Convenient Sports Health Locations Lake Erie Euclid Hospital Mentor Sports Health & Rehabilitation Willoughby Hills Willoughby Hills Rehabilitation Center Chardon Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy Richard E Jacobs (Avon) Westlake Medical Campus Lutheran Hospital Beachwood Family Health & Surgery Center Mandel JCC (Beachwood) Chagrin Falls Middleburg Heights Orthopaedics Independence Sports Health Center Solon Family Health Center Broadview Heights Strongsville Family Health & Surgery Center Twinsburg Family Health & Surgery Center Brunswick Family Health Center Medina Recreation Center Cleveland Clinic Sports Health and Rehabilitation services are offered at the Cleveland Clinic Sports Health Center off I-480 at Transportation Boulevard in Garfield Heights, at Cleveland Clinic s main campus, Euclid and Lutheran Hospitals, and at family health centers and sports health facilities in Avon, Beachwood, Brunswick, Chagrin Falls, Chardon, Independence, Garfield Heights, Medina, Mentor, Middleburg Heights, Solon, Strongsville, Twinsburg, Westlake and Willoughby Hills. Cleveland Clinic Florida Visit clevelandclinicflorida.org or call 877.463.2010 for more information about our Sports Health Services in Weston and West Palm Beach, Florida. Cleveland Clinic Canada Visit clevelandclinic.ca or call 888.507.6885 for more information about our Sports Health Services in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. To schedule an appointment with a sports health physician, call (8326) toll-free from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., every day. Same-day appointments are available for urgent sports injuries.
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Sports Health Services Acupuncture Aquatic therapy Arthritis treatment Athletic training Back and neck pain care Chiropractic care Concussion evaluation and management Exercise prescriptions and training programs Foot and ankle care Knee and hip care Musculoskeletal ultrasound Occupational therapy Orthotic and prosthetic devices Physical therapy Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy The Team Approach Get comprehensive care for all your sports medicine needs from one experienced team, with same-day appointments and convenient locations. Cleveland Clinic Sports Health brings together top orthopaedic surgeons, primary care sports medicine physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, nutritionists, radiologists and exercise physiologists to keep athletes in the game. Our experts treat athletes in all sports and at all ages and skill levels. Team and Event Medical Services We provide team physicians and athletic trainers for more than 60 high schools and six colleges throughout Northeast Ohio. We offer educational opportunities for athletes, athletic trainers, physicians and coaches. We provide medical care for both athletes and spectators at major sporting events in Cleveland, such as the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Continental Cup and International Youth Festival, Mid-American Conference Championships, USA Hockey U18 Tier II National Championships, Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon, Greater Cleveland Triathlon & Duathlon, and more. Pre-surgical evaluations Primary sports healthcare Second opinions Shock wave therapy (EPAT ) Sports-and exercise-related injuries Official Team Physicians for: Sports cardiology Sports massage Sports nutrition Sports ophthalmology Sports performance training services (PTS) Sports psychology Sport-specific rehabilitation Special needs for athletes Substance abuse counseling and rehabilitation Upper extremity care North America: Cleveland Barons, Cleveland Fusion, RGF Racing, Lake County Captains, Mahoning Valley Scrappers Canada: Team Canada, Mississauga St. Michael s Majors, Buffalo Bills (when in Toronto) Visit to view a full list of teams and affiliations.
