OhioHealth Corp. is growing its sports medicine program with the acquisition of an 11-physician Columbus practice.
Central Ohio’s largest hospital system said Tuesday that it has acquired Columbus-based Max Sports Medicine. In addition to its 11 physicians, the practice has 33 staff members at four locations in the area. The practice is headquartered at OhioHealth’s McConnell Heart and Health Campus near Riverside Methodist Hospital.
Christina Fitzer, a spokeswoman at Riverside, said the company isn’t disclosing financial terms of the deal. The acquisition retains all employees, branches and Max’s name.
Max is now part of the more than 200-doctor OhioHealth Medical Specialty Foundation, which added its first member a year ago with the acquisition of MidOhio Cardiology & Vascular Consultants. That was the largest such transaction on the region’s health-care landscape since Mount Carmel Health System bought the New Albany Surgical Hospital in December 2006. OhioHealth two months ago added Columbus-based Millhon Clinic Inc., a practice with 12 physicians and 44 staffers.
Max Sports offers primary care and sports medicine for school-age, college and professional patients and active adults. They’re also team physicians for Otterbein College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Denison University and a number of area high schools.
“The sheer breadth of sports medicine expertise and experience of the physicians and staff at Max Sports Medicine is impressive,” Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, chief medical officer for OhioHealth, said in a release. “To bring that experience and successful practice model into the OhioHealth Medical Specialty Foundation will benefit our patients and provide a deeper knowledge base as we continue to expand and enhance our sports medicine expertise.”
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Athletic Training and Sports Medicine
The K-State Athletic Department places a top priority on helping its student-athletes to reach and maintain their best health and achieve their conditioning goals. Because of this, K-State has developed excellent training and conditioning programs to help prevent injuries and insure safe practice and competition habits. However, if injuries do occur, the department is prepared to implement a comprehensive rehabilitation program.
At Kansas State, the Certified Athletic Trainers are highly educated and skilled professionals specializing in athletic health care. In cooperation with physicians and other allied health personnel, the athletic trainers function as integral members of the athletic health care team.
Education
Certified athletic trainers have, at minimum, a bachelor's degree, usually in athletic training, health, physical education or exercise science. In addition, athletic trainers study human anatomy, human physiology, biomechanics, exercise physiology, athletic training, nutrition and psychology/counseling. Certified athletic trainers also participate in extensive clinical affiliations with athletic teams under appropriate supervision.
In addition, Certified Athletic Trainers are required to obtain 75 hours worth of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) within a three year period to remain in good standing. These CEUs, which are obtained from attending conferences, lectures, presentations, etc..., assist Certified Athletic Trainers in expanding their knowledge and training in the ever-changing world of medicine and rehabilitative therapy.
Certification
Certified athletic trainers have fulfilled the requirements for certification established by the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc. (NATABOC). The certification examination administered by NATABOC consists of a written portion with multiple choice questions; a practical section that evaluates the skill components of the domains within athletic training; and a written simulation test, consisting of athletic training related situations designed to approximate real-life decision making. This last portion of the test evaluates athletic trainers' ability to resolve cases similar to those they might encounter in actual practice.
The examination covers a variety of topics within the six practice domains of athletic training: Prevention Recognition, Evaluation and Assessment Immediate Care Treatment, Rehabilitation and Reconditioning Organization and Administration Professional Development and Responsibility. Once athletic trainers pass the certification examination proving skills and knowledge within each of the six domains, they use the designation "ATC" or "CAT."
Female Athletic Trainers
Although athletic training was once considered a male-dominated profession, more than 50% of all members of the National Athletic Trainers' Association are women. As of January 1990, more than half of the athletic trainers certified by the NATABOC have been women.
National Athletic Trainers' Association
The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of athletes worldwide. The Association is committed to the advancement, encouragement and improvement of the athletic training profession. Founded in 1950 with a membership of 200 athletic trainers, the NATA today has more than 30,000 members worldwide. Approximately 92 percent of all certified athletic trainers in the country belong to the Association. In 1990, the American Medical Association recognized athletic training as an allied health profession. The Association sets the standards for athletic trainers through its education programs. Almost 100 universities and colleges offer NATA-approved curricula. Based in Dallas, Texas, the organization provides a variety of services to its membership including continuing education, governmental affairs, certification and public relations. The NATA also publishes the Journal of Athletic Training, a quarterly scientific journal; and NATA News, a monthly news magazine.
