Lauren A. Salesi, MD

Sports Medicine

4.8 with 395 ratings

Sees patients age 14 to 54

Team Sports Medicine Physician, Philadelphia Union
Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine and Community Health
Dr. Salesi is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Meet Dr. Salesi

Dr. Salesi offers a wide variety of expertise and has special interest in injury prevention, ultrasound-guided procedures, athletic performance, the adolescent athlete, bone health and bone metabolism, and concussions.

Achilles Tendon Injury
Achilles Tendonitis
Acromioclavicular Joint Separation
Adductor Muscle Injury
Adhesive Capsulitis
Ankle Fracture
Ankle Impingement
Ankle Injury
Ankle Instability
Ankle Pain
Ankle Sports Injury
Ankle Sprain
Ankle Strain
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (ACL Injury)
Anti-Inflammatory Medications
Apophysitis
Arm Fracture
Arm Injury
Arm Pain
Aspiration
Athletic Pubalgia
Back Muscle Injury
Bicep Injury
Bicep Pain
Bicep Tear
Biceps Tendonitis
Bursitis
Bursitis of the Elbow
Calf Muscle Injury
Calf Pain
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cartilage Injury
Cervical Radiculopathy
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome
Clavicle Fracture
Concussion
Concussion Testing
Costochondritis
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
Deconditioned Knee
Degenerative Spine Conditions
Dislocated Patella
Elbow Fracture
Elbow Injuries
Elbow Pain
Elbow Sprain
Epicondylitis
Epidural Steroid Injection
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Prescription
Femur Fracture
Fibula Fracture
Finger Sprain
Flatfoot
Foot and Ankle Injuries
Foot Fracture
Foot Pain
Freiberg's Disease
Frozen Shoulder
Gait Analysis
Gamekeeper's Thumb
Gastrocnemius Injury
Gluteal Injury
Gluteus Medius Tear
Golfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)
Groin Pain
Hamstring Injury
Hand Tendonitis
Heat Illness
Heterotopic Ossification
Hip Abductor Tear
Hip Click
Hip Impingement (Femoroacetabular Impingement)
Hip Injuries
Hip Labral Tear
Hip Osteoarthritis
Hip Pain
Hip Pain Under Age 60
Hyaluronic Acid Injections
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS)
Impact Testing
Insertional Tendonitis
Joint Injection
Juvenile Osteochondrosis
Kinetic Chain Approach
Knee Injuries
Knee MCL Injury (Medial Collateral Ligament Injury)
Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee Pain
Knee Pain for Patients Aged Younger Than 60
Knee Tendon Repair
Kneecap Dislocation
Labral Tear of Shoulder
Lateral Collateral Ligament Tear (LCL)
Leg Injury
Leg Pain
Ligament Injury
Little League Elbow
Little League Shoulder
Locking Knee
Lower Back Injuries
Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
Mallet Finger
Meniscal Tear, Age Greater Than 50
Meniscal Tear, Age Less Than 50
Meniscus Tears
Menstrual Disorders in Athletes
Metatarsalgia
Multi-Ligament Knee Injury
Muscle Cramps
Muscle Injury
Muscle Tears
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Musculoskeletal Pain
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Neck Muscle Injury
Neck Rehab
Non-Displaced Fracture
Nonoperative Management of Fracture
Nutritional Disorders
Orthopaedic Stem Cell Regeneration
Osgood Schlatter Disease
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Osteoarthritis of Fingers
Osteoarthritis of the Elbow
Osteoarthritis of the Foot
Osteoarthritis of the Hand
Osteochondral Defect
Osteochondritis Dissecans
Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Ankle
Overuse Injuries of the Ankle
Overuse Injury
Paratenonitis
Patellar Clunk Syndrome
Patellar Instability
Patellar Stabilization
Patellofemoral Injury
Patellofemoral Instability
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Pectoral Muscle Injury
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Peroneal Tendonitis
Piriformis Syndrome
Plantar Fasciitis (Policeman's Heel)
Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection (PRP Injection)
Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tear (PCL)
Posterior Tibial Tendon Rupture
Proximal Humerus Fractures
Quadricep Injury
Rib Fracture
Rotator Cuff Disorders
Rotator Cuff Impingement
Rotator Cuff Injury
Running Injury
Rupture of Achilles Tendon
Sacroiliitis
Scaphoid Fracture
Scapular Dyskinesis
Separated Shoulder
Sesamoiditis
Sever's Disease
Shin Splints (Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome)
Shoulder Arthritis
Shoulder Bursitis
Shoulder Dislocation
Shoulder Impingement
Shoulder Injuries
Shoulder Instability
Shoulder Pain
Shoulder Strain
Shoulder Tendonitis
Snapping Hip Syndrome
Soft Tissue Injuries
Spinal Injection
Spondylolisthesis
Sports Concussion
Sports Concussion Testing
Sports Injury
Sports Physical
Sports Related Foot Injury
Sprains
Stem Cell Treatment for Joint Disease
Steroid Injection
Steroid Injections
Strains
Stress Fractures
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Tendinitis of the Hand
Tendinitis of the Wrist
Tendinosis
Tendon Injury
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
Tenosynovitis
Throwing Injuries
Thumb Pain
Thumb Sprain
Thumb Strain
Tibial Tendonitis
Torn Ligament
Torn Meniscus
Tricep Injury
Trigger Finger
Trigger Point Injection
Trigger Thumb
Twisted Ankle
Ulnar Nerve Injury
Ultrasound
Wrist Pain
Wrist Sprain

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Salesi is part of these programs:

Penn Sports Medicine Program

Board Certification

Family Medicine - Sports Medicine, 2022
Family Medicine, 2021

Education and Training

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Primary Location

Penn Orthopaedics Pennsylvania Hospital - Cathcart Building

Pennsylvania Hospital
1 Cathcart
800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

A facility of Pennsylvania Hospital

Map Call 215-662-3340

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Penn Family Medicine Pennsylvania Hospital

Pennsylvania Hospital
Duncan Building, Suite 305
700 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Map Call 215-829-3468

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

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Aetna
Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna Medicare
Claim Watcher (Homestead/Index)
Clover Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Highmark Blue Shield Medicare
Highmark Wholecare
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360

Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Jefferson Health Plans (fka Health Partners Plans)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan PA
UPMC Health Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Selected Publications

Prisco L, Salesi LA, McElheny KD, Weiss D, Diamond L, Brennan T.: Primary Considerations for the Baseball Athlete. Current Review Musculoskeletal Medicine. : 2022.

Academic Contact Information

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Andrew Mutch Building
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Academy of Family Physicians, National
American Medical Society of Sports Medicine, National
Phi Beta Kappa, National
Wilderness Medical Society, National