Sports Medicine Fellowship Alumni

Curtis Reimer, MD

Class of 1996 

Owner/Partner, Family Medical Center of Hastings, Hastings NE

Coverage Highlights:

• Hastings High School
• Hastings College

Thomas Sachtleben, MD

Class of 1997

Orthopedic and Spine Center of the Rockies (prior to retirement in 2025), Fort Collins, CO

Coverage Highlights:

• Colorado State University Athletics
• Various sports teams in Northern Colorado 

Michael Hilts, MD

Class of 1999

Hilts Direct Primary Care, Greensboro NC

Kevin Burroughs, MD

Class of 2000

Cabarrus Sports Medicine Fellowship Director, Co-Chief Atrium Health Primary Care Sports Medicine, Concord NC

Coverage Highlights:

• Catawba College
• Kannapolis Cannonballers
• Charlotte FC
• Concacaf
• Leagues Cup

James Bray, MD

Class of 2002

University of Texas Athletics Department, Austin TX

Coverage Highlights:

• All NCAA sports
• NCAA Track & Field Championships 2019, 2023
• College football championship first round game 2024

Brett Foreman, MD

Class of 2004

Carolina Family Practice & Sports Medicine, Raleigh NC

Coverage Highlights:

• Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
• North Carolina Courage (NWSL)
• North Carolina FC (Professional Soccer)
• Raleigh Rugby Football Club
• Local colleges and high schools
• Carolina Ballet
• USA Baseball
• North Carolina High School Football Championships
• ACC Baseball Tournament

Josh Bloom, MD

Class of 2004

Carolina Family Practice & Sports Medicine, Cary NC

Coverage Highlights:

• Medical Director & Head Team Physician of the Carolina Hurricanes
• Co-Chief Medical Officer & Team Physician of USA Baseball
• Team Physician for Apex Friendship High School
• Team Physician, Tokyo 2020 Olympics USA Baseball
• Covered Carolina Hurricanes in 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, Eastern Conference Finals in 2009, 2019, 2023, and 2025.
• Traveled with Hurricanes to St Petersburg, Russia and Helsinki, Finland.
• Traveled with USA Baseball to Tokyo in 2019, 2021, 2024.
• Traveled with USA Baseball to Cuba in 2012, 2016, 2019.
• Covered NHL Stadium Series in Raleigh (Carter Finley Stadium Canes vs Capitals) 2023.

Steve Hartsock, MD

Class of 2005

IU Health Medical Group, Indianapolis IN

Coverage Highlights:

• Medical Director, USA Olympic Trials-Swimming in Indy
• Medical Director, Big Shoulders Open Water Classic in Chicago since 2008
• Medical Director, NCAA DII Swimming and Diving Championships 2025 Indy
• Medical Director, NCAA Women’s Water Polo Tournament 2025 Indy
• Medical Director, USA Swimming Nationals/World Team Trials 2025 Indy
• Medical Director, World Aquatics-World Cup Swim Meet 2025 Carmel, IN

Noelle Robertson, MD

Class of 2006

Medical Director, UNC Family Medicine, Hillsborough NC

Craig Burnworth, MD

Class of 2007

Advent Health, Candler NC

Coverage Highlights:

• Team Physician for Columbia College
• Newberry College football and wrestling
• Medical Director for US Marine Corps Mud Run for two years
• Team Physician for Asheville School for 10 years
• UNC Asheville Men’s & Women’s Basketball

Sara Neal, MD

Class of 2007

Cone Health Family Medicine Program Director and Faculty Liaison, Greensboro NC

Coverage Highlights:

• Event Physician, U.S. National Figure Skating Championships 2011, 2015
• Lead Physician, UFC Fight Night 21, 2010
• Team Physician, Division 1 WFU Field Hockey 2004-2008
• Tournament Physician, NCAA Final Four Field Hockey 2004  
• Lead Physician, UFC Fight for The Troops 2008
• Fight Night for the Kids Charity Event 2007-2009
• US Olympic Boxing Trials, Southeastern Region 2004

