Presentation Learning Objectives
Adam Androlia, DO
Dr. Androlia was born and raised in the Los Angeles area of California and went to medical school at Western University in Pomona California. He did his residency at Palmetto Health Richland Family medicine program and his fellowship in primary care sports medicine at University of South Carolina. He was one of two fellows in an unapposed primary care sports medicine fellowship that had responsibilities of providing primary care and non-operative sports medicine care for athletes, staff and coaches at USC. He is now at Concord Orthopaedics as the primary care sports medicine provider along with being the team physician for Concord High and John Stark High School.
Ross Childs, DPT
Ross received his Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Degree from Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire in 2012. Prior to receiving his doctorate, Ross graduated from Salem State College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science in 2008. Ross is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and has worked with athletes from various sports and backgrounds. For the past two years, Ross has worked primarily with orthopedic patients of all ages. Clinical interests include orthopedic manual therapy, corrective exercise, Functional Movement Screen, post-operative and sports rehabilitation. He has attended numerous continuing education courses concentrating on treatment for the knee, shoulder, cervical spine and ankle. Part of his training has included instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization and kinesiology taping for various body regions. In addition to treating patients, Ross is a lab assistant in the Franklin Pierce Physical Therapy program which enhances his clinical skills by keeping him up to date with the latest research. Through evidence based treatments and thorough patient education, Ross enjoys helping each patient return to their highest level of function. Outside of work, Ross enjoys reading, hiking, going to the gym, and spending time with his family.
Benton Heyworth, MD
Dr. Heyworth is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Department of Orthopedics and the Division of Sports Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. His education consisted of an undergraduate degree in History at Princeton University, followed by medical school at Columbia University’s College of Physicians & Surgeons, where he also completed a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship and several MPH-level courses at the Columbia/Mailman School of Public Health. His Orthopaedic Surgery residency was carried out at the Hospital for Special Surgery, after which he complete two orthopaedic subspecialty fellowships: one in Sports Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and the other in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Heyworth specializes in pediatric orthopaedic surgery, pediatric orthopaedic trauma, and arthroscopy/sports medicine injuries in the pediatric, adolescent and young adult populations. His research interests include overuse injuries, osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), pediatric ACL tears, patellar instability, and adolescent ankle and shoulder conditions, such as glenohumeral instability, little league shoulder, and clavicle fractures.
Christie Hudson, DPT
Christie Hudson is the Clinical Supervisor of the Physical Therapy Department at Access Sports Medicine. Christie received her Professional Doctorate from Arcadia University in 2011 and has been a Licensed Physical Therapist since 1996. Christie is one of the few Physical Therapists on the Seacoast of New Hampshire to obtain her Vestibular Rehabilitation Competency Certificate, which she completed at Emory University in 2004. Christie pioneered the Vestibular Rehabilitation program for Exeter Hospital, and provided care to patients in acute, sub-acute, home and outpatient therapy settings. Her clinical experience intervening at all phases of care gives her a unique and extensive perspective of the scope of dizziness and imbalance dysfunction on the physical, psychological, and functional aspects of a person’s life.
Cara Lewis, PhD, PT
Cara Lewis received her B.S. from the University of Notre Dame, and her M.S. in Physical Therapy and Ph.D. in Movement Science from Washington University in St. Louis. After four years of clinical practice and a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan, Dr. Lewis joined the faculty at Boston University’s College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. She is a Peter Paul Career Development Professor and Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation Sciences, Health Sciences, and Medicine. Dr. Lewis uses biomechanical tools to investigate clinically relevant research questions. Her current work focuses on the mechanics of hip pain and developing interventions to reduce hip pain in young and middle-aged adults. She is currently funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on a Career Development Award. She has also be funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Jay Myers, PhD, ATC
Jay Myers is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of New Hampshire. He is currently part of a team of investigators studying the HuTT® program – a tackling and blocking behavioral intervention for reducing head impact exposure in football. Dr. Myers has a multi-disciplined background that focuses on promoting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle through exercise and nutrition to reduce the incidence of injury or chronic disease. He earned a PhD in Nutritional Science at the University of New Hampshire, an MS in Athletic Training at West Virginia University, and a BS in Health Science at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. He has held clinical faculty positions at the University of Southern Maine and West Virginia Wesleyan College, and has lectured on a broad spectrum of topics associated with health, exercise, and nutrition. As a Certified Athletic Trainer, he has provided injury prevention, care, and rehabilitative services to collegiate athletes at all levels. Dr. Myers is an avid runner and lives in Exeter, NH with his wife and daughter.
