Steve Chappell

Steve has been an endurance athlete from a young age, participating in cross country throughout middle school and into college. In 2018, he graduated from Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania. After graduation, Steve immediately moved to Colorado to pursue his dream of treating endurance athletes and living in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. He started a full-time position at an outpatient clinic in Leadville, CO, while also developing a small private practice to focus on local professional athletes and ultrarunning clientele. In May of 2022, he received an EMT certificate to learn emergency medicine and be prepared in the case of on-field injuries. In 2024, he completed MTI’s Sports Residency program and is a Board Certified Sports Clinical Specialist and professional bike fitter.

He enjoys treating a wide range of sports/orthopedic injuries and patients. However, he is particularly interested in helping endurance athletes return to the sports they love, including, but not limited to runners, cyclists, swimmers, and mountaineers.  Prioritizing and maintaining patient-centered care is the cornerstone of Steve’s treatment philosophy. As such, all of his evaluations and treatments are focused on the patient’s specific needs and goals based on objective data collected in the clinic. 

Outside of his clinical work, he participated in many ultramarathons while in Colorado and developed a love for long distance bike-packing. Steve can tell you about his time bike-packing the Great Divide, hiking nearly half of Colorado’s 14ers or sailing to Friday Harbor. However, on most days he just enjoys doing anything outdoors with his partner Julia and their dog Burton. Steve and Julia even have a cat that will sometimes accompany them on camping trips and short walks. They have been enjoying exploring Washington’s stunning scenery on bike, on foot and by boat.