccer Team.
While devoting his career to the care of athletes, he has maintained a teaching relationship with the athletic training department at several local universities. As the program director for the Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine Program at Pennsylvania Hospital for nearly 20 years before joining Jefferson, Dr. Bartolozzi has participated in the training of more than 65 fellows in the area of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Primary Care Sports Medicine. Along with Dr. Dorshimer, Dr. Bartolozzi co-founded the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at Pennsylvania Hospital in 1998.
Dr. Bartolozzi specializes in arthroscopy of the knee and shoulder, ligament reconstruction and total joint replacement. He is a member of a number of local and national professional societies. He is published in many areas of Sports Medicine, including knee and shoulder, and also in the area of fluid and hydration. As an integral member of the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine faculty, he has had the opportunity to interact with and care for athletes at many levels from high school to professional, as well as provide the opportunity to carefully explore and understand physical examination of the extremities.
Dr. Bartolozzi graduated magna cum laude from Brown University, Providence, RI, and earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He completed his residency and a research fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and a second fellowship in Sports Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.
While devoting his career to the care of athletes, he has maintained a teaching relationship with the athletic training department at several local universities. As the program director for the Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine Program at Pennsylvania Hospital for nearly 20 years before joining Jefferson, Dr. Bartolozzi has participated in the training of more than 65 fellows in the area of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Primary Care Sports Medicine. Along with Dr. Dorshimer, Dr. Bartolozzi co-founded the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at Pennsylvania Hospital in 1998.
Dr. Bartolozzi specializes in arthroscopy of the knee and shoulder, ligament reconstruction and total joint replacement. He is a member of a number of local and national professional societies. He is published in many areas of Sports Medicine, including knee and shoulder, and also in the area of fluid and hydration. As an integral member of the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine faculty, he has had the opportunity to interact with and care for athletes at many levels from high school to professional, as well as provide the opportunity to carefully explore and understand physical examination of the extremities.
Dr. Bartolozzi graduated magna cum laude from Brown University, Providence, RI, and earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He completed his residency and a research fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and a second fellowship in Sports Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Matthew T. Kleiner, MD is a fellowship-trained Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Surgeon in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Cooper University Hospital and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.
He is a graduate of Boston College and then went on to medical school at Temple University School of Medicine. He stayed at Temple to complete his orthopaedic residency in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at Temple University Hospital. Following residency, he pursued a fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. At both Temple and USC, Dr. Kleiner assisted in the care of Division 1 athletes and learned from true leaders in the field of orthopaedic sports medicine.
After fellowship, Dr. Kleiner practiced in Southern California before returning to the East Coast to join the team at Cooper. Dr. Kleiner is board-certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. He greatly enjoys being involved in the training of residents and medical students and is actively involved in research, with several publications to his credit.
Dr. Kleiner specializes in the management of treatment of athletic injuries to the knee, shoulder, elbow, and hip. He helps in coverage of several local high school sports teams and Rowan University.
He is a graduate of Boston College and then went on to medical school at Temple University School of Medicine. He stayed at Temple to complete his orthopaedic residency in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at Temple University Hospital. Following residency, he pursued a fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. At both Temple and USC, Dr. Kleiner assisted in the care of Division 1 athletes and learned from true leaders in the field of orthopaedic sports medicine.
After fellowship, Dr. Kleiner practiced in Southern California before returning to the East Coast to join the team at Cooper. Dr. Kleiner is board-certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. He greatly enjoys being involved in the training of residents and medical students and is actively involved in research, with several publications to his credit.
Dr. Kleiner specializes in the management of treatment of athletic injuries to the knee, shoulder, elbow, and hip. He helps in coverage of several local high school sports teams and Rowan University.
Sports Medicine, Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Joint Preservation, Biologics
Dr. Scopp is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon and a pioneer in the field of cartilage restoration, a procedure for joint pain available in only a handful of medical centers across the country. In addition to his biotechnology research on joint preservation, Dr. Scopp specializes in the treatment and prevention of sports-related injuries. He is an internationally featured speaker on the topics of joint preservation, cartilage defects and restorative treatment options.
Fellowship trained in Sports Medicine and a lifelong athlete himself, Dr. Scopp has been team physician for the United States Soccer Team, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Salisbury University and the Delmarva Shorebirds (a Baltimore Orioles organization), among others.
