Jason Muchow serves as the Director of Sports Medicine and Orthopedics with Mercy Clinic in St. Louis, MO, which is part of Mercy Health System.  He provides operational and strategic leadership for his departments, which includes multiple sports medicine physician practices, sports rehabilitation clinics where services are provided by ATs and PTs, a brand-new sports performance center, and an extensive outreach program including 22 schools and 14 youth sports organizations in the St. Louis area.  Jason also manages Mercy’s relationships with the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and the Saint Louis F.C.   Furthermore, he serves as the administrative lead for the Sports Medicine Specialty Council consisting of physicians and administrative leaders from the four states Mercy serves and provides standardized clinical and structural approaches to sports medicine in each respective community.  Jason’s passion and professional satisfaction comes from observing the positive impact his coworkers and department has within each community they serve.

Jason earned his Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine and Athletic Training and his Masters in Health Administration from Missouri State University.  He practiced as an athletic trainer with Missouri State University while completing his graduate degree and initiated an administrative internship with Mercy Clinic in Springfield, MO.  Prior to serving in his current role with Mercy, Jason’s held various operational leadership responsibilities in both Springfield and St. Louis including practice management, operational turn-around strategies and physician practice acquisitions.

His community involvement includes serving on the executive boards for two young professional, non-profit organizations in St. Louis.  He has been a member of the NATA for 17 years, served on the NATA Committee for Practice Advancement for three years, and lead the Healthcare Administrators’ workgroup for three years.