Department of Exercise and Sport Science

 

 

 

 

 

Support Team

 

The research carried out in the SMRL would not be possible if it were not for the contribution of a large number of physicians, certified athletic trainers, physical therapists, and researchers.

UNC Sports Medicine Team Physicians:

  • Dr. Tim Taft
  • Dr. Alex Creighton (Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, UNC School of Medicine)
  • Dr. Mario Ciocca
  • Dr. Tom Brickner
  • Dr. Kelly Waicus
  • Dr. Gregory Tuttle

UNC Sports Medicine Athletic Training Staff:

  • Daniel Hooker, PhD, PT, ATC (Associate Director of Sports Medicine)
  • Marc Davis, PT, ATC (Men's basketball, Swimming and Diving)
  • Nicole Fava, MA, ATC, CSCS (Women's soccer; Track & Field)
  • Doug Halverson, MA, ATC, CSCS (Football, Women's Lacrosse)
  • Chris Hirth, MS, ATC, PT, PES (Lecturer, EXSS; Men's Soccer)
  • Kevin King, MA, ATC, CSCS (Football, cheerleading, fencing)
  • C.B. Lehn, PT, ATC (Clinical Instructor)
  • Sally Mays, MA, ATC, CSCS (Wrestling, Volleyball, and Tennis)
  • Scott Oliaro, MS, ATC (Field Hockey; Women's Softball, M/W Golf)
  • Terri Jo Rucinski, MA, ATC, PT, CSCS (Women's basketball, Men's baseball)
  • Scott Trulock, MA, ATC (Football Head Athletic Trainer)
  • Nina Walker, MA, ATC, CSCS (Men's Lacrosse, X-Country, and Crew)

UNC Faculty Collaborators:

  • Frederick O. Mueller, PhD (Department of Exercise and Sport Science)
  • Douglas Dirschl, MD (Chair & Professor, Dept of Orthopaedics)
  • Carol Giuliani, PT, PhD (Professor, Division of Physical Therapy)
  • Rick Segal, PT, PhD (Chair & Professor, Division of Physical Therapy)
  • Bing Yu, PhD (Associate Professor, Division of Physical Therapy)
  • Michael T. Gross, PT, PhD (Professor, Division of Physical Therapy)
  • Keith Smith, MD, PhD (Associate Professor, Dept of Radiology)
  • Weili Lin, PhD (Associate Professor, Neuroradiology)
  • Selene G. Parekh, MD (Assistant Professor, Dept of Orthopaedics)

External Collaborators:

  • Anthony Beutler, MD (Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences - Bethesda, MD)
  • Robert Cantu, MD (Chief of Neurosurgery Service, Emerson Hospital - Concord, MA)
  • Michael A. Clark, DPT, MS, PT, NASM-PES (President and Chief Executive Officer, National Academy of Sports Medicine)
  • William Garrett Jr., MD, PhD (Professor of surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Duke School of Medicine - Durham, NC)
  • Richard Greenwald, PhD (President & Co-Founder, Simbex LLC - Lebanon, NH)
  • Spero Karas, MD (Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Sports Medicine, Emery University - Atlanta, GA)
  • Michael McCrea, PhD (Head of Neuropsychological Services, Waukesha Memorial Hospital - Waukesha, WI)
  • Scott Pyne, MD (United States Naval Academy)
  • Alan Russell, MS, ATC, NASM-PES (Director, Health Sciences Institute, National Academy of Sports Medicine)
  • John Tokish, MD (United States Air Force Academy)
  • Nicholas Stergiou, PhD (University of Nebraska at Omaha)


 

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