Dr. Scopp received his medical degree from the Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. His residency in orthopaedic surgery was completed at University of Maryland Medical Systems, and he completed his fellowship in sports medicine, arthroscopy and articular cartilage restoration at the Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group in California.
Dr. Scopp is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon and a pioneer in the field of cartilage restoration, a procedure for joint pain available in only a handful of medical centers across the country. In addition to his biotechnology research on joint preservation, Dr. Scopp specializes in the treatment and prevention of sports-related injuries. He is an internationally featured speaker on the topics of joint preservation, cartilage defects and restorative treatment options.
Fellowship trained in Sports Medicine and a lifelong athlete himself, Dr. Scopp has been team physician for the United States Soccer Team, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Salisbury University and the Delmarva Shorebirds (a Baltimore Orioles organization), among others.
Dr. Scopp received his medical degree from the Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. His residency in orthopaedic surgery was completed at University of Maryland Medical Systems, and he completed his fellowship in sports medicine, arthroscopy and articular cartilage restoration at the Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group in California.
Mark Pollard, MD
Dr. Pollard graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor of science degree, then graduated from MCP/Hahnemann University School of Medicine (now Drexel University School of Medicine) in Philadelphia. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency training at Hamot Medical Center in Erie, PA, followed by a fellowship in orthopaedic sports medicine at the world-renowned American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Alabama.
Dr. Pollard specializes in the management and treatment of knee ligament and cartilage injuries, knee arthritis, shoulder instability, shoulder tendon problems, and other muscle and tendon problems of the arms and legs (biceps, triceps, patellar and quadriceps tendon, and Achilles tendon). He has covered many high school, collegiate and professional sports teams.
As a faculty member and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Dr. Pollard has been instrumentally involved in the training and education of medical students, orthopaedic surgery resident physicians, and fellows. He has been active in research with publications in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, the Journal of Hand Surgery and the American Journal of Orthopaedics. Dr. Pollard is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and is a member of many professional societies including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
Dr. Pollard graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor of science degree, then graduated from MCP/Hahnemann University School of Medicine (now Drexel University School of Medicine) in Philadelphia. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency training at Hamot Medical Center in Erie, PA, followed by a fellowship in orthopaedic sports medicine at the world-renowned American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Alabama.
Dr. Pollard specializes in the management and treatment of knee ligament and cartilage injuries, knee arthritis, shoulder instability, shoulder tendon problems, and other muscle and tendon problems of the arms and legs (biceps, triceps, patellar and quadriceps tendon, and Achilles tendon). He has covered many high school, collegiate and professional sports teams.
As a faculty member and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Dr. Pollard has been instrumentally involved in the training and education of medical students, orthopaedic surgery resident physicians, and fellows. He has been active in research with publications in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, the Journal of Hand Surgery and the American Journal of Orthopaedics. Dr. Pollard is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and is a member of many professional societies including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
Stuart Trager, MD
Dr. Stuart Trager is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and specializes in hand surgery. He cares for injuries and complications of the hand, fingers, wrist, forearm, elbow and shoulder.
He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and he completed his residency and fellowship at University of Louisville. Dr. Trager is a Faculty Preceptor in the Pennsylvania Hospital Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, and is the Director of Hand Surgery at Jefferson Heath Bucks Hospital.
Dr. Trager has been recognized by America's Top Doctors, and in Philadelphia Magazine's annual Top Docs issues. He maintains privileges at Pennsylvania Hospital and Jefferson Health Bucks Hospital. Medicine.
Ali Ghasemi, MD
Seyedalireza Mirghasemi (Ghasemi), MD, is an orthopedic surgeon. He earned a medical degree from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, in Iran, where he also completed an orthopedic surgery residency.
Following his residency, and a few years in academic practice at the University of Iran, he relocated to the U.S. and completed an adult limb reconstruction surgery fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City; an orthopedic foot and ankle fellowship at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, and an orthopedic sports medicine surgery fellowship at Jefferson Health Northeast in Philadelphia. Dr. Mirghasemi has a particular clinical interest is joint preservation surgery, including the repair of cartilage.
He was involved in numerous research studies while in research fellowship programs at Johns Hopkins University and at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute and has many publications to date.
Dr. Mirghasemi is board-certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).