UChicago Medicine, WNBA Chicago Sky renew partnership agreement

The University of Chicago Medicine and the orthopaedics, sports medicine, women’s health and primary care.. The South Side-based academic health system also conducts preseason cardiac screenings for the 2021 WNBA champions.

UChicago Medicine sports medicine physicians and orthopaedic surgeons Aravind Athiviraham, MD, Holly Benjamin, MD, and Brendon Ross, DO, MS, serve as the Chicago Sky’s team doctors.

“As part of UChicago Medicine’s orthopaedic team, we’re excited to continue our partnership with the Chicago Sky as the team’s official medical provider,” said Athiviraham. “Just as we use innovative approaches to help all patients with injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, we look forward to continuing to help the Sky’s elite athletes perform at their best levels.”

UChicago Medicine's orthopaedic team focuses on injury prevention as well as rehabilitative and comprehensive surgical care for sports-related conditions in teens and adults. The team specializes in complex surgeries, including multi-ligament knee reconstructions, proximal hamstring repairs, total shoulder replacements and arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, elbow, knee and hip.

Just as we use innovative approaches to help all patients with injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, we look forward to continuing to help the Sky’s elite athletes perform at their best levels.

The 2022 Chicago Sky roster includes Chicago-area native Candace Parker, whom the UChicago Medicine orthopaedic care team helped rehabilitate after an ankle injury caused the six-time all-star forward to miss several games. Sky guard Allie Quigley has also shared her story of how UChicago Medicine helped her address a
UChicago Medicine also will partner with the Sky on community engagement initiatives and serves as an official Sky Cares Legacy Partner, as well as an official partner with Beyond Basketball, the Sky’s platform on social justice.