Education & Training
- MD, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
- Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA
- Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA
Representative Publications
Pryor R, Roth R. Exertional Heat Illness: Emerging Concepts and Advances in Prehospital Care. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2015; 30(3): 1-9 (Post-publication contribution acknowledgement). June 2015.
Mares AV, Schreiter R, Van Eck C, Blanc R, Musahl M. Management of Athletic Turf Toe Using Biologics. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2016 June 1; 581, 26(2): 117-121.
Doshi A, Gonzaga AM, Mares AV, Rosenstock J. 16 ICS Case 11. vpSim. https://vpsim.pitt.edu. Online publication 3.23.2016.
Wang WL, Mares AV. Bilateral Epidural Hematoma with Parietal Skull Fracture in A Division I College Athlete: A Case Report. J Sport Rehabil. 2017 Sep;26(5):415-417.
Sullivan JK; Irrgang JJ; Losina E; Safran-Norton C; Collins JE; Shrestha S; Selzer F; Bennell K; Bisson L; Chen AT; Dawson CK; Gil AB; Jones MH; Kluczynski MA; Lafferty K; Lange JK; Lape EC; Leddy J; Mares AV; Spindler K; Turczyk J; Katz JN. The TeMPO Trial (Treatment of Meniscal Tears in Osteoarthritis): Rationale and design features for a four- arm randomized controlled clinical trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Dec 1;19(1):429.ss.
Gonzalez A, Mares AV, Espinoza DR. Common Pulmonary Conditions in Sport. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 2019 Oct;38(4):563-575. PMID: 31472767.
Nelson V, Mares AV Review and Comments on Dr. Thompson’s Article: ECG Comparability in High School Athletes to Adolescents with Known HCM, Sports Rev J, Sports Cardiology Edition, 2(4):16-17, Apr. 2017.
Shaheen S, Mares AV. Review and Comments on Dr. Drezner’s Article: Performance of ECG Versus History and Physical Exam as a Screening Tool for Serious Morbidity or Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) in NCAA Athletes, Sports Rev J, Sports Cardiology Edition, 2(4):12-13, Apr. 2017.
Ziegler C, Mares AV. Review and Comments on Dr. Pickham’s Article: Optimizing QT Interval Measurement for the Preparticipation Screening of Young Athletes. Sports Rev J, Sports Cardiology Edition, 2(4):6-7, Apr. 2017.
Hagen, T, Mares AV. Glenoid Labral Tears/SLAP Lesions. The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011
Mares AV, Hagen TJ. Glenoid Labral Tears/SLAP Lesions. The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult: Second Edition28 March 2012. Book Chapter.
Zlotnicki J, Mares AV, Musahl V. Exercise Osteoarthritis: The Effect of Running with Aging in the Master’s Level Athlete. Endurance Sports Medicine: A Clinical Guide. Ed. Timothy Miller. 1st ed. Springer International, 2016. 183-197.
Ezpinoza D, Sisk T, Chiampas G, Mares AV. Return to Play in Asthma and Pulmonary Conditions. Return to Play in Football: An Evidence-based Approach. Ed. Volker Musahl. 1st ed. Springer International, 1 January 2018. Pages 771-782. Book Chapter.
Murphy JV, Medure J, Mares AV. Pectoralis Major Muscle Rupture. Essential Orthopaedics, 2nd Ed. Editors: Miller MD, Hart JA, MacKinght JM. Elsevier. 2019. pp133- 137.
Mares AV, Hennessy S. Environmental Conditions. Non-Orthopedic Emergency Care in Athletics. Editor: Feld F, Gorse K, Blanc R. 2019. pp 49-54.
Research Interests
As Head Team Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Associate Medical Director of the Pittsburgh Marathon, and faculty in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, I enjoy working with the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, teaching athletic training and medical students, along with the clinical education of several residency programs. Research interests include the management of acute injury in contact sports and overuse injuries in endurance athletes.
Also:
1. Faculty - Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship – didactics, clinical rotations,training room
2. Faculty - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – Team leader involved inteaching an Integrative Case Studies course
3. Research and clinical interests include management of acute injury in contact sports and overuse injuries in endurance athletes.