Dr. Abiye Ibiebele is an Emergency Sports Medicine Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Sports Medicine and is a Team Physician at Northeastern University. He specializes in the non-surgical management of athletes and active individuals of all levels and ages. He strives to utilize a patient-centered approach in his practice.
Dr. Ibiebele received his bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis, where he double majored in Biology and Psychology and was a member of the football team. Dr. Ibiebele received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis in 2017. He completed his emergency medicine residency in Chicago at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in 2021. He then completed his medical sports medicine training at Boston Children’s Hospital in 2022.
Dr. Ibiebele has a deep personal connection to sports medicine as his football career was cut short by injury. He is passionate about making sure that his patient’s goals are at the forefront when developing a diagnostic and treatment plan.
Sports Medicine at Mass General Waltham 52 Second Ave. 3rd Floor, Suite 3300 Waltham, MA02451 Phone: 617-643-1229
Sports Medicine Service Charles River Plaza 175 Cambridge St., 4th Floor Boston, MA02114 Phone: 617-643-1229
Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center at Foxborough 20 Patriot Place Suite 3300 Foxborough, MA02035 Phone: 617-643-1229
Medical Education
MD, Washington University
Residency, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital
American Board Certifications
Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Sports Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
Aetna
Beech Street
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
Cigna
Commonwealth Care Alliance
Coventry
Fallon Health
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Humana
Maine Community Health Options
Mass General Brigham Health Plan
MassHealth
Medicaid ME
Medicaid NH
Medicaid RI
Medicaid VT
Medicare
Medicare ACO
Multiplan
Railroad Medicare
Senior Whole Health
TriCare
Tufts Health Plan
United Health Care
Wellpoint
WellSense
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Ibiebele has research interests in life-threatening injuries in athletes, cardiac screening in athletes and medical education.
Publications
Select Publications:
Akhetuamhen AI, Ibiebele AL, Leibowitz MK, et al. A novel emergency medicine cultural competency curriculum addressing health care disparities. AEM Educ Train. 2022;6:e10815. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10815.
Ibiebele, A, Scott, D, D'Hemecourt, P, Meehan, WP. The use of bracing in the management of lumbar spondylolysis. PM&R: The Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation. 2022; 1- 7. doi:10.1002/pmrj.12756.
Chiampas GT, Ibiebele AL. A Sports Practitioner's Perspective on the Return to Play During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned and Next Steps. Sports Med. 2021;51(Suppl 1):89-96. doi:10.1007/s40279-021-01503-z.
Hartz SM, Quan T, Ibiebele A, et al. The significant impact of education, poverty, and race on Internet-based research participant engagement. Genet Med. 2017;19(2):240-243. doi:10.1038/gim.2016.91.
A Top Hospital in America
Mass General is recognized as a top hospital on the U.S. News Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2024-2025.
After training with Dr. Gian Corrado at Boston Children’s Hospital, Dr. Abiye Ibiebele rejoined him here at Mass General to build the robust emergency sports medicine program they had always envisioned.