At Kansas State, the Certified Athletic Trainers are highly educated and skilled professionals specializing in athletic health care. In cooperation with physicians and other allied health personnel, the athletic trainers function as integral members of the athletic health care team.
Education
Certified athletic trainers have, at minimum, a bachelor's degree, usually in athletic training, health, physical education or exercise science. In addition, athletic trainers study human anatomy, human physiology, biomechanics, exercise physiology, athletic training, nutrition and psychology/counseling. Certified athletic trainers also participate in extensive clinical affiliations with athletic teams under appropriate supervision.
In addition, Certified Athletic Trainers are required to obtain 75 hours worth of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) within a three year period to remain in good standing. These CEUs, which are obtained from attending conferences, lectures, presentations, etc..., assist Certified Athletic Trainers in expanding their knowledge and training in the ever-changing world of medicine and rehabilitative therapy.
Certification
Certified athletic trainers have fulfilled the requirements for certification established by the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc. (NATABOC). The certification examination administered by NATABOC consists of a written portion with multiple choice questions; a practical section that evaluates the skill components of the domains within athletic training; and a written simulation test, consisting of athletic training related situations designed to approximate real-life decision making. This last portion of the test evaluates athletic trainers' ability to resolve cases similar to those they might encounter in actual practice.
The examination covers a variety of topics within the six practice domains of athletic training: Prevention Recognition, Evaluation and Assessment Immediate Care Treatment, Rehabilitation and Reconditioning Organization and Administration Professional Development and Responsibility. Once athletic trainers pass the certification examination proving skills and knowledge within each of the six domains, they use the designation "ATC" or "CAT."
Female Athletic Trainers
Although athletic training was once considered a male-dominated profession, more than 50% of all members of the National Athletic Trainers' Association are women. As of January 1990, more than half of the athletic trainers certified by the NATABOC have been women.
National Athletic Trainers' Association
The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of athletes worldwide. The Association is committed to the advancement, encouragement and improvement of the athletic training profession. Founded in 1950 with a membership of 200 athletic trainers, the NATA today has more than 30,000 members worldwide. Approximately 92 percent of all certified athletic trainers in the country belong to the Association. In 1990, the American Medical Association recognized athletic training as an allied health profession. The Association sets the standards for athletic trainers through its education programs. Almost 100 universities and colleges offer NATA-approved curricula. Based in Dallas, Texas, the organization provides a variety of services to its membership including continuing education, governmental affairs, certification and public relations. The NATA also publishes the Journal of Athletic Training, a quarterly scientific journal; and NATA News, a monthly news magazine.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Alabama sports medicine doctor Larry Lemak branching practice into Shelby County
Dr. Larry Lemak is expanding his sports medicine business into Shelby County with a new $1.5 million facility next to Shelby Baptist Medical Center.
Lemak Sports Medicine-Shelby, which will be built in a former SouthTrust Bank branch next to the Alabaster hospital, represents the first clinic the noted orthopedic surgeon has opened outside of his central practice at Brookwood Medical Center.
"We're happy to be in Shelby County and growing our practice to make care more accessible for our patients and the citizens of Shelby County," Lemak said in a statement about the project.
The building has been empty for more than four years. Lemak Sports Medicine aims to occupy the building by the end of this year after renovations are completed. The building will have 4,000 square feet of physician office space and 2,500 square feet for outpatient services.
The office will be led by Dr. Mike Patterson, a physician from Tuscaloosa. The practice will focus on sports medicine and outpatient physical therapy. Patterson, a former Florida State University defensive back, will also have access to Shelby Baptist Medical Center for other procedures.
Alabaster MB LLC, a partnership between Lemak and his son Matthew, owns the building. Matthew Lemak's company, the Lemak Group, is a development partner along with Jonathan Lindsey of Southpace Properties Inc., who also brokered the purchase of the building. Jim Strickland of RealtySouth represented the seller of the building.
Matthew Lemak said the practice not only looks to serve Shelby County, but also Chilton County. Patterson already has started lining up high schools to work with for the upcoming football season.
Lemak Sports Medicine provides medical assistance to many high schools and colleges around the state.
Matthew Lemak said the Shelby County practice may add another physician in a year or two if the market demands it.
Meanwhile, the Lemak Group is scouting other parts of the metro area to expand Lemak Sports Medicine. Matthew Lemak said the northern part of the metro area will likely be the next destination for the practice.
The new office comes a year after Dr. Lemak set up his own practice at Brookwood following a split from long-time partner Dr. Jim Andrews. The two men created the Alabama Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center that lasted more than two decades and built an international following.
