Dr. Juraj Zahatnansky

Board Certified

About Dr. Juraj Zahatnansky

Juraj Zahatnansky, MD is a board-certified sports medicine and internal medicine physician with a strong foundation in academic medicine, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and sports-related injury care. He completed his residency and fellowship at Western Michigan University, where he also served as a clinical instructor and team physician for NCAA Division I and III programs. His background includes extensive experience in high school and collegiate athletic coverage, event medicine, and advanced ultrasound-guided procedures. Dr. Zahatnansky is actively involved in research, with multiple publications and national conference presentations, and is dedicated to integrating evidence-based care into athletic and musculoskeletal medicine.

Educational Background

Doctor of Medicine — Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic)
Bachelor of Science Biology — Cornerstone University (Grand Rapids, Michigan)

Graduate Medical Education and Training

Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship — Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (Kalamazoo, Michigan)

Internal Medicine Residency — Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (Kalamazoo, Michigan)

Team Physician ( Past)

West Aurora HS

Kalamazoo Wings

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo Central HS

Publications

1. Burgers TA, Vivanco JF, Zahatnansky J, Moren AJV, Mason JJ, Williams BO. Mice with a heterozygous Lrp6 deletion have impaired fracture healing. Bone Research. 2016;4:16025.

2. Zhong ZA, Zahatnansky J, Snider J, Van Wieren E, Diegel CR, Williams BO. Wntless spatially regulates bone development through β-catenin-dependent and independent mechanisms. Developmental Dynamics. 2015;244(10):1347-1355.

3. Burgers TA, Hoffman MF, Collins CJ, Zahatnansky J, Alvarado MA, Morris MR, Sietsema DL, Mason JJ, Jones CB, Ploeg HL, Williams BO (2013). Mice lacking Pten in osteoblasts have improved intramembraneous and late endochondral fracture healing PLoS One. 8(5): e63857.