BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Dr. Umar Khan, a sports medicine specialist with experience at the highest professional and collegiate levels, has been added to the Western Kentucky University team physician’s group, contributing to the medical well-being of the over 350 student-athletes on The Hill.
Dr. Khan received his medical degree from Kabir Medical College and completed his training in Internal Medicine at his home town in Augusta, Ga., at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Khan completed his Sports Medicine Fellowship at the prestigious Andrews Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center/American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Ala., home to renowned sports physician Dr. James Andrews.
Prior to coming to WKU, Dr. Khan assisted Dr. Andrews covering the NFL’s Washington Redskins. He was also an associate team physician for the University of Alabama and West Alabama under the supervision of Dr. Lyle Cain.
Dr. Khan is board certified in Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine. He is also certified as a Muskuloskeletal Sonographer and uses MSK U/S in his practice for both diagnostic purposes as well as to guide his highly specialized injections. He is a pioneer in orthobiologic (stem cell and platelet rich plasma) injections. Dr. Khan was recently published as being able to inject the ACL under sonographic guidance, and he is currently developing an new protocol for ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries of the elbow using dynamic ultrasound evaluation and orthobiologic injections.
Dr. Khan also takes care of general medical issues for the athletes and staff at WKU.
Dr. Khan has staff privileges at Greenview Regional Hospital, The Medical Center at Bowling Green, Logan Memorial Hospital, and the Medical Center in Scottsville. He works as an ER physician at Logan Memorial Hospital and has his own Sports Medicine clinic in Bowling Green. Memberships include the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine, The American Fellowship Society of Sports Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine.
