Mark Pocinich
Director of Sports Medicine
San Diego State '96, Oregon '98
Sport Assignment: Men's Volleyball, Football
Additional Specializations & Experience: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Myofascial Release, Soft Tissue Mobilization, Manual Therapy, Graston Technique
mpocinich@athletics.ucla.edu
(310) 794-1547

Lorita Granger
Associate Athletic Trainer
Cal State Fullerton '82
Sport Assignment: Gymnastics
Additional Specializations & Experience: Special Needs & High-Risk Athletes, Eating Disorders, Graston Technique, Functional Movement Screen
lgranger@athletics.ucla.edu
(310) 825-4441

Tandi Hawkey
Senior Athletic Trainer
Illinois '02, North Carolina '04
Sport Assignments: Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis
Additional Specializations & Experience: Performance Enhancement Specialist, Manual Therapy, Soft Tissue Mobilization, Graston Technique, ACL Injuries, Intern with U.S. Soccer, Functional Movement Screen
thawkey@athletics.ucla.edu
(310) 825-4880

Anthony Venute
Senior Athletic Trainer
UCLA '02, Michigan State '04
Sport Assignment: Head Football
Additional Specializations & Experience: Muscle Energy Technique, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Manual Therapy, Graston Technique, , Functional Movement Screen, Internship with Buffalo Bills
avenute@athletics.ucla.edu
(310) 825-4529

Laef Morris
Senior Athletic Trainer
Missouri State '04, Oregon '06
Sport Assignments: Men's Basketball, Women's Water Polo
Additional Specializations & Experience: Corrective Exercise Specialist, Graston Technique, Functional Movement Screen
lmorris@athletics.ucla.edu
(310) 825-3335

Jeremy Vail
Rehabilitation Director - Physical Therapist & Athletic Trainer
Evansville '96
Sport Assignments: Swimming & Diving, Women's Golf
Additional Specializations & Experience: Manual Therapist, Board Certified Orthopaedic Specialist, Functional Movement Screen
jvail@athletics.ucla.edu
(310) 825-3585

Steve Agee
Athletic Trainer
Fresno State '03, Cal State Northridge '06
Sport Assignments: Football, Men's Golf
Additional Specializations & Experience: Graston Technique, Internship with Oakland Raiders, Overhead Injuries to the Shoulder, Functional Movement Screen, IASTM, Manual Therapy, Myofascial Decompression Cup Therapy
sagee@athletics.ucla.edu
(310) 206-9151

Max Bertman
Athletic Trainer
Graceland University '01, Northern Illinois '05
Sport Assignments: Women's Soccer, M/W Track & Field
Additional Specializations & Experience: Performance Enhancement Specialist, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner, Graston Technique, Manual Therapy
mbertman@athletics.ucla.edu
(310) 825-3963

Brandon DeSantis
Athletic Trainer
Pittsburgh '10, Kentucky '12
Sport Assignments: Football, Women's Tennis
Additional Specializations & Experience: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Baseline Vestibular System Balance Testing, Internship with Pittsburgh Steelers
bdesantis@athletics.ucla.edu
(424) )273-3066

Pamela Sulzicki
Athletic Trainer
New Hampshire '05, UNC Greensboro '08
Sport Assignments: Women's Basketball, Rowing
Additional Experience: Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Graston Technique
pguglietti@athletics.ucla.edu
(310) 267-6107

April McKinney
Athletic Trainer
UCLA '04, Texas Tech '08
Sport Assignments: Cross Country, Softball
Additional Specializations & Experience: Graston Technique, Functional Movement Screen
amckinney@athletics.ucla.edu
(310) 825-3413

Karissa Scherer
Athletic Trainer
Concordia '09, California Baptist '11
Sport Assignments: Women's Volleyball, Track & Field
Additional Specializations & Experience: Gavilán IASTM , PNF
kscherer@athletics.ucla.edu
(424) 273-3347

Tony Spino
Athletic Trainer
UCLA '74
Sport Assignments: Men's Water Polo
Additional Specializations & Experience: Graston Technique
tspino@athletics.ucla.edu
(310) 825-3965

