Cleveland ClinicSports 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.

To schedule an appointment with a sports health physician, call 877.440.TEAM (8326) toll-free from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., every day.Same-day appointments are available for urgent sports injuries.

EuclidHospital

Westlake Medical Campus

Strongsville Family Health & Surgery Center

Brunswick Family Health Center

IndependenceFamily Health Center

Mentor Sports Health & Rehabilitation

Willoughby Hills Family Health Center

Sports Health Center

Solon Family Health Center

Lake Erie

Beachwood Family Health & Surgery Center

Mandel JCC (Beachwood)

Broadview HeightsFamily Health Center

Middleburg HeightsOrthopaedics

Richard E JacobsFamily Health Center

(Avon)

ChardonRehabilitation and

Sports Therapy

Lutheran Hospital

Medina Recreation Center

Willoughby HillsRehabilitation Center

Chagrin FallsFamily Health Center

Twinsburg Family Health & Surgery Center

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Cleveland Clinic FloridaVisit clevelandclinicflorida.org or call 877.463.2010 for more information about our Sports Health Services in Weston and West Palm Beach, Florida.

Cleveland Clinic CanadaVisit clevelandclinic.ca or call 888.507.6885 for more information about our Sports Health Services in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Convenient Sports Health Locations

Sports Health Staff Directory

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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

Pre-surgical evaluations

Primary sports healthcare

Second opinions

Shock wave therapy (EPAT®)

Sports-and exercise-related injuries

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

The Team ApproachGet 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.

Official Team Physicians for:

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 sports-health.org to view a full list of teams and affiliations.

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Primary Care Sports Physicians

A.J. Cianflocco, MD Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

Location(s): Sports Health Center, Euclid Hospital

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, neck and back problems, conditioning for golf and treatment of golf injuries

Susan M. Joy, MD Director, Women’s Sports Health

Location(s): Sports Health Center, Independence

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, comprehensive stress fracture management, medical problems in athletes, pediatric/adolescent athletic injuries, knee osteoarthritis, sports concussion evaluation and management

Richard Figler, MD

Location(s): Sports Health Center, Beachwood, Solon

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, acute and chronic sports-related injuries, pediatric and adolescent sports-related injuries, sports concussion evaluation and management

Vernon Patterson, DO

Location(s): Avon, Middleburg Heights, Strongsville

Specialty interests: Sports medicine and overuse injuries in endurance athletes

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

Anne Rex-Torzok, DO

Location(s): Willoughby Hills

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, 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

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, sports concussion evaluation and management

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Sports Health Musculoskeletal Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Carly Day, MD

Locations: Twinsburg, Chagrin Falls

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, 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

Location(s): Sports Health Center, 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

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, arthroscopy, knee surgery

Thomas E. Anderson, MD

Location(s): Sports Health Center, 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

Location(s): Sports Health Center, Beachwood

Specialty Interests: Athletic knee injuries, patellofemoral problems

Morgan Jones, MD

Location(s): Sports Health Center, Willoughby Hills

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine surgery; arthroscopy of the shoulder, knee, foot and ankle

John A. Bergfeld, MD Director, Cleveland Clinic Surgical Operations

Location(s): Sports Health Center, Strongsville

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, 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

Location(s): Sports Health Center, Beachwood, Solon

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery of the hip, knee and shoulder

Lutul Farrow, MD

Location(s): Sports Health Center, 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

Location(s): Sports Health Center, 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

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, knee and shoulder arthroscopy, cartilage repair/ transplantation

Other Sports Health Practitioners

Frank Iannotti, ACSM-HFS, CPTS Coordinator, Performance Training Services

Location(s): Sports Health Center, Main Campus, Twinsburg, Lyndhurst

Specialty Interests: Sports performance, Performance Training Services (PTS), Partnered Fitness

Thomas Torzok, DC Sports chiropractor

Location(s): Sports Health Center, 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

Location(s): Sports Health Center, 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

Location(s): Sports Health Center, 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

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Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy

Gary Calabrese, PT Director, Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy

Location(s): Sports Health Center, 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

Location(s): Cleveland Clinic Florida (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

Location(s): Cleveland Clinic Florida (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

Location(s): Cleveland Clinic Florida (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

Location(s): Cleveland Clinic Florida (Weston)

Specialty Interest(s): Non-surgical sports medicine and sports-related injuries; non-surgical orthopaedics; exercise-related medical disorders; arthritis; musculoskeletal ultrasound and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy; fractures; concussion

Brian Leo, MD Head, Section of Sports Medicine

Location(s): Cleveland Clinic Florida (Weston and West Palm Beach)

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, sports-related knee and shoulder injuries; ulnar collateral ligament injury (Tommy John surgery); ACL and PCL reconstruction; elbow and hip arthroscopy

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Cleveland Clinic Sports Health – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Tim Rindlisbacher, MD Director, Sports Medicine (CASM) Sports medicine physician

Location(s): Cleveland Clinic Canada

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, injuries to professional and elite amateur athletes

Julia Hamilton, MD Sports medicine physician

Location(s): Cleveland Clinic Canada

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, injuries to professional and elite amateur athletes

Johnny Lau, MD Orthopaedic surgeon

Location(s): Cleveland Clinic Canada

Specialty Interests: Orthopaedics, foot and ankle reconstruction, clinical trials

Gilbert Yee, MD, MBA Orthopaedic surgeon

Location(s): Cleveland Clinic Canada

Specialty Interests: Orthopaedics, sports medicine, foot and ankle reconstruction

Agostino Di Paolo, DC Sports chiropractor

Location(s): Cleveland Clinic Canada

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, graston soft tissue technique, acute and chronic sports-related injuries

Yako Merogi, DC Sports chiropractor

Location(s): Cleveland Clinic Canada

Specialty Interests: Sports medicine, 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