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Kaitlyn Chin, D.O.

Kaitlyn Chin, D.O.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation , Medicine

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About Me

Kaitlyn Chin, DO is a double board-certified physiatrist and sports medicine physican who also specializes in limb loss/amputation medicine.

She earned her medical degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine. She completed her internship at Mc...
Kaitlyn Chin, DO is a double board-certified physiatrist and sports medicine physican who also specializes in limb loss/amputation medicine.

She earned her medical degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine. She completed her internship at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern and Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. She then completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and fellowship in Sports Medicine at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab/ McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. She has provided sideline coverage for Northwestern University D1 athletics including the Women’s Lacrosse team during their run to the NCAA National Championship Finals in 2025, adaptive sports, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, and served as team medical lead for SkyRise Chicago.

Dr. Chin specializes in non-operative management of musculoskeletal injuries in both athletes and non-athletes alike. She enjoys collaborating with her patients to support them in injury prevention, recovery, and maintaining an active lifestyle. Her clinical interests include adaptive/Para sports medicine, musculoskeletal diagnostic and interventional ultrasound, orthobiologics, female athletes, and limb loss/amputation medicine. Her current research focuses on the epidemiology and prevention of acute and chronic injuries in lacrosse players.

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Sports Medicine, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. 2024 - 2025

Residency, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. 2020 - 2024

Education

DO | University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. 2020

Awards

2nd Place Resident Research Award, Sarah Baskin Research Day,. 2024

Publications

Journal Articles

Validation of Panoramic Ultrasound Measurement of the Cross-Sectional Area of the Vastus Medialis.

Minnehan KS, Dexter WW, Holt CT, Scharnetzki L, Alex JP, Chin KE, Kokmeyer DJ

Journal of strength and conditioning research. 2023 January 137 (1):41-45. Epub 01/12/2022.

Participation in Physical Activity at Time of Presentation to a Specialty Concussion Clinic Is Associated With Shorter Time to Recovery.

Coslick AM, Chin KE, Kalb LG, Slomine BS, Suskauer SJ

PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation.. 2020 December 12 (12):1195-1204. Epub 09/03/2020.

Cartilage Damage Is Related to ACL Stiffness in a Porcine Model of ACL Repair.

Beveridge JE, Proffen BL, Karamchedu NP, Chin KE, Sieker JT, Badger GJ, Kiapour AM, Murray MM, Fleming BC

Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society.. 2019 October 37 (10):2249-2257. Epub 06/25/2019.

Magnetic resonance measurements of tissue quantity and quality using T * relaxometry predict temporal changes in the biomechanical properties of the healing ACL.

Beveridge JE, Machan JT, Walsh EG, Kiapour AM, Karamchedu NP, Chin KE, Proffen BL, Sieker JT, Murray MM, Fleming BC

Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society.. 2018 June 36 (6):1701-1709. Epub 12/29/2017.

Transcriptional profiling of synovium in a porcine model of early post-traumatic osteoarthritis.

Sieker JT, Proffen BL, Waller KA, Chin KE, Karamchedu NP, Akelman MR, Perrone GS, Kiapour AM, Konrad J, Fleming BC, Murray MM

Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society.. 2018 February 20 Epub 02/20/2018.

Transcriptional profiling of articular cartilage in a porcine model of early post-traumatic osteoarthritis.

Sieker JT, Proffen BL, Waller KA, Chin KE, Karamchedu NP, Akelman MR, Perrone GS, Kiapour AM, Konrad J, Murray MM, Fleming BC

Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society.. 2018 January 36 (1):318-329. Epub 08/03/2017.

Intra-articular Recombinant Human Proteoglycan 4 Mitigates Cartilage Damage After Destabilization of the Medial Meniscus in the Yucatan Minipig.

Waller KA, Chin KE, Jay GD, Zhang LX, Teeple E, McAllister S, Badger GJ, Schmidt TA, Fleming BC

The American journal of sports medicine.. 2017 June 45 (7):1512-1521. Epub 01/27/2017.

Comparison of micro-CT post-processing methods for evaluating the trabecular bone volume fraction in a rat ACL-transection model.

Chin KE, Karamchedu NP, Patel TK, Badger GJ, Akelman MR, Moore DC, Proffen BL, Murray MM, Fleming BC

Journal of biomechanics.. 2016 October 349 (14):3559-3563. Epub 08/24/2016.

Effect of Matching or Overconstraining Knee Laxity During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on Knee Osteoarthritis and Clinical Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 84-Month Follow-up.

Akelman MR, Fadale PD, Hulstyn MJ, Shalvoy RM, Garcia A, Chin KE, Duryea J, Badger GJ, Tung GA, Fleming BC

The American journal of sports medicine.. 2016 July 44 (7):1660-70. Epub 04/19/2016.

Extracellular matrix-blood composite injection reduces post-traumatic osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament injury in the rat.

Proffen BL, Sieker JT, Murray MM, Akelman MR, Chin KE, Perrone GS, Patel TK, Fleming BC

Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society.. 2016 June 34 (6):995-1003. Epub 12/18/2015.

Books

Essentials of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (2025)

Chapter: Labral Tears of the Shoulder

Authors: Chin KE, Jayabalan P

Publisher: Elsevier 2025

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