Dr. John Uhorchak is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Albany Medical College. After residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, he completed the John A. Feagin Sports Medicine Fellowship at Keller Army Community Hospital.
Uhorchak has been a team physician within the Marist Athletics Department since 2002. He is responsible for the oversight of the orthopedic clinic for injured student-athletes once a week. Uhorchak covers athletic events, mainly football and basketball games. He is also on call for MAAC Championship events hosted by Marist. Additionally, Uhorchak serves as a clearing physician for student-athlete physicals.
Dr. Uhorchak was on staff at Keller for the last 12 years of his 28-year career with the U.S. Army serving as Chief of Orthopedics and Chief of the Department of Surgery. At West Point, he served as Team Physician or Assistant Team Physician for many Division I and numerous intramural sports teams.
At Keller Army Hospital, Dr. Uhorchak was actively engaged in clinical research, presenting numerous papers and authoring/co-authoring dozens of peer reviewed articles. He was lead author on the study "Risk Factors Associated with Non Contact ACL injuries: A Four-year Prospective Analysis of 859 West Point Cadets, " which received the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) 2002 O'Donoghue Excellence in Sports Injury Research Award and the American Journal of Sports Medicine Best Publication Hughston Award for 2004.
Dr. Uhorchak treated soldiers in war zones in Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq. He earned numerous military awards including the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Combat Medical Badge, Ranger Tab, Parachute Badge. He was recognized as being among the top medical personnel in the Army, receiving the U.S. Army Surgeon Generals "A" designator and the Order of Medical Merit.
He is board certified in Orthopedic Surgery and sub-specialty certified in Orthopedic Sports Medicine and has a strong interest in knee, shoulder, and arthroscopic surgery. He currently serves as Head Team Physician for Marist College.
For more information on Uhorchak and his practice, visit http://www.osmpc.com/
