Mark Riederer, MD

Mark Riederer, MD

Non-Surgical Pediatric Sports Medicine

Dr. Mark Riederer is a non-surgical pediatric sports medicine specialist at the University of Utah, Department of Orthopaedics. He is board-certified in both general pediatrics and sports medicine.

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Riederer studied Biomedical Engineering and Medicine at Boston University. He completed his residency in General Pediatrics at the Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center, and a pediatric sports medicine fellowship at the Children’s Hospital Colorado.

Dr. Riederer has cared for many competitive young athletes of all sports. His clinical interests include non-surgical fracture care, acute and chronic overuse conditions, hockey medicine, overhead athletes, sports injuries of the shoulder, elbow, knee and hip, and stress fractures of the lower spine. He is a former team physician for the University of Michigan hockey team, having attended three Frozen Four national tournaments, and the U-17 and U-18 USA hockey national team development program. He is currently a team physician for the Utah Grizzlies.

Academically, Dr. Riederer is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He is also a member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine. He is on the editorial board for Sports Health and is the Competitive Athlete section editor for Current Sports Medicine Reports. His research has included osteochondritis dissecans of the knee and stress fractures of the lower spine in young athletes.

Dr. Riederer understands the pressures of today’s competitive young athlete. His approach is to provide an individualized treatment plan, utilizing the latest evidence-based practices, in safely returning young athletes back to sport as quickly as possible after injury.He does this in a team-based, family and young athlete-centered model of shared decision-making.

In his free time, Dr. Riederer enjoys spending time with his family traveling, hiking, mountain biking, and skiing. He also holds a commercial pilot’s license.