b'Also, with the hiring in 2018for all UM athletes. Partnering of Michael Zarro, PT, DPT,with established UMSOM sports assistant professor of PTRS andpsychiatrist David McDuff, MD, Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine alsothe program is helping athletes launched a new sports physicalimprove their mental game as well. therapy program at College Park. Additional onsite UMSOM facultyA GLOBAL LEADER IN A include Head Team PhysicianGROWING FIELDValerie Cothran, MD in FamilyPlans for greater expansion in Medicine and Jaron Santelli, MDthe near future are already takingWere taking thein Emergency Medicine. Recentlyshape. New initiatives seek sportsnecessary steps to build hired athletic trainers support clubmedicine relationships with schools sports and recreational athletesand universities beyond UM. Aa world-class program. in a new training room at Ritchiestate-of-the-art sports medicineOur goal is to be an Coliseum in College Park. Itsfacility rises toward completion substantially increased the level ofas part of a multimillion-dollarinternational leader in support for club sports, explainsrenovation of Cole Field Housesports medicine. Dr. Henn.in College Park. Scheduled toR. Frank Henn III, MDServices for intercollegiateopen in 2022, the 30,000 square athletes now draw on cardiologyfoot facility will house the UM and psychiatry as well. UnderCenter for Sports Medicine, the direction of UMSOMHeath, and Human PerformanceIn addition, the Program in Sports pediatric cardiologist Geoffrey(CSMHHP), expanding access toMedicine has added several Rosenthal, MD, PhD, and sportsworld-class sports medicine anddistinguished new faculty members cardiologist Scott Jerome,occupational health services, asover the last two years.Clinician-DO, FACC, FASNC, FSCCT, allwell as advancing the discoveryscientist Natalie Leong, MD in intercollegiate athletes beganof innovative solutions to improveorthopaedic surgery, has already receiving EKGs, echocardiograms,human health, performance, andbeen awarded several prestigious and cardiac evaluations in 2018,injury prevention and recovery.research grants for her ground-with evaluations now availablebreaking translational research, including a Career Development Award from the Veterans Administration. Sean Meredith, MD, is a fellowship trained sports medicine surgeon with additional expertise in hip arthroscopy and in knee replacement surgery. Idris Amin, MD, a sports medicine physiatrist, focuses on a wide range of musculoskeletal disorders for all types of patients. The new UM Center for Sports Medicine, Heath, and Human Performance is slated to open in 2022.Department of Orthopaedics 2019Annual Report23'