Orthopedic Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon
Biography
Orthopedic shoulder and elbow surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Sonntag joined OSMC in 2018.
Dr. Sonntag attended Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, where he obtained a bachelor of science in physiology in 2007. While an undergraduate student, he had the opportunity to participate in a Study Abroad program at the University of London in the UK. While there, he studied the ethical issues that arose in the allocation of resources for the British National Health Service, compared to the U.S. healthcare model.
Dr. Sonntag earned his medical degree from MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2012. He then completed his orthopedic residency training in 2017 at McLaren Macomb Hospital in Mount Clemens, Michigan. He followed that with additional training in the form of a shoulder and elbow fellowship under Michael Wirth, MD, and Stephen Burkhart, MD, at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas, in 2018.
Dr. Sonntag is board certified by the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics.
Dr. Sonntag has served as a clinical instructor at the Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties at MSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine since 2012.
Education
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Associations
American Osteopathic Association
Board Certifications
American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics
Hospital Affiliations
OSMC Outpatient Surgery Center, Elkhart
Beacon Elkhart General Hospital, Elkhart
Beacon Memorial Hospital, South Bend