NBC Sports Features Nemours Experts

Nemours' TeensHealth.org and “The Whistle” present fitness and nutrition segments taped at the Nemours Center for Sports Medicine.

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World-Class Care

Our team of experts is backed by more than 70 years of orthopedic leadership.

Our Sports Medicine program at the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is part of one of the largest and most widely respected pediatric orthopedic practices in the United States — and the world.

At our brand new Center for Sports Medicine, we offer a variety of injury prevention, rehabilitation, and training programs developed and run by physicians, athletic trainers, and occupational and physical therapists who specialize in sports medicine.

Our "multidisciplinary approach" also incorporates specialists from Orthopedic Surgery, Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cardiology, and Nutrition.

Programs & Services

The Center's many services include:
  • Injury Prevention Programs to help with core strength, coordination, balance, and biomechanics — improving your child's performance and preventing injury
  • One-on-one personal assessment and training (including 3-D computerized running analysis)
  • Multidisciplinary “Concussion Clinic” to evaluate and treat teens and children of all ages (with pre-season baseline cognitive testing available to compare brain/cognitive function before the season starts, then after a head injury)
  • Physical therapy that's catered to your child's development and skill level
  • Next Step Training program for patients to prevent injury and continue with a supervised exercise routine
  • Research projects to progress the field of pediatric Sports Medicine
  • Community education programs to promote the latest research and ideas in Sports Medicine
  • Evidence-based interventions in surgery, medicine, etc.

Center for Sports Medicine Team

Backed by more than 70 years of orthopedic leadership, our team of experts work with you and your doctor to see young athletes through treatment and recovery.

Our Physicians
Our Physical Therapists/Athletic Trainers
  • Tim Duer, PT, CSCS
  • Shane Hamman, DPT
  • Matthew Harris, DPT, CSCS
  • Angela Heckler, DPT, ATC
  • Stephanie Kushman, DPT, ATC
  • Erin McLaughlin, MS, ATC
  • Wendy Novick, DPT
  • Kenneth Rogers, PhD, ATC
  • Derek Wagner, DPT
Our Sports Nutritionist
  • Gina Barusevicius, MA, RD, CSSD, LDN

At Nemours, you receive award-winning orthopedic care.

Our Award-Winning Care

When you bring your child to Nemours, know that you’ll get top-notch care. It’s why we were ranked among the top 10 in the country for pediatric orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report's 2011-2012 edition of “Best Children’s Hospitals.”