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    Nicholas M. Edwards, MD, MPH

    has led research projects on the relationship between physical activity and cardiovascular health in youth, physical activity tracking in young children, and fitness testing in children. He is involved in projects related to sudden death in athletes and exercise interventions for obese youth.

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    Nicholas M. Edwards, MD, MPH

    Academic Information

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-803-0250

    Fax: 513-636-6374

    Email: nicholas.edwards@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Physical activity promotion; overweight/obesity prevention and treatment; infectious disease in athletes; injury risk and biomechanics in overweight/obese adolescents
     

    Biography

    Dr. Edwards is an Assistant Professor and a pediatrician who specializes in sports medicine and performs research related to physical activity and overweight/obesity in youth.  His training background is in medicine and public health, and he has presented his work nationally at scientific meetings. He has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including small private practices and large medical centers. He has provided medical coverage for numerous athletic events, ranging from youth sports to the Division I collegiate level, and ranging from small local events to large community events such as marathons.

    Education and Training

    BS: University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI, 1999.

    MD: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, WI, 2003.

    Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Madison, WI, 2006.

    Fellowship: Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, 2007.

    Fellowship: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2009.

    MPH: University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN, 2009.

    Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, 2006.

    Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Sports Medicine, 2007.

    Publications

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    Edwards NM, Casey R, Johnson R. Extensive arterial embolus in the arm of a college runner with thoracic outlet syndrome: a case report. Clin J Sport Med 2009;19(4):331-2.

    Edwards NM, Schwarzenberg SJ. Designing and implementing an effective pediatric weight management program. Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2009;10(3):197-203.

    Published Abstracts

    Edwards NM, Pettingell S, Borowsky I. Where Perception Meets Reality: Weight Self-Perception and Weight Behaviors in a Nationally Representative Sample of Overweight Adolescents. In: Poster Session 3 Selected Posters from 725-P through 965-P. Obesity. 2008 Oct;16(S1):S316.

    Edwards NM, Johnson R, Dutton, N. A Prospective Study of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage in Symptomatic [sic] University Athletes. In: ADDENDUM - 2007 Poster Presentations American Medical Society for Sports Medicine 16th Annual Conference Albuquerque, New Mexico April 21-25, 2007 (Abstracts Received After 2007 Deadline). Clin J Sport Med. 2008 May;18(3):307.

    Edwards NM. Knee Pain in a Football Spectator - Another Argument Against Excessive Television Viewing. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2007 May;39(5 Suppl):S145.

    Manuscripts in Press

    Edwards NM, Pettingell S, Borowsky IW. Where Perception Meets Reality: Self-Perception of Weight and Weight-related Behaviors in a Nationally Representative Sample of Overweight Adolescents.  Pediatrics. 2009 March. 

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    Kevin R. Ford, PhD Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Sports Medicine

    research involves innovative studies which answer the question of why devastating injuries occur and to determine how they can be prevented. Dr. Ford analyzes the biomechanics of complex movement patterns and sport skills which relate to prevention of injury or enhanced performance in a variety of populations from healthy athletes to patients suffering from traumatic injuries.

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    kevin.ford@cchmc.org

    Kevin R. Ford, PhD

    Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Sports Medicine

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    Co-Director, Human Performance Laboratory, Sports Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-1231

    Fax: 513-636-6374

    Email: kevin.ford@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Biomechanics; sports medicine; exercise science; injury prevention; performance enhancement
     

    Biography

    Kevin R. Ford, PhD, FACSM is Co-Director of the Human Performance Laboratory and holds a primary appointment as an Assistant Professor within Sports Medicine. Dr. Ford has worked at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center since the establishment of the Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center. He received his PhD at the University of Kentucky in the Exercise Science - Biomechanics program. Dr. Ford is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and Co-Chair of the ACSM Biomechanics Interest Group.

    Dr. Ford’s research currently focuses on the design of innovative studies which answer the question of why devastating injuries occur and to determine how they can be prevented. He analyzes the biomechanics of complex sport skills and movement patterns which relate to prevention of injury or enhanced performance in a variety of populations from healthy athletes to patients suffering from traumatic injuries. The majority of his research experience relates to developing anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention techniques and identifying related risk factors in female athletes.

    Education and Training

    PhD: Exercise Science-Biomechanics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2009.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Sex differences in ACL injury risk factors emerge during adolescent growth. Principle Investigator. National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. 2010-2013.  #R03 AR057551.