Amanda “Mandy” Nicoles, MA, ATC
Originally from Northern California, Mandy is a 2004 graduate from Boston University-Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training. Following her undergraduate degree, she received her Masters of Arts in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sports Psychology from California State University, Fresno in 2006. Mandy currently serves as the head athletic trainer at Emerson College and has previously served as the head athletic trainer at Pine Manor College and as an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Miami.
After graduating from Fresno State, she was an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Miami and provided all medical services for the men’s and women’s track and field/cross country teams. Prior to her employment at Emerson College, Mandy was the Head Athletic Trainer at Pine Manor College in Chestnut Hill, MA. While at Pine Manor she received an NCAA grant to provide nutrition education specific to at-risk student athletes and worked with a transgender student athlete in the beginning stages of their transition.
Mandy has also served as a consultant for a number of schools in the greater Boston area to assist in developing and implementing their policies regarding transgender student athlete participation in intercollegiate athletics. Mandy regularly serves as guest lecturer at Lasell College, discussing this topic within their Special Athlete Populations course.
Jennifer Parent-Nichols, DPT
Jennifer is physical therapist who is both a pediatric and brain injury specialist. She serves in the APTA as a curriculum content expert for the Pediatric Specialist Exam. She is an Assistant Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Franklin Pierce University where she teaches content in the areas of neuroscience and pediatrics. Her areas of research include pediatric bracing, management of stress, concussion, and education. She has presented her research at numerous national and international conferences. She serves as a content expert for a grant aimed at returning students back into the academic environment after mTBI. She is an author of the Brain Injury Association of America Concussion Specialist Exam. She is currently a doctoral student at Rivier University in the EdD program where she is studying the impact of concussion on returning to learning.
Molly Paturzo, M.Ed, ATC, OTC
Molly Paturzo is an athletic trainer in the physician practice setting working with Dr. Jamie Ames at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. She is dual licensed in the states of Vermont and New Hampshire. She received her bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training from The Ohio State University in 2010. She then worked at NC State University in Raleigh, NC as a graduate assistant athletic trainer while completing her Masters in Education of Health Professions. In 2013 she completed the AT Physician Practice Residency at Emory Sports Medicine Center in Atlanta, GA. She has been at Dartmouth-Hitchcock since that time. Her responsibilities include evaluating patients in clinic, assisting in surgery, overseeing the growing AT high school outreach program in VT and NH, and overall practice building of the sports medicine program. Molly is the District 1 representative to the NATA Committee on Practice Advancement, and serves as a preceptor to Colby Sawyer College’s ATEP program. As a native Vermonter and proud alum of U-32 High School in Montpelier, she is humbled to serve the membership of the VAAT as president-elect. Molly lives in southern Vermont with her husband Kevin and their French mastiff Hazel.
Dai Sugimoto, PhD, ATC
Dr. Sugimoto is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a PhD. in Rehabilitation Science. During this process, he received the Clint Thompson award (2nd runner-up) from the Journal of Athletic Training. One of the studies he co-authored won the systematic review award from the American Journal of Sports Medicine in 2012. Another study authored by Dr. Sugimoto won the systematic review award from the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2015. After two years of post-doctoral training at The Micheli Center and Boston Children’s Hospital Division of Sports Medicine, he received an instructor appointment from Harvard Medical School in 2015.
