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Joy L. English
( out of 574 reviews )

Joy L. English, MD, DipABLM

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Snowbird Clinic

Snowbird Clinic
Snowbird
801-646-4800

Ļć½¶ŹÓʵ Orthopaedic Center

Salt Lake City
801-587-7109

Injury Clinic

Orthopaedic Injury Clinic
Salt Lake City
801-587-7109
  • Joy English, MD, is a board-certified Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine physician. She is a member of the Sports Medicine Division within the Department of Orthopaedics, Medical Director of the Orthopaedic Injury Clinic, and Chairperson of the Lifestyle Medicine Consult service at the Ļć½¶ŹÓʵ of Utah. Dr. English serves as the head team physician for the Real Monarchs, Ļć½¶ŹÓʵ of Utah Women’s Indoor Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, and Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams and is a medical provider for U.S. Speedskating. She is also a core educator in the School of Medicine and serves as the domain expert for musculoskeletal medicine and as a course director in the preclinical medical school curriculum.

    Dr. English enjoys providing care for patients with a variety of musculoskeletal conditions and is passionate about empowering her patients in their health-promotion journey. In her lifestyle medicine clinics, Dr. English provides comprehensive one-on-one counseling on evidence-based lifestyle interventions in the areas of exercise, nutrition, sleep, and stress management that can be used in the prevention, treatment, and even reversal of chronic medical conditions.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine)
    American Board of Family Medicine (Sports Medicine)
    American Board of Lifestyle Medicine

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 574 reviews )

    The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

    Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

    March 25, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Thoughtful, compotent physician. Attentive. Good communicator. Did not seem rushed, even 'tho I bet she was!

    March 23, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    She listens. Enough said. As a woman seeking to be heard in regards to her health care, that is a rare commodity.

    March 23, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Dr Joy English is professional and caring.

    March 23, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Terrific Dr highly reccomend

    March 22, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Caring, knowledgeable, excellent clinical skills and judgenment

    March 21, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Dr. English communicates very well and takes the time to ask questions and give information about treatment advice and involves the patient in those decision. She is very professional and the appointment never seems rushed.

    March 21, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Wonderful experience.

    March 09, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Dr. English is outstanding. Takes time to listen, gives me meaningful opportunities to direct my health care plan after providing her insights in a way that is easy to understand.

    February 24, 2025
    ORTHOPAEDICS CENTER

    Attentive to my descriptions of symptoms. Professional and personable in all my interactions.

  • Joy English, MD, is a board-certified Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine physician. She is a member of the Sports Medicine Division within the Department of Orthopaedics, Medical Director of the Orthopaedic Injury Clinic, and Chairperson of the Lifestyle Medicine Consult service at the Ļć½¶ŹÓʵ of Utah. Dr. English serves as the head team physician for the Real Monarchs, Ļć½¶ŹÓʵ of Utah Women’s Indoor Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, and Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams and is a medical provider for U.S. Speedskating. She is also a core educator in the School of Medicine and serves as the domain expert for musculoskeletal medicine and as a course director in the preclinical medical school curriculum.

    Dr. English enjoys providing care for patients with a variety of musculoskeletal conditions and is passionate about empowering her patients in their health-promotion journey. In her lifestyle medicine clinics, Dr. English provides comprehensive one-on-one counseling on evidence-based lifestyle interventions in the areas of exercise, nutrition, sleep, and stress management that can be used in the prevention, treatment, and even reversal of chronic medical conditions.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Orthopaedics -Associate Professor (Clinical)
    Board Certification
    American Board of Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine)
    American Board of Family Medicine (Sports Medicine)
    American Board of Lifestyle Medicine

    Education history

    Fellowship Primary Care Sports Medicine - Ļć½¶ŹÓʵ of Utah Fellow
    Fellowship Emergency Medicine Ultrasound; Area of Focus: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - Cook County Hospital/Rush Ļć½¶ŹÓʵ Medical Center Fellow
    Chief Resident Emergency Medicine - Washington Ļć½¶ŹÓʵ School of Medicine in St. Louis Chief Resident
    Residency Emergency Medicine - Washington Ļć½¶ŹÓʵ School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital/St. Louis Children's Hospital Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - Rush Medical College M.D.
    Undergraduate Major: Biology, Minor: Chemistry - North Park Ļć½¶ŹÓʵ B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Chalmers PN, Clinker C, Da Silva A, Ishikawa H, Cushman DM, English J (2023). The influence of a single 30-pitch session on elbow laxity in adolescent and collegiate baseball pitchers. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 33(5), 1125-1130. ()
    2. Cushman DM, Kobayashi JK, Wheelwright JC, English J, Monson N, Teramoto M, Dunn R, Lash M, Zarate M (2022). Prospective Evaluation of Pain Flares and Time Until Pain Relief Following Musculoskeletal Corticosteroid Injections. Sports Health, 15(2), 227-233. ()
    3. Cushman DM, Knox J, Kobayashi JK, Zarate M, Wheelwright JC, Monson N, English J, Teramoto M (2022). Does Anesthetic Relief Correspond to Future Pain Relief?: A Prospective Trial Examining Future Pain Relief for Ultrasound-Guided Corticosteroid-Anesthetic Injections. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 101(11), 1020-1025. ()
    4. Cushman DM, Petrin Z, Cummings K, Eby SF, English J, Teramoto M (2021). Sonographic Screening of Distance Runners for the Development of Future Achilles and Patellar Tendon Pain. Clin J Sport Med, 32(5), 493-500. ()
    5. Cushman DM, Zurbuchen E, Elmer A, English J, Henrie AM, Gee C, Monson NE, Teramoto M (2022). Extended-release triamcinolone provides prolonged relief for patients who failed standard corticosteroid injection for knee osteoarthritis; a pragmatic retrospective study. Interventional Pain Medicine, 1(2), 100103. ()
    6. Cushman DM, Ross B, Teramoto M, English J, Joyner JR, Bosley J (2019). Identification of Knee Effusions With Ultrasound: A Comparison of Three Methods. Clin J Sport Med, 32(1), e19-e22. ()
    7. Cushman DM, Petrin Z, Cummings K, Eby SF, English J, Teramoto M (2021). Sonographic Screening of Distance Runners for the Development of Future Achilles and Patellar Tendon Pain. Clin J Sport Med, 32(5), 493-500. ()
    8. Chalmers PN, English J, Cushman DM, Zhang C, Presson AP, Yoon S, Schulz B, Li B (2020). The ulnar collateral ligament responds to stress in professional pitchers. J Shoulder Elbow Surg, 30(3), 495-503. ()
    9. Cushman DM, Ross B, Teramoto M, English J, Joyner JR, Bosley J (2020). Identification of Knee Effusions With Ultrasound: A Comparison of Three Methods. Clin J Sport Med, 32(1), e19-e22. ()

    Review

    1. Powell AP, English J (2018). Exercise for Athletes With Inflammatory Arthritis. [Review]. Curr Sports Med Rep, 17(9), 302-307. ()