Aaron R. Dawes

Dr. Aaron R. Dawes

Orthopedics | Sports Medicine
Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Healthplex State College
132 Abigail Lane, 
Port Matilda, PA 
Accepting New Patients
17 Years of Experience

Geisinger Health System
Geisinger Healthplex State College
132 Abigail Lane, 
Port Matilda, PA 
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Overview

Dr. Dawes is a board-certified and fellowship-trained primary care sports medicine physician and is a member of the orthopaedic sports medicine team. His clinical interests include injuries to the musculoskeletal system. Dr. Dawes earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. He completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center St. Margaret, and he completed a fellowship at The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Dawes is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine in family medicine and sports medicine.

His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis and Bursitis.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson Univ, 2009 - Doctor Of Medicine, 2009
Residency
UPMC - St. Margaret, 2012
Specialties
Orthopedics
Sports Medicine
Licenses
Family Medicine in PA
Fellowships
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 2013
Hospital Affiliations
Geisinger Medical Center
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Geisinger Healthplex State College
132 Abigail Lane, Port Matilda, PA 16870
Call: 814-272-7100
Other Locations
Geisinger Philipsburg - Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
210 Medical Center Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866
Call: 800-230-4565

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Total Publications

Sonography of sports injuries of the hip.
Sonography of sports injuries of the hip.
Journal: Sports health
Published: November 04, 2014
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