Lemak Sports Medicine-Shelby, which will be built in a former SouthTrust Bank branch next to the Alabaster hospital, represents the first clinic the noted orthopedic surgeon has opened outside of his central practice at Brookwood Medical Center.
"We're happy to be in Shelby County and growing our practice to make care more accessible for our patients and the citizens of Shelby County," Lemak said in a statement about the project.
The building has been empty for more than four years. Lemak Sports Medicine aims to occupy the building by the end of this year after renovations are completed. The building will have 4,000 square feet of physician office space and 2,500 square feet for outpatient services.
The office will be led by Dr. Mike Patterson, a physician from Tuscaloosa. The practice will focus on sports medicine and outpatient physical therapy. Patterson, a former Florida State University defensive back, will also have access to Shelby Baptist Medical Center for other procedures.
Alabaster MB LLC, a partnership between Lemak and his son Matthew, owns the building. Matthew Lemak's company, the Lemak Group, is a development partner along with Jonathan Lindsey of Southpace Properties Inc., who also brokered the purchase of the building. Jim Strickland of RealtySouth represented the seller of the building.
Matthew Lemak said the practice not only looks to serve Shelby County, but also Chilton County. Patterson already has started lining up high schools to work with for the upcoming football season.
Lemak Sports Medicine provides medical assistance to many high schools and colleges around the state.
Matthew Lemak said the Shelby County practice may add another physician in a year or two if the market demands it.
Meanwhile, the Lemak Group is scouting other parts of the metro area to expand Lemak Sports Medicine. Matthew Lemak said the northern part of the metro area will likely be the next destination for the practice.
The new office comes a year after Dr. Lemak set up his own practice at Brookwood following a split from long-time partner Dr. Jim Andrews. The two men created the Alabama Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center that lasted more than two decades and built an international following.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Greenwich Sports Medicine surgeon named one of “America’s Top Doctors”
Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon Jo A. Hannafin, M.D., Ph.D., of Greenwich, was named one of “America’s Top Doctors,” in the current edition of Castle Connolly’s directory of outstanding physicians in the United States. Dr. Hannafin practices at Hospital for Special Surgery’s Affiliate Physician Office located at 143 Sound Beach Avenue, Old Greenwich, Conn.
Dr. Hannafin, formerly a three-time gold medalist at the U.S. National Rowing Championships and a respected team physician, brings the expertise of personal athletic excellence to her role as orthopedic director at the Women’s Sports Medicine Center at Hospital for Special Surgery. The center is the first of its kind in the United States.
Southern Connecticut residents benefit from the following areas of her expertise: female athletes, shoulder and knee instability, ligament reconstruction and arthroscopy, rotator cuff disease and adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder.
With the reputation of Hospital for Special Surgery combined with the convenience of a southern Connecticut location, the HSS Affiliated Physician Office provides a highly sophisticated range of services in Orthopedics, Physiatry and Sports Medicine. Specialties include foot and ankle, hand/upper extremity, hip and knee, spine, pediatric and adolescent sports medicine, sports medicine and shoulder surgery, trauma and joint replacement. (Telephone number: 203-409-3000.)
About Hospital for Special Surgery
Founded in 1863, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is a world leader in orthopedics, rheumatology and rehabilitation. HSS is nationally ranked No. 2 in orthopedics, No. 3 in rheumatology and No. 24 in neurology by U.S. News & World Report (2009), and has received Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. In 2008 and 2007, HSS was a recipient of the HealthGrades Joint Replacement Excellence Award. A member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and an affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College, HSS provides orthopedic and rheumatologic patient care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center. All Hospital for Special Surgery medical staff are on the faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College. The hospital's research division is internationally recognized as a leader in the investigation of musculoskeletal and autoimmune diseases. Hospital for Special Surgery is located in New York City and online at www.hss.edu.
Dr. Hannafin, formerly a three-time gold medalist at the U.S. National Rowing Championships and a respected team physician, brings the expertise of personal athletic excellence to her role as orthopedic director at the Women’s Sports Medicine Center at Hospital for Special Surgery. The center is the first of its kind in the United States.
Southern Connecticut residents benefit from the following areas of her expertise: female athletes, shoulder and knee instability, ligament reconstruction and arthroscopy, rotator cuff disease and adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder.
