Adam Susmarski D.O.

Biography

Dr. Adam Susmarski, DO, FACSM is a sports, spine, and rehabilitation medical doctor at Medical Associates Clinic since 2021. He is the head team physician at Loras College and the Dubuque Fighting Saints, as well as a team physician for the University of Dubuque, Clarke University, and local high schools. Dr. Susmarski has spent a significant amount of time working in the field of Sports/Musculoskeletal Medicine and has provided care to a wide range of athletes in a variety of sports encompassing athletes from high school, college, professional, military, Olympic, Paralympic, and Special Olympics levels of competition. He specializes in diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound, ultrasound and fluoroscopic guided procedures, and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) treatments.

He arrived in Dubuque, IA, after serving as a team physician and department head of the Brigade Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, MD since 2017. His additional duties included serving as the principal investigator at USNA for the Concussion Assessment, Research, and Education (CARE) Consortium and Service Academy Longitudinal mTBI Outcomes Study (SALTOS) which included serving as the medical director for the USNA Concussion Center of Excellence.

He is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing, MI. He completed his internship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, D.C. followed by Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in Pittsburgh, PA where he served as chief resident. He completed a fellowship at the United States Naval Academy and holds multiple leadership certificates from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.

Dr. Susmarski’s academic pursuits include work on multiple book chapters, peer-reviewed manuscripts, grants, and presentations including award-winning research. He additionally has served on multiple regional and national committees, as a peer reviewer of several prominent medical journals, and as a member of numerous professional organizations. He is also very active in his local community and completes an average of 100 volunteer hours yearly.

Dr. Susmarski’s awards include being honored with Gannon University’s Distinguished Young Alumnus Award in 2016, as well as, being named one of the Top Physicians Under 40 in Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Medical Society in 2018. He was additionally recognized during his PM&R residency with the Rising Star award for most outstanding junior resident, Administrative excellence award for his UPMC system-wide amputee medical care initiatives, and Overall Excellence in Residency at graduation.

Dr. Susmarski was a recipient of the United States Navy Health Professional Scholarship upon his acceptance into medical school. His Naval medicine career has included deployments to Afghanistan, Kuwait, Africa, and Europe. He has been decorated with multiple individual and unit recognitions including but not limited to Meritorious Service Medal, Navy/Marine Corps Commendation and Achievement Medals, Navy Unit Commendation, Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, Armed Forces Service Medal, Battle “E”, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal with Bronze Star, Seabee Combat Warfare Device, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Navy Recruit Training Service Ribbon, Junior Officer of the Year, and US Navy Green “H” award. He was honored by being deep-selected, below zone for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) in 2014 and selected in 2019 for promotion to the rank of Commander (CDR).

Dr. Susmarski was born in Erie, PA, and is a proud graduate of Cathedral Preparatory School. He graduated summa cum laude and was awarded the Archbishop John Mark Gannon award upon graduation from Gannon University.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Czerniak LL, Liebel SW, Garcia GP, Lavieri MS, McCrea MA, McAllister TW, Broglio SP; CARE Consortium Investigators (Susmarski A). Sensitivity and Specificity of Computer-Based Neurocognitive Tests in Sport-Related Concussion: Findings from the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium. Sports Med. 2020 Dec 14.

Schmidt JD, Rawlins MLW, Lynall RC, D'Lauro C, Clugston JR, McAllister TW, McCrea M, Broglio SP; CARE Consortium Investigators (Susmarski A). Medical Disqualification Following Concussion in Collegiate Student-Athletes: Findings from the CARE Consortium. Sports Med. 2020 Oct;50(10):1843-1855.

Houston MN, O'Donovan KJ, Trump JR, Brodeur RM, McGinty GT, Wickiser JK, D'Lauro CJ, Jackson JC, Svoboda SJ, Susmarski AJ, et. al. Progress and Future Directions of the NCAA-DoD Concussion Assessment, Research, and Education (CARE) Consortium and Mind Matters Challenge at the US Service Academies. Front Neurol. 2020 Sep 24.

Caccese JB, Houck Z, Kaminski TW, Clugston JR, Iverson GL, Bryk KN, Oldham JR, Pasquina PF, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea M, Hoy AMR, Hazzard JB Jr, Kelly LA, Ortega JD, Port N, Putukian M, Langford TD, Giza CC, Goldman JT, Benjamin HJ, Schmidt JD, Feigenbaum LA, Eckner JT, Mihalik JP, Miles JD, Anderson S, Master CL, Collins MW, Kontos AP, Chrisman SPD, Brooks A, Jackson JC, McGinty G, Cameron KL, Susmarski A, et. al. CARE Consortium Investigators. Estimated age of first exposure to American footba

Brett BL, Kramer MD, McCrea MA, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, Nelson LD; CARE Consortium Investigators, Hazzard JB Jr, Kelly LA, Ortega J, Port N, Pasquina PF, Jackson J, Cameron KL, Houston MN, Goldman JT, Giza C, Buckley T, Clugston JR, Schmidt JD, Feigenbaum LA, Eckner JT, Master CL, Collins MW, Kontos AP, Chrisman SPD, Duma SM, Miles CM, Susmarski A. Bifactor Model of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool Symptom Checklist: Replication and Invariance Across Time in the CARE Consortium Sample. Am J Sport

Caccese JB, Bodt BA, Iverson GL, Kaminski TW, Bryk K, Oldham J, Broglio SP, McCrea M, McAllister T, Buckley TA; CARE Consortium Investigators (Susmarski A) Estimated age of first exposure to contact sports and neurocognitive, psychological, and physical outcomes in healthy NCAA collegiate athletes: a cohort study. Sports Med. 2020 Jul;50(7):1377-1392.

