Meet the Team

Just like any sport, we know that one person can’t play all the positions. That’s why the Women’s Sports Medicine program at Emory Healthcare takes a team approach to your care. We call in experts for each “position” – from orthopedic specialists that diagnose and treat injuries, physical therapists to help you regain strength, dietitians to help you build healthy eating habits and many others. We’re here, working together, to help you get strong and reduce your risk of future injuries.

To request an appointment, call 404-7STRONG (404-778-7664).

Emory Sports Medicine Physicians

• Courtney Gleason, MD
  Director, Emory's Female Athlete Program
• Megan Jimenez, DO
• Frazier Keitt, DO
  Sports Medicine
• Ezi Obunadike, MD
  Sports Medicine
• Sara Raiser, MD
  Sports Medicine

Emory Clinical Providers

• Dheera Ananthakrishnan, MD
  Spine Surgery
• Anna Beth Bradley, MD
  Endocrinology, Bone Health
• Anna Cruz, MD
  Physiatry and Acupuncture
• Diya Sandhu, MD
  Chronic Pain and Concussion
• Val Schonberg, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, NCMP, FAND
  Nutrition

Emory Physical Therapy

Lisa Kovac, PT, MTC
Specialty: Running injuries, shoulder pain and shoulder injuries

Sarah Hite, PT, DPT, MA
Specialty: Back pain, kyphosis and scoliosis along with the Schroth Method

Anna Cottle, PT, DPT, ATC
Specialty: Knee and ankle injuries; Experience working with tennis, swimming, football, soccer, cheerleading, lacrosse, softball and track and field athletes

Berkely Van Dyke, PT, DPT, CSCS
Specialty: Orthopedics, sports medicine and tennis medicine

Emily Bolthouse, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS
Specialty: Running/endurance sports injuries, post-op rehab, knee injuries and hip strengthening

Kate Walker, PT, DPT, CMTPT
Specialty: Knees and shoulders; Experience with high school soccer and softball athletes

Melinda Pasion, PT, Cert DN

Emory Athletic Trainers

Jennifer London, MS, LAT, ATC
Specialty: Gymnastics, dance medicine 

Joan Reed, MAT, AATC, CSCS
Specialty: Soccer medicine, ACL prevention

Rachelle Berry, MS, ATC, CSCS
Specialty: Soccer medicine, ACL prevention

Amanda Yother, MEd, ATC/L
Specialty: Softball and equestrian sports

External Physical Therapy Partners

Atlanta Dance Medicine 
Mandy Blackmon, PT, DPT, OCS, CMTPT
Specialty: Dance injuries, hypermobility

Emma Faulkner, PT, DPT, OCS
Specialty: Dance injuries

Precision Performance PT 
Providers: Kate Edwards, PT, DPT, OCS
Kacy Seynders, PT, DPT
Ryan Belmore PT, DPT
Specialty: Running injuries

Skippy Matheson, PT, ATC
Specialty: Swimming injuries

Lauren Alesch, PT, DPT 
Specialty: Dance injuries

Maggie Gebhardt PT, DPT, OCS, CMTPT, FAAOMPT 
Specialty: Chronic pain, neurodynamics, hypermobility

External Partners

EnlightenU Nutrition Consulting
Val Schonberg, MS, RD, CSSD, LD, NCMP, FAND

Intrepid Performance Consulting
Abby Keenan, MS, CMPC Mental performance training

Page Love, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD
Nutrition

Morgan Bettini, MS, RDN, E-RYT
Nutrition

Injury Prevention

• Greg Myer, PhD
  Specialty: Injury Prevention, human performance neuroscience

Research

• Female Adolescent Athlete Attrition Project
• Study Regarding Energy Balance and Menstrual Care for Female Athletes