The Department of Family Medicine

Lucianne Olewinski, MD

Associate Professor

Clinical Focus

Comprehensive primary care, including women’s health procedures (IUD’s, Nexplanons, colposcopies, endometrial biopsies), mental health, and gender affirming hormone therapy; and comprehensive sports medicine, including concussion care, overtraining, overuse injuries, mental health in sport, and joint injections (corticosteroids and hyaluronic acid).

My personal athletic background is in ballet and rugby, and I am currently a competitive cyclist in road, track, and cyclocross.

Research Focus

Mental Health in Sport, Athletes as Role Models, Care of the Transgender Athlete.

Education

Medical School
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine

Residency
University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency

Fellowship
University of Wisconsin Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

Certification

American Board of Family Medicine (Board Certified in Family Medicine 2016; Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine 2017)

Current Publications

Olewinski L.
We should oppose policies based on false science or distorted evidence with the potential to cause harm. Br J Sports Med. 2023 Oct;57(20):1284-1285. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-106946. Epub 2023 Jun 22.

Mahoney K, Heidel RE, Olewinski L.
Prevalence and normalization of stress urinary incontinence in female strength athletes. J Strength Cond Res. 2023 Mar 17. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004461. Online ahead of print.

Eberman LE, Winkelmann ZK, Crossway AK, Lopez RM, Nye EA, Rogers SM, Walen DR, Olewinski LH.
Sports medicine physicians comfort and competence in caring for transgender and gender nonconforming patients and athletes. Clin J Sport Med. 2023 Jan 1;33(1):33-44. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001067. Epub 2022 Sep 8.

Olewinski L, Brooks MA, Wilson J, Heidel RE, Watson A.
Collegiate athletes opinions regarding helmet use while riding scooters or mopeds. Journal of American College Health. 2020 Nov 5:1-9. [Epub ahead of print]

Kane SF, Olewinski LH, Tamminga KS.
Management of chronic tendon injuries. American Family Physician. 2019 Aug 1;100(3):147-157.

Current Presentations

Wietrick E, Olewinski L. High velocity puck impacts hurt but injuries may not limit play Presented at American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, annual conference; 2023 April - 28; Phoenix .

Maher JM, Olewinski L. Lost in Anterior Translation Presented at 2023 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting; 2023 April - 29; Phoenix.

Olewinski L, Morgan R. Care of Transgender Athletes. Presented at Collegiate Athletic Trainers’ Society 2022 Spring Symposium; 2022 May-26; Las Vegas, Nevada.

Graeff D, Olewinski L. Atraumatic Ankle Pain Misdiagnosed as Anxiety in Nonathlete College Student. Presented at American College of Sports Medicine; 2022 May-31; San Diego, California.

Olewinski L. Policy and Legislation Affecting Transgender Athletes. Presented at American Medical Society of Sports Medicine National Meeting, Mainstage Presentation; 2022 April -12; Austin, Texas.

Dabbs W, Hutchinson K, Olewinski L, Chamberlin S. Stop beating yourself up! Transforming M&M to implement continuous quality and practice improvement. Presented at Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement (Invited Lecture); 2021 Sep 13-15; Virtual.

Dabbs W, Hutchinson K, Olewinski L, Chamberlin S. Stop beating yourself up! Transforming M&M to implement continuous quality and practice improvement. Presented at Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement (Invited Lecture); 2021 Sep 13-15; Virtual.

Dabbs W, Hutchinson K, Olewinski L, Chamberlin S. Stop beating yourself up! Transforming M&M to implement continuous quality and practice improvement. Presented at Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Conference on Practice & Quality Improvement (Invited Lecture); 2021 Sep 13-15; Virtual.