Reece CL, Varacallo M, Susmarski A. Suprascapular Nerve Injury. StatPearls. 2020 Jul.

Brett BL, Breedlove K, McAllister TW, Broglio SP, McCrea MA; CARE Consortium Investigators, Hoy AMR, Hazzard JB Jr, Kelly LA, Port N, Putukian M, Pasquina P, Jackson J, McGinty G, O'Donnell P, Cameron KL, Houston MN, Giza C, Benjamin HJ, Buckley T, Clugston JR, Schmidt JD, Feigenbaum LA, Mihalik JP, Guskiewicz K, Anderson S, Master CL, Collins MW, Kontos AP, Chrisman SPD, Brooks MA, Rowson S, Miles CM, Susmarski A. Investigating the Range of Symptom Endorsement at Initiation of a Graduated Return-to-Pla

Reece CL, Susmarski A. Medial Epicondylitis. StatPearls. 2020 May

Broglio SP, Harezlak J, Katz B, Zhao S, McAllister T, McCrea M; CARE Consortium Investigators (Susmarski A). Acute Sport Concussion Assessment Optimization: A Prospective Assessment from the CARE Consortium. Sports Med. 2019 Dec;49(12):1977-1987.

Representative Bibliography

Beckner ME, Conkright WR, Mi Q, Martin BJ, Sahu A, Flanagan SD, Ledford AK, Wright M, Susmarski A, Ambrosio F, Nindl BC. Neuroendocrine, Inflammatory, and Extracellular Vesicle Responses During the Navy Special Warfare Screener Selection Course. Physiol Genomics. 2022 Jun 13.

Gunn BS, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Broglio SP, Moore RD; CARE Consortium Investigators (Susmarski A). Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Risk of Concussion: Findings from the National Collegiate Athletic Association Department of Defense Grand Alliance Concussion Assessment, Research, and Education (NCAA-DOD CARE) Consortium (2014-2017). J Neurotrauma. 2022 Mar;39(5-6):379-389.

Broglio SP, McAllister T, Katz BP, LaPradd M, Zhou W, McCrea MA; CARE Consortium Investigators (Susmarski A). The Natural History of Sport-Related Concussion in Collegiate Athletes: Findings from the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium. Sports Med. 2022 Feb;52(2):403-415.

Garcia GP, Schumb CM, Lavieri MS, Koffijberg H, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Broglio SP, CARE Consortium Investigators (Susmarski A). Developing Insights for Possible and Probable Acute Concussions Using Cluster Analysis. J Neurotrauma. 2022 Jan;39(1-2):102-113.

Lempke LB, Lynall RC, Anderson MN, McCrea MA, McAllister TW, Broglio SP, Schmidt JD; CARE Consortium Investigators (Susmarski A). Optimizing Order of Administration for Concussion Baseline Assessment Among NCAA Student-Athletes and Military Cadets. Sports Med. 2022 Jan 52(1):165-176.

Graham SM, Martindale RJJ, McKinley M, Connaboy C, Andronikos G, Susmarski A. The examination of mental toughness, sleep, mood and injury rates in an Arctic ultra-marathon. Eur J Sport Sci. 2021 Jan;21(1):100-106.

Caccese JB, Iverson GL, Hunzinger KJ, Asken BM, Clugston JR, Cameron KL, Houston MN, Svoboda SJ, Jackson JC, McGinty GT, Estevez CA, Susmarski AJ, Enrique A, Bryk KN, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea M, Pasquina PF, Buckley TA; CARE Consortium Investigators. Factors Associated with Symptom Reporting in U.S. Service Academy Cadets and NCAA Student Athletes without Concussion: Findings from the CARE Consortium. Sports Med. 2021 Jan 11.

Harrison AT, McAllister T, McCrea M, Broglio SP, Moore RD; CARE Consortium Investigators (Susmarski A). Recovery Profiles after Concussion among Male Student-Athletes and Service Cadets with a Family History of Neurodegenerative Disease: Data from the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium. J Neurotrauma. 2020 Dec 30.

Lempke LB, Lynall RC, Le RK, McCrea M, McAllister T, Schmidt JD; CARE Consortium Investigators (Susmarski A). The Effects of On-Field Heat Index and Altitude on Concussion Assessments and Recovery Among NCAA Athletes. Sports Med. 2020 Dec 17.

Master CL, Katz BP, Arbogast KB, McCrea MA, McAllister TW, Pasquina PF, Lapradd M, Zhou W, Broglio SP; CARE Consortium Investigators (Susmarski A). Differences in sport-related concussion for female and male athletes in comparable collegiate sports: a study from the NCAA-DoD Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Dec:bjsports-2020-103316.