Samantha J. Stuek, MD

Dr. Samantha Stuek is an Attending Physician at Hospital for Special Surgery. She is board certified in family medicine with a certificate of added qualification in sports medicine. Dr. Stuek sees patients of all ages with the goal of helping return patients to their active and healthy lifestyles. 
 
Dr. Stuek completed her undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University and was a member of both the field hockey and track and field teams. She sustained an ACL injury during her athletic career which ultimately inspired her to become a physician. She attended medical school at New York Medical College prior to completing her residency in family medicine at INOVA-Fairfax Family Practice in Fairfax, VA, with a concentration in sports medicine. She then completed her fellowship in sports medicine at the University of Connecticut, where she served as a team physician for all university sports, including the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams. During fellowship, she additionally served as team physician for the Division III Eastern Connecticut University teams and for the Hartford Athletics professional soccer team.
 
As a prior collegiate athlete, Dr. Stuek continues to stay active and enjoys running and local exercise classes. She has been a medical volunteer at the NYC Marathon, Marine Corps Marathon, Boston Marathon, Lake Placid IronMan, and Falmouth Road Race and has a passion for continuing care of runners with an additional special interest in women’s health. 

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Departments

Specialized Centers

Women's Sports Medicine Center
Perinatal Movement and Physical Wellbeing Resource Center

Special Expertise

Athletic pre-participation examinations
Care of active and athletic women
Exercise and sports related injuries for adolescent and adult patients
Medical issues related to sports medicine
Overuse Injuries
Running related injuries
Ultrasound-guided joint and soft tissue injections

Procedures

Diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections
Ultrasound-guided joint and soft tissue injections
Viscosupplementation (hyaluronic acid) injections