    Multi-faceted Approach Modeling ACL Injury Mechanisms. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. 2009 - 2013.  #R01 AR056259-01.

    NFL Charities, Longitudinal Study of ACL Reconstruction Outcomes: Knee Mechanics and Quadriceps Strength. Associate Investigator. 2010 - 2011.

    Neuromuscular Intervention Targeted to Mechanisms of ACL Load in Female Athletes. Principal Investigator. National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. 2008 - 2012. #R01 AR055563-01A1. 
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    Timothy E. Hewett, PhD Adjunct Professor, Sports Medicine

    uses EBM datasets to determine which athletes are at increased risk for ACL injuries. Then prevents them using RCT designs to determine which interventions decrease risk for ACL injuries in large cohort populations. With two-pronged, dual preventative measures uses EBM datasets and RCT designs to determine which interventions are most efficacious in specific athletes, both individuals and groups, that are at increased risk for ACL injuries.

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    tim.hewett@cchmc.org

    Timothy E. Hewett, PhD

    Adjunct Professor, Sports Medicine

    Academic Information

    UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4366

    Fax: 513-636-6374

    Email: tim.hewett@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Sports Injury Prevention and Advanced Athletic Development

    Research Interests

    Muscle Physiology

    Biography

    Timothy E. Hewett, PhD, is the director of the Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center at Children's Hospital Research Foundation. He is a professor in Pediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery in the College of Medicine and an adjunct professor in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Hewett is best known for his work in the area of the prevention of knee injuries in female athletes.

    Dr. Hewett possesses a doctorate in Physiology and Biophysics and postdoctoral training in Molecular Biology. His research interests range from the molecular alteration of muscle contraction to the development of new methods for injury prevention and athletic development.

    Dr. Hewett has lectured and published on the topic of dynamic neuromuscular joint control strategies and their use for preventing knee injuries across the country, from Harvard University to the University of Florida. He has been a keynote speaker at The Mayo Clinic and Kentucky Sports Medicine and a visiting professor at Texas Tech University.

    Dr. Hewett's work has been featured by the news media across the country, from the front page of the New York Times to Good Morning America. He has published over sixty of his research articles in medical journals, and his research has received numerous awards, including the Excellence in Research and Odonohue Awards from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Young Investigator Award from the American Heart Association and The Research to Reality Award from the Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Neuromuscular Intervention Targeted to Mechanisms of ACL Load in Female Athletes. Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. 2008-2011. #1 R01 AR049735.

    Multi-faceted Approach Modeling ACL Injury Mechanisms.  Principal Investigator. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.  2009-2013. #R01 AR056259-01.

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    Teri M. McCambridge Director, Sports Medicine

    has done past research on the use of topical anti-inflammatories in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis. Her future research projects will focus on injury prevention in gymnasts and runners and the role strength training has in youth athletics and injury prevention.

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    Teri M. McCambridge

    Director, Sports Medicine

    Academic Information

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4366

    Email: teri.mccambridge@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Sports medicine; injury prevention in children; running injuries; strength training in children

    Biography

    Teri McCambridge, MD, obtained her undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University and her Medical Doctorate from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and her adolescent and sports medicine training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She spent the past 11 years in private practice at Towson Orthopaedic Associates and as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School Of Medicine.

    Dr. McCambridge is the division director of the Division of Sports Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and an associate professor in the department of Pediatrics and Orthopedics at the University of Cincinnati.

    Dr. McCambridge is active in numerous professional organizations. She is past chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness (COSMF) , former member of the executive committee of the AAP Council Management Committee and former program director for the AAP national convention and exhibition. She is on the education committee for the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine, is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine Exercise is Medicine Pediatrics and Practice Committees. She is an associate member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and on the Council of Champions for the STOP Sports Injuries campaign. She is a member of the USA Gymnastics Referral Network and one of the team physicians for the women’s USA Lacrosse team.

    Education and Training

    Fellowship: Sports Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999.

    MD: The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1995.

    Residency: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1998.

    Certification: Sports Medicine 2001, 2011.

    Publications

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    Gregory D. Myer, PhD.

    Gregory D. Myer, PhD, FACSM, CSCS*D Director of Research, Sports Medicine

    is the Co-Director of Research for the Division of Sports Medicine. Dr. Myer has published more than 110 articles in peer reviewed medical journals and has published a book and several book chapters related to his research on the biomechanics of knee injury, sports performance and knee  injury prevention training. Dr. Myer’s primary research interests reside in the fields of biomechanics and injury prevention in sport and pediatric exercise science and he maintains expertise and interest in the statistical development and utilization of lower-extremity clinical prediction tools aimed to foster improved treatment/prevention pathways for knee injury.

