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Mark E. Kasmer, MD
Mark E. Kasmer, MD
Sports Medicine
(4.9 out of 5)
VTC Faculty
Carilion Clinic
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"I intend to facilitate optimal health and performance for active and less active individuals through a comprehensive, personalized diagnostic and treatment approach."
Locations
Background
Medical School
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Fellowships
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Specialties or Medical Focus
- Sports Medicine
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
- Orthopaedics
Internships
- Medical College of Wisconsin
NPI
- 1316189590
Residencies
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Services
Conditions Treated
- Ankle pain, activity related injuries or condition
- Ankle, achilles tendinitis
- Ankle, sprains and strains
- Ankle, tendinopathy
- Any body part, separations/dislocations
- Back, low, activity related injuries or conditions
- Back, low, acute sprains and strains
- Back, low, radicular pain ("sciatica")
- Back, low, sacroiliac joint pain
- Calf, pain, activity related injuries or condition
- Compartment syndrome
- Elbow pain, activity related injuries or condition
- Elbow, biceps, injury/tear
- Elbow, bursitis
- Elbow, injuries
- Elbow, nerve entrapment
- Elbow, sprains and strains
- Elbow, tendinopathy
- Elbow, tennis and golfers
- Foot, pain
- Foot, plantar fasciitis
- Groin, pain (sports hernia)
- Hip / buttock / groin pain, activity related
- Hip, arthritis
- Hip, labral tear
- Knee pain, acute and/or activity related injuries
- Knee, arthritis
- Knee, bursitis
- Knee, instability or dislocation
- Knee, ligament injury or tear
- Knee, meniscal tears or injuries
- Knee, sprains and strains
- Muscle, injury (example running or weight-lifting)
- Shoulder AC joint (injury or arthritis)
- Shoulder pain, activity related injuries
- Shoulder, arthritis
- Shoulder, biceps, injury/tear
- Shoulder, bursitis
- Shoulder, impingement
- Shoulder, instability or dislocation
- Shoulder, rotator cuff injuries or disease
- Shoulder, sprains and strains
- Stress, fractures
- Tailbone and pelvis
- Wrist, carpal tunnel syndrome
- Wrist, cubital tunnel
- Wrist, nerve entrapment
Treatments Offered
- Ankle, ultra-sound guided injections
- Elbow, ultra-sound guided injections
- Foot, ultra-sound guided injections
- Hip, ultra-sound guided injections
- Knee, compartment testing
- Knee, PRP Injections
- Knee, ultra-sound guided injections
- Low back, fluoroscopic guided injections
- Ribs, ultrasound guided nerve blocks
- Shoulder, ultra-sound guided injections
- Shoulder, ultra-sound guided injections
- SI joint, fluoroscopic/ultrasound guided injection
- Stress, fracture repair
- Wrist, ultra-sound guided injections
Biography
Mark Kasmer, MD is a board-certified specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation with fellowship training in sports medicine. He focuses on the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions involving the spine, shoulder, hip, and knee, using both non-surgical and interventional techniques. He earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois - Chicago in 2009, completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and pursued a sports medicine fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Kasmer has been with Carilion Clinic since 2014 and serves as an Assistant Professor at both the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM). He is a member of the Virginia Orthopaedic Society (VOS) and the International Pediatric Sports Injury Society (IPSIS).
Ratings and Reviews
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I think Dr. Kasmer is a wonderful physician. He truly works with me to decide what is the best course of action for my problem. He gives great advice and when he didn't know a specific answer to a surgical question I had, he consulted with one of the surgeons in the practice to give me the correction information. I completely trust Dr. Kasmer with my care.