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A native of Western New York, Frank J. Schlehr, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopy. He has been practicing sports medicine in his hometown since 1994 and has served as the team physician for Niagara University Athletics since 1995.

Dr. Schlehr has given numerous presentations on sports medicine on both the local and national level.  He has been a featured speaker for the Eastern Athletic Trainers Association and presented at professional conferences including the Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Society, National Family Practice Meeting and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.  In addition, he has published numerous research articles in the areas of Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury and the use of surgical lasers. 

He is a member of the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.  He is one of the first orthopaedic surgeons to receive a subspecialty certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc.