For a guy who had never played football before this season, it’s been quite a start for Oak Hall junior Darius Medley.
After spending the first few weeks of the season getting used to putting on pads, Medley broke out in a big way, averaging 30 yards every time he touched the ball in just the third game of his career. He finished with 207 total yards and three touchdowns to earn UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Athlete of the Week honors.
After a heartbreaking end to the 2024 season, senior Jon Adams and the Chiefland Indians got their redemption in a dramatic 2025 season opener.
Chiefland’s playoff run last year was cut short by a loss to rival Williston — the same game in which Adams suffered a season-ending injury. This year’s opener provided a chance to turn the page, and Adams made the most of it, scoring three touchdowns, including the game-winner in double overtime, to lift the Indians to a one-point victory.
The OSMI welcomes James Blair, MD, from Emory University School Of Medicine.
Dr. Blair will present a talk to faculty and residents as outlined below.
As Week 1 of high school football kicked off across North Central Florida, teams were eager to see if their offseason workouts and summer conditioning would pay off.
For Columbia head coach Brian Allen, the results were promising.
The Tigers cruised to a 42-6 victory over Suwannee on Friday night, dominating from start to finish. Junior linebacker Alfonso Curry played a key role in the win and has been named the UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Athlete of the Week for his performance.
This one week seminar is an immersion experience in basic musculoskeletal pathology, correlated with radiographic and imaging staging techniques, histologic diagnosis, and principles of treatment covering the gamut of musculoskeletal lesions.
Two distinguished physicians from the University of Florida, Dr. Hernan Prieto and Dr. Alaina Ritter, recently represented UF at the 2025 International Consensus Meeting on Orthopedic Infections (ICM) in Istanbul Türkiye. The ICM is a globally recognized forum for advancing the science and treatment of musculoskeletal infections.
Many high school athletes play multiple sports, but most compete in different seasons, easing the challenge of balancing athletics and academics. That's not the case for Branford High School senior Alex Whitfield.
Whitfield, the UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Athlete of the Week, is currently juggling both track and softball — and excelling in each.
When Florida became the first state to recognize girls flag football as a competitive sport in 2003, it opened the door for athletes like Bradford High School senior Nichelle Brown to shine.
Now, more than two decades later, Brown is at the forefront of the sport's growth in North Central Florida. This week, she was named the UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Athlete of the Week after leading the state in receiving yards, touchdowns and total points.
The University of Florida Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine proudly announces that Ryan Roach, MD, MS, has been selected for the highly prestigious Fellows of the American Orthopaedic Association (FAOA) fellowship. This national distinction recognizes orthopaedic surgeons who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, scholarship, and service in the field.
