Experience
Dr. Saylor is a board-certified sports medicine specialist providing nonsurgical musculoskeletal care to area athletes of all levels including weekend warriors, laborers, families, etc. He is dedicated to working with his patients to assess the problem and find the solution to get them back doing what they love. He enjoys osteopathic medicine because it focuses on the body functioning as a unit, which ties in with his love for sports. In addition, he has always excelled at hands-on and analytical tasks. It is no wonder how he has built a solid reputation as one of the premier sport medicine physicians in central Pennsylvania. These skills and interests have allows him to provide evidenced-based, compassionate care, no matter your activity level so that patients can safely resume their active lifestyles. He also serves as the medical director for Mount Aloysius College athletes and is the team physician for the Altoona Curves and the Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School.
When Dr. Saylor is out of office, he enjoys spending time with his family, auto mechanics, and golf. He resides in Hollidaysburg, PA with his wife Jen and their four children.
Certifications
- American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians
- American Board of Family Physicians, Certification of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine
Education
- Saint Joseph Medical Center | AOA Sports Medicine Fellowship, 2010
- Conemaugh Memorial Hospital | Family Medicine Residency, 2010
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | DO, 2007
- Juniata College | BS, 2003
Awards
- TBD
Research and Publications
Published Articles:
- "The Unusual Rearrangement of Ethyl Dihydrocinnamate," National Conference of Undergraduate Research.
- "Primary pyomyositis of iliacus and piriformis muscles in a health 17 year old football player," Submitted to AOASM January 2011
Research Projects:
- Sub-Investigator for a Phase 3 efficacy and safety study of sustained-release investigational product in subjects with osteoarthritis.
- Sub-Investigator for a Phase 2 double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, four parallel arm, dose finding study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of single intra-articular injections of an investigational product in patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee.
- Sub-Investigator for a Phase 2a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an investigational product extended release and immediate release in subjects with gout.
Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Academy of Osteopathy
- American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
- American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMMSM)
- American Osteopathic Association
- American Osteopathic Association of Sports Medicine
Affiliated Hospitals
- Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital (formerly Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital)
- Penn Highlands Tyrone
- UPMC Altoona