Warthogs in the News

Putting the exercise back into Sports and Exercise Medicine!

Dr. Matthew Kampert was recently featured for helping bring state of the art exercise equipment and expert instruction and care to one of Cleveland's poorest neighborhoods.
Dr. Matthew Kampert, Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine and Endocrinology Specialist, is making a true difference in population health by changing the way we think about Exercise Medicine - one patient at a time. His innovative approach brings the best in physical fitness equipment to some of the patients who need it most. Many of these patients may not have easy access to fitness equipment and often may not know how to workout. Through his efforts he is not only changing lives, he is changing lifestyles - the true key to fighting the obesity epidemic and maintaining healthy habits long-term. Dr. Kampert has been able to not only fight obesity but also improve the health of his patients, getting many off of their chronic medications through this very innovative approach. To quote Dr. Kampert - "Patients are becoming athletes".

Easy Reider podcast series features Drs. John Bergfeld and Kurt Spindler.

American Journal of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine Editor-In-Chief, Dr. Bruce Reider, sits down for candid conversations with Dr. John Bergfeld and Dr. Kurt Spindler. Each interview dives deep into the life and career of Drs. Bergfeld and Spindler.

Breanna Kebort MD's (PCSM 2021 - 2022) quick action helps save a life on the sideline.

Dr. Kebort, Game Official Tim Radley and Michelle Fowler ATC
Tim Radley, one of JCU-BW women's basketball game officials, suffered a cardiac arrest during halftime of a basketball game.

The CC Sports Medicine emergency action plan that was in place at the school was activated, and through rapid initiation of CPR and application of an AED, our Sports Medicine Fellow Dr. Breanna Kebort and our Cleveland Clinic athletic trainers Michelle Fowler and Andrew Mindek were able to resuscitate Mr. Radley. Of note, Dr. Kebort is an Emergency Medicine-trained physician and Michelle is a BLS instructor.

Mr. Radley was able to be discharged from the hospital within 3 days. 

He was feeling so good that he was even able to come out to the JCU women's game this week to surprise everyone (photos below). 

Joey Fernandez (PCSM 2008-09) fights COVID-19 in NYC.

New York University Student Health Center staff physician Dr. Joey Fernandez ordinarily provides medical care to NYU students at the Student Health Center. Recently, he has also been on-site at NYU Langone Hospital treating COVID-19 patients and providing much-needed relief for overburdened healthcare workers.

His work was featured on NYU's On the Frontline news page on April 14, 2020, and also inspired a Shorecrest class of third-graders to send thank you letters.

They Call Him Dr. Jimmy, and for 30-Plus Years He's Helped Take Care of Crimson Tide Athletes
For Dr. James Robinson, right place, right time, turned into a lifetime of being on the Alabama sideline

They were sick. Not just football players and staff workers, but administrators, boosters and family members alike.

When Alabama played Texas in the Rose Bowl for the 2009 national championship, it was considered a turning point for not just the football program, but school as well. The first of Nick Saban’s five national titles with the Crimson Tide was played in a picturesque setting and ended with players kissing the crystal football, but the behind the scenes were anything but tranquil.

Team physician Dr. Jimmy Robinson was the Crimson Tide’s only medical person on hand for the entire bowl week in the Los Angeles area. His phone was constantly buzzing from people needing help.

“I think I treated at least one member of every family that traveled with us,” he said. “There was a cold virus going around, there was a flu and then there was a stomach bug. And the stomach bug was the worst part.
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“I remember the night before the game I had two players getting IVs. I set them up in their hotel rooms, hung them from the floor lamps with a coat hanger and would get up every couple of hours and check them and change the bag out.”

Read the rest of the article on Sports Illustrated.

Dr. Joel Boyd,
NHL's First Black Physician, Talks Hockey

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Call Dr. Joel Boyd an original.

He’s been taking care of broken bones, meniscus tears and other serious upper and lower body injuries as the Minnesota Wild’s physician and orthopedic surgeon since the team’s inception in 2000.

Before he became the National Hockey League’s first black team physician, Dr. Boyd was the physician for the U.S. men’s hockey team at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan – the first Olympiad that featured squads comprised of NHL players.

“There weren’t very many African-American team physicians, period, especially at the pro level,” Dr. Boyd recalled. “And you consider how many African-Americans are playing the game, almost no matter what game you’re talking about, aside from hockey. At the time, there were no Major League Baseball black team physicians, no National Football League black head team physicians…”
Read the rest of this article at the Color of Hockey.

Warthog vs. Warthog in the March 2019 Issue of Orthopaedics Today

Read article here.

Dr. Charles Gatt Received the David Moyer Award

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The David Moyer Award is presented to a team physician who has served the profession of athletic training as an educator and an advocate and has also served the community in which they live and work. The Eastern Athletic Trainers Association annual meeting was held January 2019  in King of Prussia, PA.
 
The criteria are: a minimum of 10 years of service as a team physician; state/E.A.T.A/N.A.T.A. activities such as speaking, offices held, liaison positions, and committee work; special event coverage as team physician such as all-star games, state games, Olympic games, and other athletic events; education, research, and publications in the field of sports medicine and athletic training; and charitable and community involvement.

Dr. Jonathan Gelber (Warthog 2014-15) has been selected as the Assistant Team Doctor for the Hartford Wolfpack hockey which is the minor league affiliate of the NY Rangers.

Dr. Mary Apiafi Served as Interim Doctor for National Basketball Team

After playing for the Nigeria D’Tigresse Women’s National Basketball team in 2006, local sports medicine physician Mary Apiafi recently had the opportunity to keep the 2018 women’s team in good shape.

Twelve years after wearing the same uniform herself, Apiafi jumped at the opportunity to serve as the D’Tigresse’s interim physician as the team readies for the Women’s National Basketball World Cup this September in Spain. Her time with the team spanned from the middle of July to the middle of August.
Read the rest of this article online.
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