With the reputation of Hospital for Special Surgery combined with the convenience of a southern Connecticut location, the HSS Affiliated Physician Office provides a highly sophisticated range of services in Orthopedics, Physiatry and Sports Medicine. Specialties include foot and ankle, hand/upper extremity, hip and knee, spine, pediatric and adolescent sports medicine, sports medicine and shoulder surgery, trauma and joint replacement. (Telephone number: 203-409-3000.)
About Hospital for Special Surgery
Founded in 1863, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is a world leader in orthopedics, rheumatology and rehabilitation. HSS is nationally ranked No. 2 in orthopedics, No. 3 in rheumatology and No. 24 in neurology by U.S. News & World Report (2009), and has received Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. In 2008 and 2007, HSS was a recipient of the HealthGrades Joint Replacement Excellence Award. A member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and an affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College, HSS provides orthopedic and rheumatologic patient care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center. All Hospital for Special Surgery medical staff are on the faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College. The hospital's research division is internationally recognized as a leader in the investigation of musculoskeletal and autoimmune diseases. Hospital for Special Surgery is located in New York City and online at www.hss.edu.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Atlanta Sports Medicine Doctor Spero Karas Wins 'Atlanta's Top Doctors' Honor Again
Spero G. Karas M.D. has again been profiled in Atlanta Magazine's Top Doctors issue within the Orthopedic Surgery category. One of only five Orthopedic Surgeons listed in the July 2009 exclusive, Dr. Karas retains this distinction from the magazine's previous Top Doctors list compiled in July 2007.
Atlanta Magazine compiles its biennial list of "Atlanta's most trusted physicians" based on the results of the highly-regarded Castle Connolly Top Doctors survey. Castle Connolly's physician-led research team follows a rigorous screening process in which board-certified physicians and medical leaders identify particular doctors they feel best embody the ideal of excellence in patient care.
In essence, Dr. Karas and others selected for the Top Doctors list represent those to whom the nominating physicians would send their own families. It is important to note that doctors do not and cannot pay to be profiled as Castle Connolly Top Doctors. Selections are entirely peer-based and randomly sampled. Hence, the results of the vigorous screening process truly identify the most respected doctors in America, subdivided by fields of practice and geographical region.
Dr. Karas was specifically cited for his special expertise in elbow reconstruction, knee reconstruction, shoulder reconstruction, and sports medicine in the Atlanta metro area.
In addition to having been distinguished twice by Atlanta Magazine for being the city's "Most Trusted Sports Medicine Specialist," Dr. Karas was recently included in Castle Connolly's "Best Orthopedic Surgeons in America" list. He was featured last year in Women's Health Magazine's "America's Top Doctors for Women" and Men's Health Magazine's "Top Sports Medicine Specialists."
Dr. Karas specializes in providing comprehensive care to people of all ages with shoulder pain, knee pain, and upper extremity conditions related to traumatic, degenerative, sports and work-related injuries.
As Director of Emory University's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, Dr. Karas is a recognized expert in the field of shoulder surgery, knee surgery, arthroscopy, and sports medicine. He has been inducted into the prestigious American Shoulder and Elbow Society, one of only five other physician members in the state of Georgia. In addition to Dr. Karas' role as director of Emory Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, he currently serves as a consulting team physician for Georgia Tech University, Emory University Athletics, and Lakeside High School.
For more information about Dr. Spero Karas or the Emory Sports Medicine Center, contact Dawn Ulloa or visit atlantashoulder.com.
About Emory Sports Medicine Center:
The Emory Sports Medicine Center is a global leader in providing advanced treatments for patients with sports and orthopaedic injuries. Patients treated there range from professional athletes and world leaders to those who enjoy active lifestyles and want to ensure the best possible recovery from injuries.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Basketball the right medicine for Mark Pope
When Mark Pope was admitted into medical school at Columbia University in New York City, he wasn't certain what specialty he would eventually pursue. He knew only that he wanted to help people and that practicing medicine would be a noble way to do it.
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So for three years Pope studied, often as many as 16 hours a day. For the last five months he worked shifts at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He connected with patients, people he believed he helped.
"I loved being with patients," he said. "Absolutely loved it."
Pope did not love the 16-hour study sessions, not with a wife (Lee Anne) and four daughters 8 and under. He did not love being separated from basketball. After playing center for the University of Kentucky's 1996 NCAA championship team, he bounced through the NBA for parts of six seasons. According to basketball-reference.com, he earned more than $4million in the NBA, and he also played in Europe.
In 2008, after his second year at Columbia, Pope called University of Louisville coach Rick Pitino, his former coach at UK, and told him he was considering leaving med school.
