TEAM Docs

using light weights, bands, and rollers; and then massaging and taping right before the game.

RECOVERY: We make sure the guys get hydration, icing, and stretching after exertion. And we stress proper nutrition, rest, and sleep.

FALCONS FAN? My family and I love all of our hometown teams. Unfortunately, or fortunately for me, I am always working when the Falcons are on the field.

“We provide a single point of priority access through the head team physicians to our Emory Sports Medicine physicians, our orthopaedics & spine physicians, and doctors from 72 subspecialties. Having a strong medical partner helps a professional team recruit and retain top athletes, who know they are in excellent hands and potentially can extend their playing careers.” —Scott Boden, director of Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center

“I enjoy helping the players stay healthy and get back to the game they love. It’s great to build a repartee with them and help them stay focused when there are so many distractions around them. It’s a team effort to coordinate the athlete’s care with athletic trainers and other health care providers.” —Brandon Mines, sports medicine physician, Atlanta Dream and Falcons

Sports Medicine KYLE HAMMOND, Hawks (head ortho), Braves, Northview High NEERU JAYANTHI, Johns Creek High SPERO KARAS, Falcons, Braves LEE KNEER, Braves, U.S. Soccer, Dunwoody High, North Springs High SAM LABIB, Oglethorpe College AMADEUS MASON, Tucker High, USA Track & Field (Olympics), Georgia Tech SCOTT MAUGHON, Gwinnett Braves KEN MAUTNER, Hawks (head), Braves, Pace Academy, Emory University, Agnes Scott BRANDON MINES, Falcons (head medical), Atlanta Dream (head), Atlanta Girls School OLUSEUN OLUFADE, U.S. Soccer, Northview High, Emory University, Georgia Tech MAT POMBO, Berkmar High, Chattahoochee High JEFF WEBB, Braves, Falcons, Blessed Trinity High JOHN XEROGEANES, Georgia Tech, Atlanta Dream (head ortho), Braves

Cardiology JONATHAN KIM (head), Braves, Falcons, Hawks, Atlanta Dream, Georgia Tech, Peachtree Road Race.

Ophthalmology ANASTASIOS COSTARIDES (head), Falcons and Hawks Also, JEREMY JONES, JOHN KIM, JOON KIM, BRENT HAYEK, PURNIMA PATEL, and BAKER HUBBARD.