Primary Care Sports Physicians A.J. Cianflocco, MD Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Euclid Hospital neck and back problems, conditioning for golf and treatment of golf injuries Richard Figler, MD Beachwood, Solon acute and chronic sports-related injuries, pediatric and adolescent sports-related injuries, sports concussion evaluation and management Laura Goldberg, MD Location(s): Avon, Avon Lake Specialty Interests: General orthopaedics for all ages, including sports-related and overuse injuries; fracture care (including stress fractures); pediatric orthopaedics, sports concussion evaluation and management Susan M. Joy, MD Director, Women s Sports Health Independence comprehensive stress fracture management, medical problems in athletes, pediatric/adolescent athletic injuries, knee osteoarthritis, sports concussion evaluation and management Vernon Patterson, DO Location(s): Avon, Middleburg Heights, Strongsville Specialty interests: Sports medicine and overuse injuries in endurance athletes Anne Rex-Torzok, DO Location(s): Willoughby Hills all sports-related injuries, returning athletes safely to play, adolescent low back pain, spondylolysis, sports concussion evaluation and management Kelly Richter, MD Location(s): Strongsville sports concussion evaluation and management Sports Health Musculoskeletal Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Carly Day, MD Locations: Twinsburg, Chagrin Falls overuse injuries, ultrasound-guided injections, viscosupplement injections, joint pain, sports concussion evaluation and management Mike Schaefer, MD Director, Musculoskeletal Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Location(s): Main Campus, Westlake Medical Campus Specialty Interests: Musculoskeletal medicine, joint pains, ultrasound-guided and fluoroscopic-guided injections, viscosupplement injections, sports medicine, medical education
Sports Health Orthopaedic Surgeons Mark Schickendantz, MD Director, Center for Sports Health Director, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Twinsburg Specialty Interests: Sports medicine and athletic injuries; arthroscopic shoulder, elbow and knee surgery Richard D. Parker, MD Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Location(s): Main Campus, Sports Health Center arthroscopy, knee surgery Thomas E. Anderson, MD Twinsburg Specialty Interest: Upper extremity surgery (excluding the hand) Tom Graham, MD Chief, Cleveland Clinic Innovations Vice Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Location(s): Main Campus, Independence Specialty Interests: Complex reconstructive challenges of the hand and wrist; sophisticated elbow surgery, (instability, stiffness, replacement); surgical care of children with congenital hand differences Jack T. Andrish, MD Beachwood Specialty Interests: Athletic knee injuries, patellofemoral problems Morgan Jones, MD Willoughby Hills Specialty Interests: Sports medicine surgery; arthroscopy of the shoulder, knee, foot and ankle John A. Bergfeld, MD Director, Cleveland Clinic Surgical Operations Strongsville knee joint disorders, traumatic injuries related to sports activity Anthony Miniaci, MD Location(s): Sports Health Center Specialty Interests: Injuries related to sports, shoulder and knee arthroscopy and reconstruction, cartilage and implant joint resurfacing Alan W. Davis, MD Location(s): Avon, Westlake Medical Campus Specialty Interests: Foot and ankle surgery, sports medicine, care of the diabetic foot, hockey-related injuries, arthroscopy James Rosneck, MD Beachwood, Solon arthroscopic surgery of the hip, knee and shoulder Lutul Farrow, MD Main Campus, Strongsville Specialty Interests: Sports medicine; arthroscopy and reconstruction of the knee, shoulder, elbow and ankle Paul M. Saluan, MD Director, Sports Health Community Affairs Director, Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic Skills Lab Main Campus, Strongsville Specialty Interests: Pediatric and adolescent sports medicine, arthroscopy, pediatric orthopaedic surgery
Kim Stearns, MD Location(s): Lutheran Hospital, Strongsville, Middleburg Heights Specialty Interests: Joint replacement of the hip, knee, shoulder; reconstructive surgery of the knee and shoulder; arthroscopic surgery of the knee and shoulder; sports medicine James S. Williams Jr., MD Director, Euclid Orthopaedics Outpatient Services Location(s): Euclid Hospital knee and shoulder arthroscopy, cartilage repair/ transplantation Other Sports Health Practitioners Frank Iannotti, ACSM-HFS, CPTS Coordinator, Performance Training Services Main Campus, Twinsburg, Lyndhurst Specialty Interests: Sports performance, Performance Training Services (PTS), Partnered Fitness Thomas Torzok, DC Sports chiropractor Willoughby Hills Specialty Interests: Chiropractic sports medicine, conservative treatment of non-surgical sports-related injuries, peripheral nerve entrapment syndromes, neck and back pain Katherine Mone, RD, CSSD, LD Sports dietitian Main Campus Specialty Interests: Sports nutrition, fueling for endurance athletes, nutrition for athletes with diabetes and cardiovascular disease Tom Waters, MD Emergency medicine Location(s): Main Campus Specialty Interests: Emergency medicine, sports medicine, environmental emergencies, wilderness medicine, event medicine Jamie Starkey, LAc Lead acupuncturist, Center for Integrative Medicine Lyndhurst, Main Campus Specialty Interests: Sports acupuncture, women s health, oncology, acute/chronic pain management, stress-related disorders, acupuncture clinical research and general well-being
Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy Gary Calabrese, PT Director, Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy Main Campus, Beachwood Specialty Interests: Rehabilitation of sports injuries in the shoulder, elbow, knee, foot and ankle; rehabilitation for the overhead athlete Garry Miller, ATC Coordinator, Athletic Training Services Location(s): Sports Health Center Specialty Interests: Athletic training management Cleveland Clinic Sports Health Florida Gregory J. Gilot, MD Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Weston and West Palm Beach) Specialty Interests: Arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, hip and knee; shoulder and ACL reconstruction; disorders of the rotator cuff; degenerative and inflammatory arthritis of the shoulder; fractures about the shoulder girdle Evan Peck, MD (West Palm Beach) Specialty Interests: Non-surgical sports medicine, adolescent athlete injury prevention; ligament and tendon injuries; concussion; musculoskeletal ultrasound; rehabilitation of sports injuries Daniel Grobman, DO (Weston) Specialty Interest(s): Non-surgical sports medicine; acute management of ankle, rotator cuff and knee injuries; management of fractures, concussion, osteoarthritis; osteopathic manipulation; dive medicine David Westerdahl, MD Head, Section of Medical Sports Medicine Medical Director, Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Services (Weston) Specialty Interest(s): Non-surgical sports medicine and sports-related injuries; nonsurgical orthopaedics; exercise-related medical disorders; arthritis; musculoskeletal ultrasound and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy; fractures; concussion Brian Leo, MD Head, Section of Sports Medicine (Weston and West Palm Beach) sports-related knee and shoulder injuries; ulnar collateral ligament injury (Tommy John surgery); ACL and PCL reconstruction; elbow and hip arthroscopy
Cleveland Clinic Sports Health Toronto, Ontario, Canada Tim Rindlisbacher, MD Director, Sports Medicine (CASM) Sports medicine physician injuries to professional and elite amateur athletes Johnny Lau, MD Orthopaedic surgeon Specialty Interests: Orthopaedics, foot and ankle reconstruction, clinical trials Julia Hamilton, MD Sports medicine physician injuries to professional and elite amateur athletes Gilbert Yee, MD, MBA Orthopaedic surgeon Specialty Interests: Orthopaedics, sports medicine, foot and ankle reconstruction Agostino Di Paolo, DC Sports chiropractor graston soft tissue technique, acute and chronic sports-related injuries Yako Merogi, DC Sports chiropractor Active Release Technique (ART), graston soft tissue technique, acupuncture, acute and chronic sports-related injuries Consultants Anesthesiology Marguerite Group, MD Bob Helfand, MD Ali Jahan, MD Craniofacial/Plastic Surgery Frank A. Papay, MD Drug/Alcohol Abuse Treatment Gregory Collins, MD Joseph Janesz, PhD Ear/Nose/Throat Care Tom Abelson, MD Endocrinology Angelo Licata, MD, PhD Adi Mehta, MD S. Sethu Reddy, MD Mario Skugor, MD Foot/Ankle Surgery Brian G. Donley, MD James J. Sferra, MD Fracture Care Michael Joyce, MD Gastroenterology Jean-Paul Achkar, MD David Barnes, MD Gregory Zuccaro, MD General Internal Medicine Harry J. Isaacson, MD Richard Lang, MD, MPH General Surgery David Baringer, MD William O Brien, MD Hand/Upper Extremity Center Peter Evans, MD, PhD Steven Maschke, MD Hypertension/Nephrology Martin Schreiber, MD Neurology Kerry Levin, MD Robert Shields, MD Patrick Sweeney, MD Neil Cherian, MD, (Headache and Pain) Neuropsychology Richard Naugle, PhD Neurosurgery William Bingaman, MD Obstetrics/Gynecology Michael Anderson, MD Marjan Attaran, MD Marie Fidela Paraiso, MD Julian Peskin, MD Womack Stokes, MD Optometry David Barnhart, OD Plastic Surgery Frank Papay, MD Pulmonary Medicine Herbert Wiedemann, MD Radiology Stephen Hatem, MD Joshua Polster, MD Brad Richmond, MD Jean Schils, MD Rheumatology/Immunology Abby Abelson, MD Leonard Calabrese, DO Brian Mandell, MD, PhD Sleep Medicine Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO Spine Health Gordon Bell, MD Sports Cardiology Lon Castle, MD Richard Sterba, MD Kenneth Zahka, MD Sports Dentistry Todd Coy, DMD Sports Dermatology Wilma Bergfeld, MD Dave Hamrock, MD Kenneth Tomecki, MD Sports Ophthalmology Peter Kaiser, MD Gregory Kosmorsky, DO Jonathan Sears, MD Sports Psychology/Psychiatry Scott Bea, PsyD Gregory Collins, MD Joseph Janesz, PhD Donald Malone, MD Michael G. McKee, PhD George Tesar, MD Urology Anthony Thomas, MD Pediatrics General Pediatrics Ellen Rome, MD, MPH Gary D. Williams, MD Pediatric Behavioral Medicine Gerard Banez, PhD Community Pediatrics, Solon John Lampe, MD Pediatric Neurology David Rothner, MD Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine John Carl, MD