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Susan Joy, M.D.

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Appointed: 2000
Gender: Female
Languages: English
Center for Specialized Women's Health
Phone:(216) 986-4000
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code IN10
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
Orthopaedic Surgery
Phone:(216) 986-4000
Location:Independence
Mail Code IN10
5001 Rockside Road
Independence, OH 44131
 
 
Biographical Sketch

Dr. Susan Joy is a primary care sports medicine physician with Cleveland Clinic Sports Health and is the director of Women's Sports Health.  She also serves as the Head Team Physician for Cleveland State University and Independence High School and was a recent member of the Board of Directors of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.

Dr. Joy attended the University of Connecticut School of Medicine after earning a BA in Chemistry fom Amherst College.  She completed her residency training in the Department of Family Medicine at University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University and received her specialty training in Primary Care Sports Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.  Dr. Joy is board-certified in family medicine and holds a Certificate of Added Qualification in sports medicine.

Her special interests include sports health for young women and young athletes, comprehensive evaluation and management of stress fractures, medical issues in the athletic population and the nonsurgical treatment of osteoarthritis in the athlete's knee.

Professional Highlights
  • Director, Cleveland Clinic Women's Sports Health
  • Board of Directors 2004-2008, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
  • Head Team Physician for Cleveland State University
  • Team Physician for Independence High School
  • Coordinator for the Cleveland Cavaliers
Education & Fellowships
Medical School:University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
 
Residency:University Hospitals of Cleveland, Family Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship:Cleveland Clinic, Primary Care Sports Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Other Education:(Undergraduate) Amherst College, Amherst, MA
Certifications

Sports Medicine

Family Practice

Specialty Interests
Women's sports health, stress fractures, care of the young athlete, acute sports injuries, medical management of early osteoarthritis, medical problems in athletes, exercise-induced asthma, public health education, working with the media.
Awards & Honors
2006 Crain's Cleveland Business "40 Under 40"
Professional Memberships
  • American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
  • American College of Sports Medicine
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
Specializes in Diseases and Conditions
Specializes in Services
Industry Relationships
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