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Sports Medicine - Staff Directory


  Sports Medicine Staff
Staff
Name Title Email Phone
Ron Courson Executive Associate Athletic Director – Health & Performance rcourson@sports.uga.edu 706 542-9060
Anna Randa Associate Athletic Director - Spt Med: M/W Golf aranda@sports.uga.edu
Connor Norman Director of Sports Medicine: Football cnorman@sports.uga.edu
Zach Adams Sr. Associate Athletic Trainer: Baseball zach.adams1@uga.edu
Chris Blaszka Associate Athletic Trainer: Football chrisb@sports.uga.edu
Kelly Cich Associate Athletic Trainer: W Soccer kcich@sports.uga.edu
Sam Davis Associate Athletic Trainer: W Gymnastics samanthad@sports.uga.edu
Jubilee Herrs Associate Athletic Trainer: W Volleyball jherrs@sports.uga.edu
Ryan Madaleno Associate Athletic Trainer: Football ryan.madaleno@uga.edu
Yoshi Saito Associate Athletic Trainer: M Basketball yoshitomo.saito@uga.edu
Hanna Stelzer Associate Athletic Trainer: W Basketball hannas@sports.uga.edu
Brittany deCamp Sr. Assistant Athletic Trainer: Football brittanyd@sports.uga.edu
Kaylee Shaver Sr. Assistant Athletic Trainer: M/W Tennis kaylee.shaver25@uga.edu
Alex Burdon Assistant Athletic Trainer: M/W Swim & Dive alex.burdon@uga.edu
Hannah Daniel Assistant Athletic Trainer: M/W T&F/XC hannah.daniel@uga.edu
Anna Fisher Assistant Athletic Trainer: Softball anna.fisher26@uga.edu
Tori Hunt Assistant Athletic Trainer: M/W T&F/XC victoria.hunt@uga.edu
Marquis Swinton Assistant Athletic Trainer: Football mswinton@sports.uga.edu
Mark Christensen Rehabilitation Assistant pmchristensen@yahoo.com
Mike Dew Director of Rehabilitation mdew@sports.uga.edu
Ben Schmidt Sports Science Data Analyst: Football benschmidt1@uga.edu
 
Sports Medicine Interns
Name Title Email Phone
Alexandra Gatt Intern: Baseball Alexandra.Gatt@uga.edu
Emma Bennett Intern: Soccer / Softball Emma.Bennett4@uga.edu
Jasmine Cervantes Intern: M/W Track and Field / Cross Country Jasmine.Cervantes@uga.edu
Haiyden Erickson Intern: Equestrian Haiyden.Erickson@uga.edu
Ruby Morgan Intern: Spirit / Floater Ruby.Morgan@uga.edu
Josie Szlachetka Intern: M/W Tennis Josie.Szlachetka@uga.edu
Jasmine Reese Intern: M/W Swim & Dive Jasmine.Reese1@uga.edu
Ty Greer Intern: M/W Swim & Dive Ty.Greer@uga.edu
Wyatt Barnes Intern: Football
Danielle Samsury Intern: Football
 
Sports Medicine Providers
Name Title
Fred Reifsteck MD Head Team Physician
Josh Glass, DC Chiropractor
Eric Gordon MD Orthopedist
Joe Kilzi PA Physician Assistant-Orthopedics
Chad Palmer MD Team Physician
David Sailors MD Vascular Surgeon
Mitch Thacker DC Chiropractor
Steven Thacker DC Chiropractor
Kim Walpert MD Neurosurgeon
Stephen White MD Orthopedist
Robert Willson MD Orthopedist
 
Piedmont ARMC Employees
Name Title Email Phone
Dee Burkett Liaison dee.burkett1@piedmont.org
Juana Smith Massage Therapist jsmith@sports.uga.edu
Jeanne Vaughn Medical Insurance Coordinator jvaughn@sports.uga.edu 706 542-7653
Loren Towe Administrative Assistant ltowe@sports.uga.edu 706 542-9060
Mental Health & Performance Staff
Name Title Email Phone
Dylan Firsick Director of MH&P dylan.firsick@sports.uga.edu 706-224-7941
Jenna Tomalski MH&P Clinician jenna.tomalski@uga.edu
Charlotte Warren MH&P Clinician cwarren@sports.uga.edu
Brad Hambric MH&P Clinician bradh@sports.uga.edu
Issa Bagayogo, MD, PhD Psychiatrist
John (Alex) Allen, MD Psychiatrist
UGA Athletic Training Education
Name Title Email Phone
Julianne Schmidt Professor/Co-Director of UGA Concussion Research Laboratory and Interim Athletic Training Program Director schmidtj@uga.edu
Haleigh Taylor Clinical Professor and Clinical Education Coordinator haleigh.taylor@uga.edu
Rob Lynall Assistant Professor/Co-Director of UGA Concussion Research Laboratory rlynall@uga.edu
Emily Miller Concussion Research Coordinator emmolee@uga.edu
 
Fax Numbers
Butts-Mehre 706 542-9061
Stegeman Coliseum 706 542-7707