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Marc I.  Harwood, M.D.

Marc I. Harwood, M.D.

Specialties: Sports Medicine

Dr. Harwood is a board certified non-surgical sports medicine physician with the Rothman Institute.  He is a team physician for the Philadelphia Phillies and serves as a sports medicine consultant for several local high schools and elite level dancers at the Rock School of Dance Education, University of the Arts, and the Pennsylvania Ballet.

Professional Profile

Education

  • B.A., Temple University
  • M.D., Temple University School of Medicine
  • Internship, Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  • Residency, Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
  • Fellowship, Sports Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Titles & Certifications

  • Alpha Omega Medical Honor Society
  • Board Certified, Family Practice

Professional Associations

  • American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
  • American College of Sports Medicine
  • International Association of Dance Medicine
  • MLB Team Physicians Association
  • American Academy of Family Practice

Hospital Affiliations

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Publications (Show)

Peer-Reviewed Papers

 
  • Harwood MI, Womack J, Kapur R. Primary meningococcal arthritis. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2008; 21(1):66-69.
 
  • McShane JM, Nazarian, LN, Harwood MI. Sonographically guided percutaneous needle tenotomy for treatment of common extensor tendinosis in the elbow. J Ultrasound Med 2006; 25:1281-89.
 
  • Harwood MI, Raikin SM. A Lisfranc fracture-dislocation in a football player. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice 2003; 16(1): 69-72.
 
  • Nazarian LN, McShane JM, Ciccotti. MG, O’Kane PL, Harwood MI. Dynamic sonography of the ulnar collateral ligament in asymptomatic professional major league baseball pitchers. Radiology 2003; 227: 149-154.
 
  • Peer-Reviewed Abstracts
 
  • Nazarian LN, McShane J, Harwood MI, Hopper B, Shah V, Diamond J.  US-guided percutaneous needle tenotomy for treatment of common extensor tendinosis in the elbow.  Proceedings of the 91st  Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, Nov. 27 – Dec. 2, 2004. p. 398
 
  • Nazarian LN, Harwood MI, Edelist DE, Ciccotti MG, O’Kane PL, McShane JM. Dynamic sonography of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in asymptomatic professional baseball pitchers. Clin J Sport Med 2002; 12(5): 324-325.
 
  • Traiforos J, Nazarian LN, McShane JM, Edelist DD, Gustavsen GP, Harwood MI. Ultrasound-guided debridement and corticosteroid injection for musculoskeletal injuries refractory to conservative management. Radiology 2002: 225(P): 606.
 
  • Harwood MI. Ultrasound guided percutaneous debridement and corticosteroid injection for lateral elbow tendinopathy. Clin J Sport Med 2001; 11(4): 290-1.
 
  • Nazarian LN, O'Kane PL, McShane JM, Harwood MI, Ciccotti MG. Dynamic sonography of the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow in asymptomatic major league professional baseball pitchers. Radiology 2001; 221(P): 507.
 
  • Paper Presentations at National Scientific Meetings
 
  • Harwood MI, Kapur R, Hribar L, Wilson R. Primary Meningococcal arthritis. Platform presentation, 14th Annual National AMSSM meeting. Austin, TX, April 19, 2005.
 
  • Besser MP, Faulkner M,O’Neill T, Page B, Sibley N, Harwood MI. Changes in Gait and Function for Patients Receiving Synvisc® Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society. Wilmington Delaware, May 7-10, 2003.
 
  • Harwood MI. A Lisfranc Fracture-dislocation in a Football Player. Poster presentation, National AMSSM meeting, April 2002, Orlando, FL.
 
  • Edelist DD, Harwood MI, McShane JM, Nazarian LM, O'Kane PL. Dynamic sonography of the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow in asymptomatic major league professional baseball pitchers. Platform presentation, National AMSSM meeting, April 2002, Orlando, FL.
 
  • Traiforos J, Nazarian LN, McShane JM, Edelist DD, Gustavsen GP, Harwood MI. Ultrasound-guided debridement and corticosteroid injection for musculoskeletal injuries refractory to conservative management. Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting 2002.
 
  • Harwood MI, McShane JM, Nazarian LN, Nelson RM. Ultrasound guided percutaneous debridement and corticosteroid injection for lateral elbow tendinopathy. Poster presentation, National STFM meeting, May 2001, Denver, CO.
 
  • Harwood MI, McShane JM, Nazarian LN, Nelson RM. Ultrasound guided percutaneous debridement and corticosteroid injection for lateral elbow tendinopathy. Platform presentation, National AMSSM meeting, April 2001, San Antonio, TX.
 
  • Textbooks

 

  • Bracker, Mark et al, eds, The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult.  Philadelphia:  Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2011. (Section editor)
 
  • Freedman, Mitchell K., William B. Morrison, and Marc I. Harwood, eds. Minimally Invasive Musculoskeletal Pain Medicine. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2007.
 
  • Book Chapters

 

  • McCoy D, Harwood MI.  Motion Sickness.  In Bracker MD 9ed.) The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult.  Philadelphia:  Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2011.  396-397.

 

 

 

  • Harwood MI, Smith BJ. Low back pain: A primary care approach. In Gill JM (ed.) Clinics in Family Practice 2005:7(2): 279-303.
 
  • Harwood MI, Smith CT. Superior labrum, anterior-posterior lesions and biceps injuries: Diagnostic and treatment considerations. In Morelli V (ed.) Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice 2004;31(4):831-55.
 
  • Reviews, Monographs, Editorials
 
  • Kapur R, Pham TT, Harwood MI. Exertional leg pain: Teasing out arterial entrapments. Current Sports Medicine Reports 2007; 6(6): 371-375.
 
  • Haines C, Harwood MI. (letter) Gabapentin helpful for hot flushes in postmenopausal women. Journal of Family Practice 2003, 52(7): 513-514.
 
  • Fagan HB, Harwood MI (letter) Use of sputum eosinophil counts decreases asthma exacerbations. Journal of Family Practice 2003; 353.
 
  • Harwood MI. What is the most effective treatment for acute low back pain? Journal of Family Practice 2002; 51: 118.
 
  • Harwood MI. (letter) Are there adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with induction of labor when there is no well-accepted indication? Journal of Family Practice 2001; 50: 106.
 
 

News

Phillies, Rothman Institute collaborate for 5th Annual Sports Medicine Conference

January 28, 2013

The 5th annual Rothman Institute/Philadelphia Phillies Sports Medicine Conference took place Saturday morning at Citizens Bank Park. A sold-out group of physical therapists and certified athletic trainers braved the cold and snow to hear from some of the region’s leaders in treatment of injured athletes. Read more »

Exercise Enthusiast Back to Active Lifestyle

April 17, 2011

Since he discovered exercise in high school, Bennett Brookstein went on to a life filled with running, cycling, weight lifting, swimming - just about any activity that kept him moving. Read more »