SPORTS MEDICINE The UCF sports medicine staff diligently works out of the modern Wayne Densch Sports Center’s facili�es to both prevent injuries to UCF’s student-athletes and rehabilitate those who have been injured. UCF’s sports medicine team provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art health care and wellness services as it pertains to the well-being of the student-athlete. Each member of the team does his or her part to provide professional, first-class leadership and counseling necessary to prevent, manage and rehabilitate the student-athlete. UCF’s sports medicine staff also strives to provide leadership in educa�on for athle�c training students through quality didac�c and clinical experiences. The UCF sports medicine staff serves as a major intellectual and crea�ve resource for the Knights, develops interac�ve partnerships with allied health professionals and par�cipates in the explora�on and development of the student-athlete’s health and well-being.
STELLAR FACILITY UCF’s sports medicine center is located inside the Wayne Densch Sports Center. The facility, which opened in 2003, is equipped with the latest in technology.
The football team’s coverage is led by Mary Vander Heiden who enters her third year in this role and 10th overall with the Knights football team. Vander Heiden is assisted daily by a pair of full-�me cer�fied athle�c trainers in Jud Fann and Ed Woodley, along with graduate assistant Marco Zucconi. Overall, UCF boasts seven full-�me athle�c trainers and seven graduate assistants. Four physicians also work regularly with the football team, Dr. Michael Jablonski, Dr. Kenneth Krumins, Dr. Douglas Meuser and Dr. Daniel Mone�e. UCF football student-athletes enjoy state-of-the-art medical facili�es at both the Wayne Densch Sports Center and Bright House Networks Stadium. The sports medicine facility at the Wayne Densch Sports Center is equipped with the latest in aqua�c technology as well, including a SwimEx pool, which is used for both treatment and rehabilita�on, helping student-athletes return to compe��on quickly and safely. The Bright House Networks Stadium sports medicine center also includes onsite digital X-ray equipment. In addi�on to providing the finest in medical care for the UCF football program, the Knights’ Department of Sports Medicine, under the direc�on of Jen Scalin Perez, helps ensure the welfare of studentathletes from 16 different sports.