Dr. John Polousky is Division Director of Orthopedic Sports Medicine at Akron Children’s Hospital, bringing more than two decades of experience in pediatric orthopedics and sports medicine. He specializes in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the knee, shoulder, elbow, and ankle, with particular expertise in ACL reconstruction, meniscus and cartilage surgery, and complex shoulder procedures.
A former collegiate athlete at Colorado State University, Dr. Polousky completed his medical degree at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, residency at the Cleveland Clinic, and fellowships in pediatric orthopedics at Children’s Hospital Colorado and sports medicine at the University of Colorado. Prior to his role in Akron, he served as Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics and Surgical Director of Sports Medicine at the Children’s Health Andrews Institute in Plano, Texas, where he helped design and lead a state-of-the-art sports medicine facility serving athletes from across the country.
Dr. Polousky has performed thousands of arthroscopic procedures and is nationally recognized for his leadership in sports medicine. He was selected to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ACL Clinical Practice Guideline Committee and has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed abstracts and scientific articles. He currently serves as President of the Research on Osteochondritis Dissecans (ROCK) Study Group, Treasurer of the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRiSM) Society, and is a Fellow of the International Cartilage Repair Society.