Carl Stocklin
Intern Athletic Trainer
Florida '09, Michigan State '12
Sport Assignment: Baseball
Additional Specializations & Experience: Manual Medicine, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Graston Technique
cstocklin@athletics.ucla.edu
(310) 206-6107

David Rodriguez
Insurance Coordinator
UCLA '03
drodriguez@athletics.ucla.edu
(310) 206-6105

Dr. Gerald Finerman, MD
Head Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Director, UCLA Sports Medicine Program; Professor of UCLA Orthopaedic Surgery
Undergraduate Education: Univ. of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Specializations: Orthopaedic Surgery
Research Interests: Sports Medicine
gfinerman@mednet.ucla.edu, 310-825-6019

David McAllister, MD
Associate Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Professor and Chief, Sports Medicine Service, UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Undergraduate Education: University of California, San Diego
Medical School: The Ohio State University
Residency: University of California, Irvine
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Subspecialty Certification in Sports Medicine
Specializations: Knee Surgery, Shoulder Surgery, Arthroscopic Surgery
Research Interests: Knee Ligaments
Additional Sports Medicine Experience: 2002 United States Figure Skating Championships, 2004 US Golf Senior Open Tournament Medical Director/Team Physician
dmcallisteroffice@mednet.ucla.edu, 310-206-5250
www.drdavidmcallister.com

Sharon Hame, MD
Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Associate Clinical Professor, UCLA Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
Undergraduate Education: UCLA
Medical School: UHS/The Chicago Medical School
Residency: New York University Medical Center
Fellowship: UCLA Sports Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Subspecialty Certification in Sports Medicine
Specializations: Ankle, Knee, Hip, and Shoulder Arthroscopy; Knee Ligament Reconstruction and Shoulder Reconstruction
Research Interests: Sports Medicine, Ligament Reconstruction, Shoulder and Hip Outcome Studies
shame@mednet.ucla.edu, 310-206-4161

Frank A. Petrigliano, MD
Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Faculty, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Undergraduate Education: Cornell University
Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - UMDNJ
Residency: UCLA
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery: Shoulder & Sports Medicine; Orthopaedic Research: UCLA
Board Certification: Board Eligible, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Specializations: Shoulder Arthroscopy, Knee Arthroscopy and Ligament Reconstruction, Elbow Arthroscopy and Ligament Reconstruction, Complex Cartilage Restoration Procedures
Additional Sports Medicine Experience: New Jersey Nets Assistant Team Physician 2009-2010; Iona College Assistant Team Physician 2009-2010
Fpetrigliano@mednet.ucla.edu, 310-825-2126

John DiFiori, MD
Associate Head Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Professor of Family Medicine, Chief Division of Sports Medicine; Co-Director, UCLA Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
Undergraduate Education: Franklin and Marshall College
Medical School: Temple University
Residency: Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA
Fellowship: Sports Medicine: UCLA
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, CAQ Sports Medicine
Research Interests: Overuse Injuries Affecting Children and Adolescents, Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Tendon Injuries, Preparticipation Screening, Primary Research on Wrist Pain, Distal Radial Growth Plate Injury and Ulnar Variance in Young Gymnasts
Specializations: Sports Medicine
Additional Sports Medicine Experience: Medical Consultant, NHL Players' Association; XIIIth Pan American Games; USA Gymnastics National Health Care Referral Network; former US Olympic Committee Physician and USA Basketball Physician; President-Elect of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine; Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine
jdifiori@mednet.ucla.edu, 310-319-4711

Aurelia Nattiv, MD
Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Professor, Department of of Family Medicine, Division of Sports Medicine and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Co-Director, UCLA Sports Medicine Fellowship Program; Director, UCLA Osteoporosis Center
Undergraduate Education: UCLA
Medical School: Washington University, St. Louis
Residency: Sonoma County Hospital/UCSF
Fellowship: Sports Medicine: UCLA
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, CAQ Sports Medicine, Certified Clinical Densitometrist, ISCD
Research Interests: Female Athletic Triad, Stress Fracture Prevention, Bone Health/Osteoporosis, Risk-Taking Behaviors in Athletes
Specializations: Sports Medicine
Additional Sports Medicine Experience: Team Physician, University of Utah and Pepperdine University; US Olympic Committee Invited Physician for USA Track and Field, USA Gymnastics and USA Basketball; Board of Directors of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and American College of Sports Medicine; Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine
anattiv@mednet.ucla.edu, 424-259-9826

