Wayne J. Sebastianelli MD

Wayne J. Sebastianelli is the Associate Chief Medical Officer for Penn State Health, Centre County Region, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University Park Regional Campus, Kalenak Professor in Orthopaedics, Medical Director at Penn State Sports Medicine, and the Director of Athletic Medicine at Penn State University. He is also the Chief of Staff at Mount Nittany Medical Center and Mount Nittany Surgical Center. He received his B.A. (1979) in Biology and Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude, and M.D. with honors (1983) from the University of Rochester. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency in 1988 and completed his sports medicine fellowship at Hershey Medical Center in 1989. He became board certified in 1991 in Orthopaedic Surgery. In 2007, Dr. Sebastianelli received his Subspecialty Certificate in Sports Medicine, the very first year it was created, the culmination of a rigorous evaluation and testing procedure recognizing excellence in his specialty.

Dr. Sebastianelli’s research and teaching interests are in Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine. His clinical interests are in Knee, Shoulder, Ankle, Hand and Ligament Surgery. Dr. Sebastianelli has served as a principle and co-investigator for several NIH grants including Investigation of Athletes at Risk for Traumatic Brain Injuries. Dr. Sebastianelli has coauthored several books, including Foundations of Sports-Related Brain Injuries and Concussion in Athletics: From Brain to Behavior. He has also published more than 85 articles in multiple peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Sebastianelli is a member of multiple societies including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association, American Medical Association, and American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. Dr. Sebastianelli is a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Orthopaedics and Sports Physical Therapy and The American Journal of Sports Medicine. He is a long-time oral examiner for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and serves on the Board of Directors for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Most recently, he was elected to the position of Second President-Elect on the Executive Committee of The American Orthopaedic Association.