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Sports Medicine Staff

Ethan Saliba, PhD, ATC, PT, SCS


• Head Athletic Trainer
• Directly involved in the coverage of all varsity sports but with a primary focus on Men's Basketball.
• Bio
• Phone: 434-982-5451

Kelli Frye Pugh, MS, ATC, CMT, CES


• Staff Associate Athletic Trainer
• Sport(s): Football
• Bio
• Phone: 434-982-5452

Bill Parente, DPT, ATC, CES


• Staff Associate Athletic Trainer
• Sport(s): Women's Soccer, Softball
• Bio
• Phone: 434-243-2419

Brian McGuire, PT, ATC, CES


• Staff Assistant Athletic Trainer
• Sport(s): Baseball, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
• Bio
• Phone: 434-243-2419

Keith Thomson, MEd. ATC, CES, PES


• Staff Assistant Athletic Trainer
• Sport(s): Women's Rowing, Wrestling
• Bio
• Phone: 434-243-2419

Shelley Croom Blakey, MEd., ATC


• Staff Assistant Athletic Trainer
• Sport(s): Cross Country, Track & Field, Women's Golf
• Bio
• Phone: 434-243-2419

Jeff Boyer, MEd., ATC


• Staff Assistant Athletic Trainer
• Sport(s): Men's Soccer, Swimming & Diving
• Bio
• Phone: 434-243-2419

J. Blair Putnam, MEd., ATC, CES


• Staff Assistant Athletic Trainer
• Sport(s): Women's Lacrosse, Field Hockey
• Bio
• Phone: 434-243-2419

Rebecca Vozzo, MEd., ATC, CSCS


• Staff Assistant Athletic Trainer
• Sport(s): Men's Lacrosse, Men's Golf
• Bio
• Phone: 434-243-2419

James Smuda, MA, ATC, CSCS


• Staff Assistant Athletic Trainer
• Sport(s): Football, Volleyball
• Bio
• Phone: 434-243-2419

Stephanie Aronson, MS, ATC, CSCS, CES

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• Staff Assistant Athletic Trainer
• Sport(s): Women's Basketball
• Bio
• Phone: 434-243-1743

 

Arthur Weltman, PhD - Exercise Physiologist


    • Director of UVA Exercise Physiology Program
    • Director of Exercise Physiology Laboratory at the General Clinical Reserch Center
    • Director of UVA Adult Fitness Program
    • Member of Science Advisory Board for Department of Athletics
    • Has a joint appointment as Professor of Medicine
    • Currently teaches: Exercise Physiology and Exercise Physiology Laboratory
    • Provides information and lectures regarding exercise physiology, strength and conditioning, nutrition, and body composition, to coaches, athletic teams and individual athletes

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John MacKnight, MD - Medical Director


    • Primary care physician for sports medicine. Daily hours in the athletic training room to see athletes for medical treatment.
    • Provides game medical coverage for football and when available.

Stephen Brockmeier, MD - Orthopedic Surgeon

David Diduch, MD - Orthopedic Surgeon

Eric Carson, MD - Orthopedic Surgeon

A. Bobby Chhabra, MD - Orthopedic Surgeon

Joseph Park, MD - Orthopedic Surgeon

Matt Lyons, MD - Orthopedic Fellow

Jan Gilmire, MD - Orthopedic Fellow

Siobahn Statuta, MD - Primary Care

Ian Solari, MD - Primary Care Fellow

Robert Battle, MD - Cardiology

Scott Wagner, DC - Chiropractor

Randy Bird - Nutritionist

Kelly Rossi - Assistant Nutritionist

Suzanne Haney - Administrative Assistant

Ben Rose - Administrative Assistant

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Graduate Assistants:

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Undergraduate Volunteers


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    Emily Cleveland
    Paul Bateera
    Alex Cave
    Nicole Gerlich
    Holly Mills
    Pathik Patel
    Reginald Richardson
    Sarah Roderick
    Fiona Schlesinger
    Laura Schwartz
    Chris Willikan