Forbes Sports Medicine Institute

Shaping the Future of Care for Athletes of All Ages & Levels

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Shaping the Future of Care for Athletes of All Ages & Levels

The Forbes Sports Medicine Institute will bring together the strengths of one of the nation’s top ranked medical centers, a robust statewide network of care, U-M’s internationally respected advanced research infrastructure, and one of the most dominant collegiate athletics programs in the world.

A Destination for Elite Sports Medicine Care

The new center will combine world-class treatment, advanced diagnostic and intervention technologies, innovative research, and pioneering approaches to care. It will showcase an unparalleled commitment to integrated health and wellness for every athlete.

The institute, for which fundraising efforts are currently underway, will feature:

Multidisciplinary, integrated care delivered in a single setting, uniting our orthopaedic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, radiology, and anesthesiology teams
Advanced imaging, operative and procedural suites, high end rehabilitation and performance training space
Patient-centered services spanning prevention, wellness, rehabilitation and disease management

This will be a place where patients — from pro athletes to rec league heroes — will experience truly integrated, full-spectrum health care.

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Sports Medicine at University of Michigan Health

Home to the Leaders & Best in Collegiate Athletics

The Forbes Sports Medicine Institute will be a collaboration between our nationally renowned sports medicine teams and University of Michigan Athletics, ensuring U-M athletes can compete at their best.

Go Blue

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Redefining Care for Athletes

A Transformative Gift

In 2025, a generous gift from Nathan and Catherine Forbes, longtime supporters of the University of Michigan, launched the university’s ambitious campaign to build the new Forbes Sports Medicine Institute. The goal of the new institute is to redefine care for athletes across Michigan and the world.

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This institute marries our passion for advancing health care and our love of athletics at Michigan. This is a threshold moment that we hope will improve many people’s lives.

Nathan & Catherine Forbes

Changing the Game of Sports Medicine

Together, within the walls of the Forbes Sports Medicine Institute, where the strengths of Michigan Medicine and Michigan Athletics come together, we will:

Accelerate scientific discovery and innovation
Deliver faster recoveries and renewed hope to patients
Redefine surgical techniques, injury prevention, regenerative therapies, and performance
Train the next generation of orthopedic leaders — surgeons, therapists, trainers and scientists

Support the Future of Sports Medicine

Discover how you can help advance sports medicine breakthroughs and redefine care for athletes across all sports and across the world through naming opportunities at University of Michigan Health's transformative Forbes Sports Medicine Institute.