Robert P. Wilder
Robert P. Wilder, M.D., is an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Virginia. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton, where he ran cross-country for the Flyers, serving as team captain in 1983. He received his medical degree from the University of Virginia. Following a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, he completed a fellowship in primary care sports medicine at the Nirschl Orthopaedic Sportsmedicine Clinic and the Virginia Sportsmedicine Institute. He practiced in Dallas from 1993-1998, during which time he served as medical director of the Runner’s Clinic at the Tom Landry Sportsmedicine and Research Center and as head team physician for the Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer. Since 1998, he has been on faculty at the University of Virginia, where he serves as medical director of the Runner’s Clinic at UVa and as a team physician for University of Virginia Athletics. He lives in Charlottesville with his wife, Susan, and their four children, Lauren, Stephen, Ryan, and Caroline.
