Erik Stuart Adams MD PhD

Neuromuscular Medicine, Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Sports Medicine Specialist at Bozeman Sports Medicine, Inc., Asst Prof. at Montana State University, Bozeman.

4181 Fallon StSte 2Bozeman, MT 59718
Phone+1 406-586-2865
Fax+1 406-558-2891

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Summary

Dr. Erik Adams is a non-operative musculoskeletal specialist based in Bozeman, MT. He completed his medical degree at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1994 and a sports medicine fellowship at Maine Medical Center, following a pediatrics residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Adams is currently employed as a sports medicine physician at Bozeman Sports Medicine, Inc, and serves as an Associate Clinical Professor at the Bozeman, Montana WWAMI site of the University of Washington School of Medicine. In Bozeman, he teaches anatomy to first and second year medical students and provides a clinical clerkship for fourth-year medical students. His clinical expertise includes regenerative medicine, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and ultrasound-guided procedures. Dr. Adams has published on metabolomic profiling in osteoarthritis, and his work been cited numerous times by other researchers.

Education & Training

MaineHealthFellowship, Sports Medicine (Family Medicine), 1998 - 1999
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1997
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1994
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignPh.D., Chemistry, 1985 - 1993
Reed CollegeB.A., Chemistry, 1979 - 1984

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Certifications & Licensure

MT State Medical License 2016 - 2028
WI State Medical License 1995 - 2017
ME State Medical License Active through 2015
IL State Medical License 1999 - 2002

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Sex-specific effects of calving season on joint health and biomarkers in Montana ranchers.
Matthew A Thompson, Stephen A Martin, Brady D Hislop, Roubie Younkin, Tara M Andrews
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2023-01-31
3 citations
WOMAC score and arthritis diagnosis predict decreased agricultural productivity
Eliza Webber, Tan Tran, Ronald K. June, Emily Healy, Tara M. Andrews
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2021-02-13
83 citations
Characterization of synovial fluid metabolomic phenotypes of cartilage morphological changes associated with osteoarthritis.
Alyssa K. Carlson, Rachel A. Rawle, Cameron W. Wallace, Ellen G. Brooks, Erik Adams
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2019-08-01

Journal Articles

Sonography of fractures in sports medicine
Hoffman D, Adams ES, Bianchi S, Br J Sports Med, 1/1/2015
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) position statement: Interventional ultrasound in sports medicine
Finnoff JT, Hall MM, Adams ES, Berkoff D, Concoff AL, Dexter W, Smith J, Br J Sports Med, 1/1/2014
Medical Mimics of Sports Injuries
Adams ES, ACSM's Health and Fitness, 1/1/2013

Books/Book Chapters

Basics of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Chapter: Ultrasound Guidance of Injections
Adams ESEditors: JM Daniels and WW Dexter.Springer, NY2013

Lectures

Intermediate/Advanced Ultrasound Course
Portland, ME, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 - 1/17/2016
Ultrasound in rheumatology
Dallas, TX - 1/15/2016
Advanced Sports Ultrasound of the Wrist and Hand
Hollywood, FL - 1/18/2015

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