"Mark said he wanted to coach at the college level but that he didn't want to start at the bottom," Pitino said. "I told him, 'I'd like to be president, too, but that's not how it works.' I told him he really needed to be sure that coaching was his passion."
Pope, 36, stayed for a third year at Columbia, an Ivy League school that admitted less than 6percent of its male applicants in the Class of 2012. Then this past spring he made a second call to Pitino.
"I had this offer from the University of Georgia, and I told Coach I thought I was going to do it," Pope said.
"I told him if coaching was truly in his heart, that he should do it," Pitino said.
Pope did it. On July 6 he worked his final shift at New York Presbyterian, withdrew from Columbia and accepted an offer from new Georgia coach Mark Fox to become basketball operations coordinator. That has been his job for the last week, helping Fox build a program to compete in the Southeastern Conference. Pope had played two seasons for Fox at the University of Washington before he transferred to UK for his final two years.
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So for three years Pope studied, often as many as 16 hours a day. For the last five months he worked shifts at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He connected with patients, people he believed he helped.
"I loved being with patients," he said. "Absolutely loved it."
Pope did not love the 16-hour study sessions, not with a wife (Lee Anne) and four daughters 8 and under. He did not love being separated from basketball. After playing center for the University of Kentucky's 1996 NCAA championship team, he bounced through the NBA for parts of six seasons. According to basketball-reference.com, he earned more than $4million in the NBA, and he also played in Europe.
In 2008, after his second year at Columbia, Pope called University of Louisville coach Rick Pitino, his former coach at UK, and told him he was considering leaving med school.
"Mark said he wanted to coach at the college level but that he didn't want to start at the bottom," Pitino said. "I told him, 'I'd like to be president, too, but that's not how it works.' I told him he really needed to be sure that coaching was his passion."
Pope, 36, stayed for a third year at Columbia, an Ivy League school that admitted less than 6percent of its male applicants in the Class of 2012. Then this past spring he made a second call to Pitino.
"I had this offer from the University of Georgia, and I told Coach I thought I was going to do it," Pope said.
"I told him if coaching was truly in his heart, that he should do it," Pitino said.
Pope did it. On July 6 he worked his final shift at New York Presbyterian, withdrew from Columbia and accepted an offer from new Georgia coach Mark Fox to become basketball operations coordinator. That has been his job for the last week, helping Fox build a program to compete in the Southeastern Conference. Pope had played two seasons for Fox at the University of Washington before he transferred to UK for his final two years.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Sports medicine specialist to address young athletes in Norton
Joseph Congeni, MD, director of Sports Medicine at Akron Children’s Hospital, will give a talk from 7 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 5 at the Norton Community Center on weight training for middle and high school athletes and the use of steroids and supplements in youth athletics.
Dr. Congeni’s talk, sponsored by the Player’s Choice Athletics, is targeted to youth sports teams and all young athletes are invited to attend. Dr. Congeni will also take questions from the audience.
Students are free and adults are $5.
Dr. Congeni is board certified in pediatrics with an added qualification in sports medicine. He has served on the executive committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness, and developed the primary care pediatrics sports medicine fellowship at Akron Children’s, the first of its kind at a pediatric hospital in the United States.
He is a professor of pediatrics at the Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine and in 2008 was named the Ohio Outstanding Team Physician by the Ohio State Medical Association and the Team Physician of the Year by the Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Association. He is a team physician for the University of Akron and Archbishop Hoban High School and discusses current issues in sports medicine in a weekly radio segment on WAKR AM.
Dr. Congeni has published many papers with special interest in lumbar spondylolysis, youth baseball injuries and brain injuries in young athletes.
Dr. Congeni’s talk, sponsored by the Player’s Choice Athletics, is targeted to youth sports teams and all young athletes are invited to attend. Dr. Congeni will also take questions from the audience.
Students are free and adults are $5.
Dr. Congeni is board certified in pediatrics with an added qualification in sports medicine. He has served on the executive committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness, and developed the primary care pediatrics sports medicine fellowship at Akron Children’s, the first of its kind at a pediatric hospital in the United States.
He is a professor of pediatrics at the Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine and in 2008 was named the Ohio Outstanding Team Physician by the Ohio State Medical Association and the Team Physician of the Year by the Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Association. He is a team physician for the University of Akron and Archbishop Hoban High School and discusses current issues in sports medicine in a weekly radio segment on WAKR AM.
Dr. Congeni has published many papers with special interest in lumbar spondylolysis, youth baseball injuries and brain injuries in young athletes.
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