Heather Gillespie, MD, MPH
Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Division of Sports Medicine and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Undergraduate Education: Brown University
Medical School: Duke University
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship: Sports Medicine: Maine Medical Center
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, CAQ Sports Medicine
Specializations: Sports Medicine
hgillespie@mednet.ucla.edu

Dena Florczyk, MD
Team Physician, UCLA Athletics; Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Medicine, Division of Sports Medicine
Undergraduate Education: University of California, Berkeley
Medical School: University of California, San Diego
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University/Christiana Care Health Services, Wilmington, DE
Fellowship: Sports Medicine: University of California, Los Angeles
Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics, CAQ Sports Medicine
Specializations: Sports Medicine
dflorczyk@mednet.ucla.edu

Ray Padilla, DDS
Undergraduate Education: California Western, San Diego
Dental School: University of Southern California
Fellowship: FASD, FPFA
Specializations: Trauma Treatment, Cosmetic Reconstruction
Research Interests: Trauma Treatment, Athletic Mouthguards
Additional Sports Medicine Experience: 1984 Olympic Games Dental Staff, 1988 United States Olympic Team Chief Organizer of Dental Screening, 1994 Soccer World Cup Sports Medicine Committee, 2004 World Hockey Championships Doping Control, National Youth Sports Safety Foundation Board of Advisors, Team Dentist for Los Angeles Galaxy Soccer Team, US Men's and Women's Soccer, Los Angeles Avengers Arena Football Team
rpaddds@ucla.edu, 310-536-0710

Howard Liebeskind, D.P.M.
Undergraduate Education: Syracuse University
Podiatric Medical Education: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, IL
Residency: Van Nuys Community Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
Membership: American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
Research Interests: Biomechanial Design Concepts of Athletic Footgear
Specializations: Podiatric Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine Experience: Team Podiatrist, US Men's and Women's National Soccer Teams ; Member, Medical Advisory Board, United States Soccer Federation; Team Podiatrist , Los Angeles Galaxy and CD Chivas USA, of Major League Soccer, Podiatric Consultant, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Santa Monica; Team Podiatrist, Pepperdine University. Past Experience: Los Angeles Clippers , Los Angeles Kings , Los Angeles Avengers, Los Angeles Riptide, Los Angeles Ballet
howard@drhowardliebeskind.com, 818-347-9806

Emily Mitchell, MS, RD, CSSD, CDE, RYT
Director of Sports NutritionUndergraduate Education: Purdue
Graduate School: California University of Pennsylvania (Exercise Science and Health Promotion)
Internship: Purdue
Certification: Dietitian, Certified Sports Specialist Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, Registered Yoga Instructor
Research Interests: Female Athlete Triad, Bone Health, Endurance Nutrition, Recovery Nutrition
emitchell@athletics.ucla.edu, 310-267-4787

Michelle Barrack, Ph.D., R.D.
Team Sports DietitianUndergraduate Education: UCLA
Graduate School: UC Davis (Nutritional Biology), San Diego State (Exercise Physiology)
Internship: Cal State Northridge
Certification: Dietitian, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Performance Enhancement Specialist, Limited Permit in X-ray Technology
Research Interests: Female Athlete Triad, Bone Health, Energy Availability
mbarrack@athletics.ucla.edu, 858-395-4670

Robert Corb, PhD
Undergraduate Education: University of Massachusetts
Graduate School: USC
Pre-doctorate: UCLA, Counseling and Psychological Services
Specialization: Clinical sport psychology, performance psychology
Licensure: Psychologist (CA)
rcorb@caps.ucla.edu, 310-825-0768