USOC Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 6, 2004
USOC Names 47 – Person Medical Staff For Olympic Games in Athens
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.

A 47-person medical staff has been announced by the U.S. Olympic Committee to provide health care for more than 540 American athletes in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.The USA Medical staff consists of medical doctors, certified athletic trainers, massage therapists, chiropractors and pharmaceutical experts.
The staff will be directed by head physician David Weinstein, an orthopedic surgeon from Colorado Springs who is a member of the staff at Premier Orthopedics.
Ed Ryan, the director of sports medicine at the USOC, along with the USOC’s Sports Medicine Committee, headed by Dr. David Joyner who was the 1992 head team physician for the USA Olympic Team, made the selections from those medical professionals who have worked a variety of national and international events for the USOC and have performed a residency at one of the Olympic Training Centers.

“This is the Olympic team of sports medical professionals in this country,”said Ryan, who has been a member of the USOC staff for five Olympic Games. “These men and women have proven themselves in a variety of top events and have made a difference in our athletes’ performances.”The Medical Staff will be with each U.S. Olympic Team at practice and at competitions to care for the athletes and to oversee their health care at the Olympic Games. Some of the staff will work with the athletes at the USOC’s Medical Clinic in the Athlete’s Village. The USOC also has a staff at the American College of Greece, the training center for many of the athletes and teams of the U.S. delegation.

“We feel that our athletes get the best medical care in the world,” said Jim Scherr, the USOC’s Chief Executive and Chief of Sports Performance. “We go to every length to care for these athletes who have accomplished their goals to get here. We want to make sure they take that next step with the best medical care available.”

(This press release is also available on the USOC’s website http://usocpressbox.org. 2004

OLYMPIC GAMES MEDICAL STAFF
Name; Sport; Hometown; Employer
Brett Altman, ATC; Triathlon, Shooting; Newton, Iowa; Skiff Medical Center
Gloria Beim, MD; Cycling, Taekwondo; Gunnison, Colo.; Alpine Orthopedics
Aaron Brock, ATC; Water Polo; Downers Grove, Ill.; North Central College
Tammy Brockman, ATC; Diving; Palm Harbor, Fla.; Mease Sports Medicine Ctr.
Sheldon Burns, MD; Basketball, M,W; Minneapolis, Minn.; Edina Family Physicians
Vincent Comiskey, ATC; Canoe-Kayak Sprint; Bonita, Calif.; U.S.Olympic Committee
David Craig, ATC; Basketball, M; Indianapolis, Ind.; Indiana Pacers
Daniel Dodson, ATC; Wrestling; Edmond, Okla.; Private practice
Larry Drum, MD; Water Polo, Syncro; Seal Beach, Calif.; Private practice
Robert Frederick, MD; Gymnastics, M,W; Villanova, Pa.; The Rothman Institute
Sandra Glasson, MD; Soccer; Virginia Beach, Va.; Glasson Sports Medicine
Jo Hannafin, MD; Rowing; Greenwich, Conn.; Hospital for Special Surgery
Emery Hill, ATC; Volleyball, M; Colorado Springs, Colo.; U.S.Olympic Committee
Marc Jaffe, DC; All Sports; Basking Ridge, N.J.; Jaffe Chiropractic
Donald Kessler, ATC; Rowing; North Brunswick, NJ; Rutgers University
Kathleen Koehler, ATC; Wrestling, W; Windsor, Colo.
David Kuhn, ATC; Swimming; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Indiana Physical Therapy
Gary Lang, ATC; Track and Field; Tracy, Calif.; Foothill College
Elicia Leal, ATC; Water Polo; McKinney, Tex.; McKinney North High School
Gina Maggio, ATC; Canoe-Kayak, Slalom; San Diego, Calif.; U.S. Olympic Committee
Nick Metskas, ATC; Volleyball, M; Colorado Springs, Colo.; U.S. Olympic Committee
James Montgomery, MD; HQ Operations; Dallas, Tex.; Orthopedic Specialists
Allison Noggle, ATC; Softball; Coronado, Calif.; U.S.Olympic Committee
Julie O’Connell; Soccer; Chicago, Ill.; Athletico at East Bank Club
Steve Paulseth, ATC; Beach Volleyball; Encino, Calif.; Private Practice
Adam Pecina, ATC; Tennis, Mod. Pentathlon; Winston-Salem, N.C.; Wake Forest
Chrissy Price, ATC; Basketball, W; Seattle, Wash.; University of Washington
Don Rackey, ATC; Gymnastics, M; Gilbert, Ariz.; Private practice
Jack Ransone, ATC; Track and Field; Wimberley, Tex.; Texas State University
Jasper Richardson, ATC; Judo, Taekwondo; River Ridge, La.; Tulane Institute of Sports. Med.
Ted Robbins, ATC; Weightlifting; New Lenox, Ill.; Lincoln-Way Central High School
Scott Rodeo, MD; Swimming, Diving; New York, N.Y.; Hospital for Special Surgery
Robert Rodriguez, ATC; Table Tennis, Wrestling (G); Colorado Springs, Colo.; Front Range Orthopaedics
Ed Ryan, ATC; Med. Dir, Archery, Badminton; Colorado Springs, Colo.; U.S. Olympic Committee
Lonnie Sellers, ATC; Fencing; Snohomish, Wash.; Integrated Manual Therapy
Steve Simons, MD; Track and Field; Granger, Ind.; St. Joseph’s Regional Med. Ctr.
Casey Smith, ATC; Boxing; Chandler, Ariz.; Phoenix Suns
Debbie Van Horn, ATC; Gymnastics, W; Colorado Springs, Colo.; U.S. Olympic Committee
Wendy Veatch, ATC; Swimming, Synchro; Westminster, Colo.; University of Colorado
David Weinstein, MD; Head Physician; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Premier Orthopedic
Scott Weiss, ATC; Sailing; Long Beach, N.Y.; Bodhizone for Human Performance and Sports Physical Therapy
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE STAFF
Sara Delano, CMT; Colorado Springs, Colo.; U.S. Olympic Committee
Margie Hunt, ATC; Colorado Springs, Colo.; U.S. Olympic Committee
Robert Nickell; Hermosa Beach, Calif.; SportPharm
Jack Paap, MD; Colorado Springs, Colo.; retired
Ira Shapiro, DC; Manalapan, N.J.; private practice
Christine Tan, CMT; New York, N.Y.; Chelsea Piers

Author:
Bob Condron

Organization:
U.S. Olympic Committee