Sports medicine injuries topic of UT Medicine lecture tonight

SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 19, 2011) — Matthew Murray, M.D., and Jesse Delee, M.D., sports medicine orthopaedic surgeons with UT Medicine San Antonio, will discuss diagnosis and prevention of common sports injuries at the UT Medicine information series. The lecture — free and open to the public — is at 6:30 this evening in the Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC), 8300 Floyd Curl Drive, in Conference Room B.

UT Medicine is the clinical practice of the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. The MARC is one of the primary locations of UT Medicine. Dr. Murray, assistant professor of orthopaedics, and Dr. Delee, clinical professor of orthopaedics, will discuss injuries such as torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), shoulder dislocation and clavicle fracture.

Dr. Delee is a longtime clinical faculty member in the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center. Dr. Murray completed medical school and residency at the School of Medicine, and a sports fellowship at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Ala., with renowned sports medicine surgeon James Andrews, M.D.

UT Medicine San Antonio is the clinical practice of the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. With more than 700 doctors – all faculty from the School of Medicine – UT Medicine is the largest medical practice in Central and South Texas, with expertise in more than 60 different branches of medicine. Primary care doctors and specialists see patients in private practice at UT Medicine’s clinical home, the Medical Arts & Research Center (MARC), located in the South Texas Medical Center at 8300 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio 78229. Most major health plans are accepted, and there are clinics and physicians at several local and regional hospitals, including CHRISTUS Santa Rosa, University Hospital and Baptist Medical Center. Call (210) 450-9000 to schedule an appointment, or visit the Web site at www.UTMedicine.org for a complete listing of clinics and phone numbers.



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