Mark R. Hutchinson M.D. is Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Family Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). He is dual certified in orthopaedics and sports medicine. Dr. Hutchinson has been in practice for 32 years at the UIC where he has served as Head Team Physician and Director of Sports Medicine Services.
Dr. Hutchinson has served Team USA Head Team Physician at the Paris Summer Paralympic Games, Tokyo Summer Olympic Games and Beijing Winter Olympic Games. He has served Team USA as a team or event physician at the Rio Summer Olympic Games, the Torino Paralympic Games, the Lima and Toronto Pan American Games, and three World University Games. He has served as team physician for several National Governing Bodies including: the USA Gymnastics Gymnastics at the Atlanta Olympic Games, World Championships, Pan American games and Jr Pan American Games, USA Volleyball, USA Basketball, USA Soccer, USA Gymnastics, USA Field Hockey, and the World Athletic Championships. In addition, Dr. Hutchinson has served as team physician for the WNBA Chicago Sky, the Chicago Cheetah’s Professional Roller Hockey team, the University of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, and numerous other local and regional schools and events.
Dr. Hutchinson has presented nationally and internationally on a variety of topics ranging from injury prevention to surgical techniques about the knee, elbow, shoulder, and leg. He has also published liberally in various aspects of sports medicine including serving as co-editor of the prestigious Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine textbook, six other books, and has authored hundreds of publications including 61 book chapters, over 100 invited articles and peer-reviewed publications, and over 330 book reviews. His physical examination videos on You-tube have over 8 million hits world-wide. One of his special research targets has been chronic exertional compartment syndrome and leg pain in athletes. Dr. Hutchinson has served or serves on the editorial board of numerous journals including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, the American Journal of Sports Medicine, the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, and the Physician and Sports Medicine.
Dr. Hutchinson is a fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the Arthroscopy Association of North America (ANNA) as well as an active member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. He is past president of the Orthopaedic Learning Center and co-founder of AANA’s Fundamentals in Arthroscopy Courses. Dr. Hutchinson is a fellow, Foundation President, and past Board member and past Vice President of the American College of Sports Medicine and currently serves as chair of the International Committee for AANA.
Dr. Hutchinson is a dedicated educator and has received a numerous teaching awards and annual clinical awards as Top or Best Doctor. In addition to surgery and patient care, Dr. Hutchinson has participated in the education of thousands of medical students, nearly 200 orthopaedic residents, 40 primary care sports medicine fellows, and 20 orthopaedic sports medicine fellows. He is supported at home by his wife of 32 years, Susan, and two children, Michael and Allison.