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    Gregory D. Myer, PhD, FACSM, CSCS*D

    Director of Research, Sports Medicine

    Director, Human Performance Laboratory

    Academic Information

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4366

    Fax: 513-636-6374

    Email: greg.myer@cchmc.org

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    Biography

    In the past six years, Greg co-authored more than 80 articles published in peer reviewed medical journals. In addition, he has published a book on plyometrics and power training for athletic performance enhancement and several book chapters related to performance enhancement and injury prevention training.

    In 2004, Greg received the O’Donoghue Sports Injury Award and in 2010 The NCAA Research Award both from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. In 2005, the Journal of Athletic Training’s Clint Thompson Award recognized Greg for his work on defining the rationale behind development of ACL prevention strategies.

    In the past year, the National Strength and Conditioning Association recognized Greg for outstanding research presentation and the National Athletic Training Association recognized him for his contributions to clinical advancements in the field. At 2010 American College of Sports Medicine National Meeting, Greg was awarded the Biomechanics Interest Group’s outstanding student research award in recognition of his doctoral work performed at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.

    In addition, Greg is serving or has served as a co-investigator on several nationally funded grants which have contributed nearly three million dollars in direct costs to his institution’s research agendas. Dr. Myer is a member of and lecturer to the American College of Sports Medicine, the National Strength and Conditioning Association and National Athletic Training Association and serves as an invited lecturer to the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and American Physical Therapy Association.

    Education and Training

    BA: Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana, 1996.

    MS: Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1998.

    PhD: Rocky Mountain University, Provo, Utah 2010.

    Postdoc: Ohio State University (Sports Medicine, Physiology and Cell Biology).

    Publications

    Grants

    Neuromuscular Intervention Targeted to Mechanisms of ACL Load in Female Athletes. Co-Investigator. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Sep 2008 – Aug 2012. 
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    Mark V. Paterno, PT, PhD, MBA, SCS, ATC Coordinator, Division of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy - Sports Medicine

    Investigates the outcomes after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in the knee. His current study focuses on the identification of the incidence of second ACL injury after ACL reconstruction as well as the identification of biomechanical and neuromuscular risk factors which predict future injury or success after return to sport.  In addition, Dr. Paterno's research interests include the assessment of clinical outcomes following injury in pediatric and adolescent athletes, as well as the development of targeted rehabilitation interventions to optimize return to sports in these populations. Dr. Paterno's projects have received funding from NFL Charities and his work was the recent recipient of the American Orthopaedic Society in Sports Medicine's NCAA Research Award.

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    Mark V. Paterno, PT, PhD, MBA, SCS, ATC

    Coordinator, Division of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy - Sports Medicine

    Academic Information

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4366

    Fax: 513-636-6374

    Email: mark.paterno@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Mark V. Paterno, PT, MS, MBA, SCS, ATC, has a special interest in sports medicine, ACL injuries in female athletes and balance and proprioception.

    Education and Training

    PT, MS: Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 1994.

    EMBA: Troy State University, Troy AL, 2002.

    Certifications: Sports Certified Specialist (SCS) 2001. NATA certified Athletic Trainer , 1998.

    Publications

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    Michael D. Shaffer, DO Fellowship Director, Sports Medicine

    has special interests in injury prevention, altered foot mechanics, manipulative treatment of spine and pelvis related dysfunction and the evaluation and treatment of female athlete’s medical and physical issues related to sport. Dr. Shaffer is bilingual in English and Spanish.

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    michael.shaffer@cchmc.org

    Michael D. Shaffer, DO

    Fellowship Director, Sports Medicine

    Academic Information

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-803-0250

    Fax: 513-636-6374

    Email: michael.shaffer@cchmc.org

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    Biography

    Dr. Shaffer has special interests in injury prevention, altered foot mechanics, manipulative treatment of spine and pelvis related dysfunction and the evaluation and treatment of female athlete’s medical and physical issues related to sport. Dr. Shaffer is bilingual in English and Spanish.

    Education and Training

    DO: Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL.

    Residency: Family Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX.

    Fellowship: Faculty Development, Department of Family Medicine, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

    Fellowship: Primary Care Sports Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.