Dr. Wajid
Burad Fonz
Sports Medicine Specialist & Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Expert
With over 17 years of clinical practice in Cancún, Dr. Burad is one of Mexico's leading Sports Medicine specialists and a nationally recognized expert in musculoskeletal ultrasound, prolotherapy, and orthobiologics. Trained at UADY and with advanced fellowships across Mexico, the U.S., and Latin America, he brings precision regenerative care to Cellular Institute.
Dr. Wajid Burad Fonz
Cellular Institute, Cancún
Cancún's premier sports medicine & regenerative orthopedics specialist
Dr. Wajid Burad Fonz earned his Medical Degree from the Universidad del Mayab, Mérida (1998–2003), completing his internship at IMSS Regional General Hospital #12 and medical social service at Cancún General Hospital. He then pursued a three-year Sports Medicine Residency at UADY (2005–2008), graduating with the highest GPA of his class.
He later completed an Advanced Fellowship in Diagnostic and Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound at CUMDA/UADY (2020) — cementing his reputation as one of Mexico's leading ultrasound-guided interventional specialists. His clinical practice, Olympia Medicina Integral del Deporte, has been active in Cancún since 2008, treating elite athletes and complex musculoskeletal conditions.
At Cellular Institute, Dr. Burad integrates his prolotherapy, orthobiologics, and musculoskeletal ultrasound expertise into our regenerative medicine protocols — offering patients precision-guided cellular therapies for joint, tendon, and soft tissue conditions.
- 1998Medical Degree — Universidad del Mayab, Mérida, Yucatán
- 2002Medical Internship — IMSS Hospital #12, Mérida
- 2003Medical Social Service — General Hospital of Cancún, SESA
- 2005Sports Medicine Residency — UADY, Mérida (3 years · Highest GPA)
- 2008Diploma in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound — Athlete Care Unit, UADY
- 2008Founded Olympia — Private Sports Medicine Practice, Cancún
- 2017IROM-C Certification — Interventional Regenerative Orthopaedic Medicine, AAOM
- 2020Advanced Fellowship — Diagnostic & Interventional MSK Ultrasound, CUMDA/UADY
- 2021President — Yucatecan Society of Sports Medicine (re-elected 2024–2027)
- 2025Stem Cell Certification — Regenerative Medicine & Complementary Cell Therapies, Cancún
Ultrasound-guided precision across the full spectrum of sports & regenerative medicine
Prolotherapy & Orthobiologics
Internationally recognized instructor in prolotherapy — hypertonic dextrose, PRP, alpha-2-macroglobulin, viscosupplementation, and ultrasound-guided injections for joints and tendons.
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Advanced fellowship-trained in diagnostic and interventional MSK ultrasound — shoulder, knee, hip, spine, and all major joints, with ultrasound-guided surgery techniques.
Sports Medicine & Traumatology
Official team physician for professional baseball (Club Tigres, 3× champions) and basketball teams. Expert in acute sports injuries, rehabilitation, and return-to-play protocols.
Regenerative Cell Therapies
Certified in stem cell applications in regenerative medicine. Integrates cellular therapies with MSK ultrasound guidance for precise, targeted delivery in musculoskeletal conditions.
Sports Nutrition & Ergogenics
Former professor of Sports Nutrition and Ergogenic Aids at Tec Milenio University and Marist University. Designs individualized supplementation and nutrition protocols for athletes.
Hyperbaric Medicine
Head of the Hyperbaric Chamber at Galenia Hospital since 2016. Certified in dive medicine (DMAC/EDTCmed) and ACLS by the American Heart Association.
Nationally & internationally recognized
- Fellow — American College of Orthopaedic Medicine (AAOM)
- President — Yucatecan Society of Sports Medicine (2021–2023 & 2024–2027)
- President-Elect — LAOM (Latin Association of Orthopaedic Medicine)
- Member — American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)
- Member — American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
- Faculty Member — Hackett-Hemwall Foundation for Chronic Pain Treatment
- Active Member — Quintana Roo State Medical Association (Treasurer, 2019–2023)
Evidence-based practice
Co-author: Prolotherapy for knee osteoarthritis using hypertonic dextrose vs. other interventional treatments — Advances in Rheumatology (2019). Co-author: Efficacy of hypertonic dextrose infiltrations for pain control in rotator cuff tendinopathy — Acta Reumatol Port. (2021).
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