Wayne J. Sebastianelli, MD, FAOA
Honored as an AOA Pillar of the Orthopaedic Profession
Wayne J. Sebastianelli, MD, FAOA
Wayne J. Sebastianelli, MD, FAOA is being recognized as an AOA Pillar of the Orthopaedic Profession for his leadership, mentoring, and lifelong contributions to the field of Orthopaedic Surgery during his distinguished career. The champion for this effort on his behalf is Kevin P. Black, MD, FAOA, and McCollister (Mac) Evarts, MD, FAOA.
Bio
Wayne J. Sebastianelli is the Associate Chief Medical Officer for Penn State Health, Centre County Region, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University Park Regional Campus, Kalenak Professor in Orthopaedics, Medical Director at Penn State Sports Medicine, and the Director of Athletic Medicine at Penn State University. He also served as the Chief of Staff at Mount Nittany Medical Center and Mount Nittany Surgical Center for 16 years. He received his B.A. (1979) in Biology and Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude, and M.D. with honors (1983) from the University of Rochester. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency in 1988 at the University of Rochester as well. Dr. Sebastianelli completed his sports medicine fellowship at Hershey Medical Center in 1989. He became board certified in 1991 and was recertified in 1998, 2008, and 2018 in Orthopaedic Surgery. In 2007, Dr. Sebastianelli received his Subspecialty Certificate in Sports Medicine, the very first year it was created, the culmination of a rigorous evaluation and testing procedure recognizing excellence in his specialty.
Dr. Sebastianelli’s research and teaching interests are in Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine. His clinical interests are in Knee, Shoulder, Ankle, Hand and Ligament Surgery. Dr. Sebastianelli has served as a principle and co-investigator for several NIH grants including Investigation of Athletes at Risk for Traumatic Brain Injuries. Dr. Sebastianelli has coauthored several books, including Foundations of Sports-Related Brain Injuries and Concussion in Athletics: From Brain to Behavior. He has also published more than 95 articles in multiple peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Sebastianelli is a member of multiple societies including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association-where he is currently 1st past president; American Medical Association, Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. Dr. Sebastianelli is a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Orthopaedics and Sports Physical Therapy and The American Journal of Sports Medicine. He is a long-time oral examiner for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and in 2019 was elected to a 10-year term on the Board of Directors for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He presently serves as Secretary Elect of the ABOS and is a member of the ABOS Executive Committee.
The AOA gratefully acknowledges Dr. Sebastianelli’s extensive and comprehensive impact on the orthopaedic community and recognizes him as an AOA Pillar of the Orthopaedic Profession.
Tribute
“Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli is a remarkable role model for young orthopaedic surgeons and has set the bar for excellence in the domains of orthopaedics and sports medicine. In an era of increasing sub-specialization, he continues to demonstrate, like no one else that I know, that you can be a master of both general orthopaedic skills and sports medicine. His integrity, courage, leadership, and commitment to excellence have resulted in him being honored by Penn State University, his local medical community, Penn State Health and the AOA in his role as president. Perhaps most importantly, there is a long line of former student athletes that remain forever deeply thankful to him for all he has done for them.”
Kevin P. Black, MD, FAOA
Dr. Sebastianelli’s Co-Champion
“Wayne Sebastianelli is a true renaissance man as a surgeon, educator, and leader. He has demonstrated these qualities all of his life as an outstanding student, resident, fellow, practitioner, husband and father! Wayne is critical to the sports programs at Penn State which is no small task. He is a Past-President of the AOA, Omega, has a key role at the Mt. Nitanny Medical Center and is a treasured fellowship director, to name a few. There is only one conclusion….Wayne is a worthy Pillar of the Orthopaedic Profession.”
McCollister (Mac) Evarts, MD, FAOA
Dr. Sebastianelli’s Co-Champion