Jonathan Yoder, MD

Class of 2008

OrthoCarolina, Winston-Salem NC

Christine Shugart, MD

Class of 2009

Novant Health Davie Medical Associates, Mocksville NC

Coverage Highlights:

• Team Physician, Davie County High School

Jonathan Jackson, MD

Class of 2009

Concluded 20 years as Air Force Physician in 2022

Intermountain Health, Provo UT

Coverage Highlights:

• Associate Team Physician, Real Salt Lake, Major League Soccer
• Head Team Physician, RSL Monarchs, MLS Next Pro
• Head Team Physician, Run Elite Program (professional running group based in Utah County, Utah)
• Team Physician, Nike Running
• Head Team Physician, Brigham Young University Track and Field/Cross Country
• Head Team Physician, Utah Valley University Cross Country/Distance Track and Field.
• Associate Team Physician, Brigham Young University Football
• Spent 9 years at the Air Force Academy covering intercollegiate sports, served as Chief of Sports Medicine, 2020-2022
• St. George Ironman 2022-2025  

Aaron Leininger, MD

Class of 2010

UNC Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Clayton NC

Medical Director for UNC Physicians Network

Coverage Highlights:

• West Johnston High School

Mark Rowand, MD

Class of 2010

Dallastown Medical Associates, York PA

Kristen Clarey, MD

Class of 2010

Carolina Family Practice & Sports Medicine, Cary NC

Coverage Highlights:

• Middle Creek High School
• Carolina Courage Women’s Soccer

Catherine Rainbow, MD

Class of 2011

Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute, Ballantyne NC

Coverage Highlights:

• Team Physician, Winthrop University and Mecklenburg High School

Thomas Thekkekandam, MD

Class of 2013

EmergeOrtho, Greensboro NC

FAA Medical Examiner & instrument rated pilot

Todd McGrath, MD

Class of 2015

Hospital for Special Surgery, NYC NY

Coverage Highlights:

• Team Physician NY Mets
• Sports Medicine Consultant UFC
• New York Road Runners Medical Advisory Board Member

John Pick-Jacobs, MD

Class of 2016

Comprehensive Orthopedics S.C. Kenosha WI

Coverage Highlights:

• Carthage College, NCAA Division III
• Wisconsin Marathon
• Westosha Central High School

Jeremy Schmitz, MD

Class of 2018

Western Missouri Medical Center, Warrensburg MD

Coverage Highlights:

• Olympic trials and U.S. Figure Skating, Greensboro NC 
• Higginsville High School
• Knob Noster High School

Blake Dixon, MD

Class of 2020

Millard-Henry Orthopedic Clinic, Russellville AR

Coverage Highlights:

• Arkansas Tech University Division II Sports

AJ Pinney, DO

Class of 2020

MyMichigan Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Mount Pleasant MI

Coverage Highlights: 

• LPGA Dow Classic Tour
• Great Lakes Loons Baseball
• Head Team Physician Central Michigan University 
• U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Greensboro North Carolina

Dominic Maneen, DO

Class of 2021

Private Practice, Houston Health & Sports Medicine, Houston TX

Coverage Highlights:

• Detroit Lions
• Harlem Globetrotters
• University of Texas Football

Brian Atkinson, MD

Class of 2022

MAHEC Sports Medicine Fellowship Assistant Program Director

• Team Physician, UNCA and Warren Wilson College
• Medical Director, Hellbender 100-mile trail race

Dana Brooks, DO

Class of 2023

Cone Health OrthoCare, Greensboro NC

Coverage Highlights:

• Team Physician, UNC Greensboro
• Team Physician, Carolina Cobras National Arena Football League
• Wyndham Championship PGA Golf Event
• AAU Junior Olympics Track and Field

Hunter Rafoth, MD

Class of 2024

Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute, Melbourne FL

Coverage Highlights:

• Head Team Physician, Eastern Florida State College
• University of Central Florida Athletics
• Arnold Palmer Invitational PGA Tour Event