ASMI offers educational opportunities to professionals in the field of sports medicine as well as young people who aspire to become the sports medicine professionals of the future. Meet our current faculty and fellows below.
Faculty
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
ASMI at St. Vincent’s Program
James R. Andrews, MD
E. Lyle Cain, Jr., MD
Jeffrey R. Dugas, MD
Benton A. Emblom, MD
Primary Care Sports Medicine
Jose O. Ortega, MD
Emily Bell Casey, MD
Ricardo E. Colberg, MD
Hand Fellowship
Kathleen E. McKeon, MD
Athletic Training Residency
Jenny Degnan, PA-C, LAT
Chris King, LAT, ATC
Physical Therapy
Kevin E. Wilk, DPT
2024-2025 Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellows

Baylor Blickenstaff, MD
Medical School:
University of Tennessee, Memphis
Residency:
Marshall University

Houston Dove, MD
Medical School:
University of Tennessee, Memphis
Residency:
Brown University

Babatunde Fariyike, MD
Medical School:
Medical College of Georgia
Residency:
New York University, Langone

Pearson Gean, MD
Medical School:
University of Arkansas
Residency:
University of Virginia

Aaron Joiner, DO
Medical School:
Liberty University of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
Jack Huston Memorial Hospital

John Weldy, MD
Medical School:
University of Mississippi
Residency:
Tulane University School of Medicine
2024-2025 Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellows

Felicia Branagan, MD
Medical School:
St. George’s University
Residency:
Hackensack Meridian Mountaindale Family Medicine

Manthan Mirani, MD
Medical School:
Smt, NHL Municipal Medical College
Residency:
University of Maryland Capital Region Family Medicine

Nelson Santos, DO
Medical School:
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Yoshi Takeyama, DO
Medical School:
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
Stony Brook Medicine
2024-2025 UAB/ASMI Hand Fellows

Davis Rogers, MD
Medical School:
Johns Hopkins University
Residency:
Johns Hopkins University

Courtney Schmidt, MD
Medical School:
Wayne State University
Residency:
Corewell Health/ Michigan State University

Jonathan Whitehead, MD
Medical School:
University of South Alabama
Residency:
Medical College of Georgia