School Physician
Dean T. Filion, DO
Dr. Dean T. Filion, the director of sports medicine, is a board certified, fellowship trained physician specializing in orthopedic rehabilitation, EMG/nerve conduction studies, and sports medicine. Dr. Filion has been a prominent member of the New Jersey sports medicine community since 1995. As an educator, he has lectured extensively throughout the region on sports medicine related issues. Dr. Filion has served as a team physician for the New Jersey Nets basketball team and currently is a member of the medical staff of the world champion New York Giants football team. Dr. Filion has served as head team physician for Bloomfield College, Stevens Institute of Technology, Felician College, Rutherford High School, North Arlington High School, and Montclair High School. He has served as a ring side physician as well as a finish line physician for the New York and Boston marathons.
Dr. Casey Pierce
Casey M. Pierce, MD is a board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon, fellowship-trained in sports medicine and arthroscopy. He completed a specialized fellowship at the prestigious American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) in Birmingham, Alabama. At ASMI he polished his surgical techniques learning under world renowned mentors: Dr. James Andrews, Dr. E. Lyle Cain, Dr. Jeffrey Dugas, and Dr. Benton Emblom. In addition to surgically treating cartilage defects, ruptured tendons, and ligament disorders of the shoulder, elbow, and knee, Dr. Pierce received specialized training in the treatment of hip and pelvis injuries, as well as hip arthroscopy and sports hernia surgery, with Dr. Benton Emblom and Dr. Michael K. Ryan. During his tenure in Alabama, Dr. Pierce also helped care for three football teams (the University of Alabama, Samford University and Shades Valley High School), the Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox AA affiliate)], the WWE and the Birmingham Ballet.
Dr. Pierce returned to New Jersey in 2018 to begin private practice and is proud to be the head team physician for Montclair State University as well as the Sussex Miners Professional Baseball team. In addition, Dr. Pierce helps take care of over 16 local area high school teams in the surrounding community.
Dr. Pierce specializes in the treatment of shoulder, elbow, hip and knee disorders. He has been trained in the most up-to-date techniques in arthroscopic and reconstructive procedures, techniques which are designed to hasten recovery times for both adult and pediatric patients for both athletes and non-athletes. Dr. Pierce also takes pride in managing injuries non-operatively whenever treatment allows for conservative management. He performs ultrasound guided PRP and stem cell injections to aid in the treatment of many conditions. In addition, Dr. Pierce is certified to perform robotic-assisted hip and knee joint replacements utilizing the Mako™ robot.
Academy Orthopedics
915 Clifton Avenue, Suite 203
Clifton, NJ 07013
Tel: (973) 446 7500
Fax: (973) 554 4922
info@academyorthopedic.com