Alecia Gende, D.O.

I practice collaboratively with my patients, offering an explanation of their situation and a few options for workup and management. I try to empower my patients to make informed decisions regarding their care.

My goals are to optimize overall well-being and to see more than just a sports injury or musculoskeletal complaint. I will treat the whole person, working to get them back to their goals, whether that is playing organized sports, golfing, recreational running, weightlifting or being able to play with their kids or grandkids.

I enjoy time outdoors, working on our farm and with my family. For my own fun and fitness, I enjoy CrossFit, running, weightlifting, walking, hiking, hunting and anything outdoors.

Education

• Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency

• Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Fellowship

• Primary Care Sports Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Memberships

• American Academy of Emergency Medicine
• American Association Women Emergency Physicians
• American College of Emergency Physicians
• American College of Sports Medicine
• American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
• American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
• Emergency Medicine Residents Association (EMRA)
• Veterans of Foreign Wars

Academic Appointments

• Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
• Assistant Professor of Orthopedics (Orthopedic Surgery), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

• Exercise and movement
• Female athletes
• Sports injuries
• Teaching
• Ultrasound-guided procedures
• Women's musculoskeletal health

• Acute hemorrhage on the playing field, July 2023.
• Use of electrocardiographic screening to clear athletes for return to sports following COVID-19 infection, April 2021.
• Ultrasound in trauma and other acute conditions in sports, Part II, December 2020.
• Delayed-union of acetabular stress fracture in female gymnast: Use of teriparatide to augment healing, September 2020.
• Educator toolkits on Second Victim Syndrome, mindfulness and meditation, and positive psychology: The 2017 Resident Wellness Consensus Summit, March 2018.