Roles
- Associate Professor
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Biography
Dr. Timothy Tiu, MD, FAAPMR, CAQSM is double-board certified in Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. After serving as Chief Resident at Tufts University, he completed his fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He stayed on as faculty before moving on to his current appointment as an Assistant Professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Dr. Tiu is an active member of several national societies, including the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Association of Academic Physiatrists. He has been invited to serve in roles including session director, speaker, and course faculty at the national level, and regularly teaches medical students, residents, fellows, and colleagues. He is proficient in both diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound, and specializes in the non-surgical management of orthopedic and neuromuscular injuries. He is most interested in ultrasound-guided procedures including joint and tendon injections, nerve blocks and hydrodissection, percutaneous tenotomy, and regenerative medicine injections including platelet rich plasma and stem cells.
With a true passion for sport, he has served as a covering physician for various sporting events, including the US National Figure Skating Championships, the New York City, Boston, and Chicago Marathons, the National Women's Hockey League, and mixed martial arts championship events. As a former athlete who no longer possesses the sheer strength and unyielding endurance of his youth, he focuses now on preserving and restoring function to patients of all ages and abilities. -
Education & Training
Education
Post Graduate Training
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Teaching Interests
Dr. Tiu regularly teaches medical students, residents, fellows, and colleagues. He developed the musculoskeletal curriculum for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He is passionate about teaching others diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound. He is the primary preceptor for residents during an outpatient ultrasound rotation, and also precepts athletic training master's program students during their PM&R Sports Medicine rotation. While he emphasizes the development of clinical skills and acumen, he also ensures that his students learn the foundations of non-clinical aspects of medicine, including administrative and financial sides. -
Research Interests
Dr. Tiu has more than 25 peer-reviewed publications, and was an Associate Editor for the textbook "Clinical Guide to Musculoskeletal Medicine: A Multidisciplinary Approach". He serves as an Editor-in-Chief for the StatPearls section of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. He also serves as a reviewer for several journals and for the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine position statements. His research interests revolve around medical education, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and sports medicine. -
Publications
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