2014 Football Season Support from Primary Care Physicians

The Pinnacle Health Sports Medicine team is excited to kick off the 2014 High School football season.  We would also like to extend a special thank you to all the orthopedic and family medicine residents who assist at the local high school football games.

Primary care sports medicine attending physicians include:

Michael Cordas, DO

Dr. Cordas is board certified in Family Practice and Sports Medicine and is the chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, a member of the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission and an advisory member of the National Athletic Trainers Association.

 Along with this background, he is medical director of the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship program at PinnacleHealth and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and of the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine. Dr. Cordas was also the team physician for Penn State’s football and wrestling teams.

 Dr. Cordas adds extensive Sports Medicine experience to the PinnacleHealth orthopedic team that has been treating athletes from the weekend warrior to the professional level for many years.  PinnacleHealth surgeons perform more joint replacements than any other hospital in our expanded region and are in the top 1% of volumes for the state.


Amy  Zellers, DO

Dr. Zellers graduated magna cum laude from Lebanon Valley College in 2000 with a B.S. in Biology.  She attended medical school at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania and completed her residency training in Family Practice at Pinnacle Health systems in Harrisburg, Pa.  She also completed PinnacleHealth System’s primary care sports medicine fellowship and is board certified in both Family Medicine and Primary Care Sports Medicine.  She is a partner in Family Practice Center, PC and maintains an office practice in Steelton, Pa.  She is on staff at PinnacleHealth Systems and serves as the Assistant Program Director for PinnacleHealth System’s family medicine residency and primary care sports medicine fellowship.

Currently Dr. Zellers serves as the Chairman of the Department of family medicine for PinnacleHealth.  She also works with the PinnacleHealth Sports Medicine Institute and the PinnacleHealth System’s Spine Center of Excellence.

In addition Dr. Zellers is the physician for the Central Dauphin School district and the Harrisburg Area Community College as well as for Lebanon Valley College and the Harrisburg Stampede.   She provides medical coverage for the Keystone State Games and the annual Big 33 Football Classic.  She is a member of the American Osteopathic Association, the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association, the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and the American Osteopathic Association of Sports Medicine.

Dr. Zellers resides in Harrisburg with her husband Eric Shrader and their 6 year old twin boys Chase and Alex.


Matthew F. Wilson, DO

Dr. Wilson was born and educated in Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Science from Juniata College and Doctoral of Osteopathic Medicine from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his Family Medicine residency at Memorial Hospital in York, PA and went on to obtain a Sports Medicine Fellowship from PinnacleHealth.

Dr. Wilson is dual-board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians and the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine. He enjoys practicing osteopathic manipulative medicine, which he incorporates into his Sports Medicine practice.  As a part of his practice, as well, Dr. Wilson covers high school football on the sidelines during games and is happy to see sports injuries in his office.

Dr. Wilson has lived in South Central PA with his family for the past seven years. His hobbies include running marathons, skiing, watching football and gardening.