Spine Universe Author Biography

Dr. Kolettis specializes in Sports Medicine. He graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana with Highest Distinction and later attended the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois where he earned his medical degree with honors.

He served his surgical internship in Boston, Massachusetts at Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital. Also at Harvard Medical School, he completed a Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program and later a Chief Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery as an Orthopaedic Trauma Service Associate. Dr. Kolettis also received Sports Medicine Fellowship Training at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

For the past five years, Dr. Kolettis has been in private practice. He also continues to serve on the Medical/Scientific Advisory Committee of the Arthritis Foundation and is a Reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

SpineUniverse articles from George J. Kolettis, M.D.

• Can Exercise Control Back Pain?
  Most people know regular exercise will improve their appearance and general health, but few realize the positive effects that good physical conditioning can have on their low back pain.
• Working Out Low Back Pain
  Good physical conditioning through a regular exercise program has many positive effects on your low back pain.