Center For Sports Medicine
In 1982 Dr. Ferguson named Dr. Fu Chief of Sports Medicine. At that time he not only managed the day-to-day activities but also began building a solid foundation for the program’s long-term strategic goals. Sports medicine was a new discipline and not respected as a division-level subspecialty. The Division had a very humble beginning with 1,000 sq. ft. of space dedicated to sports medicine and was built from the ground up. Because it was successful in providing clinical care, education, and research and had a good team of doctors, the Division was able to grow. His appointment as Chief was marked by productivity and performance as indicated by the Division of Sports Medicine’s accelerated growth to a world-class program within a short span of ten years.
In 2000, Dr. Fu was primarily responsible for the conception and oversight of the design and construction of the $80 million UPMC Sports Performance Complex and oversees one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive sports medicine centers which has become a magnet for more than 600 visiting surgeons and fellows from 50 countries and six continents. Over the years he has effectively nurtured these professional relationships and established worldwide network of surgeons and researchers that extends far beyond US borders. The Center has a multidisciplinary approach to sports injuries and performance and is the first of its kind in the US to have the resources of a major academic and clinical system with professional and collegiate sports team programs. In 1994 the UPMC Center for Sports Medicine was rated as one of the top ten centers in the United States in Men’s Journal magazine and again in 1998 in Self magazine. It attracts local, national, and international patients; and hundreds of elite world-class athletes have been treated at the Center.
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