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 UAB St Vincent’s Birmingham
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
2026-2027 Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellows

William Allen, MD
Medical School:
Medical University of South Carolina
Residency:
Medical University of South Carolina

Jeremy Frederick, MD
Medical School:
Columbia University
Residency:
University of Kentucky

Kevin Lehane, DO
Medical School:
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency:
New York University

Michael O’Brien, MD
Medical School:
University of Florida
Residency:
University of Florida

Raees Seedat, MD
Medical School:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Residency:
Prisma Health / Univ. South Carolina, Midlands

Jared Watson, MD
Medical School:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Residency:
UCLA Davis, Sacramento
2026-2027 Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellows

Zach Burger, DO
Medical School:
Philadelphia College of Osteopathis Medicine Medicine
Residency:
University of Pennsylvania

Ian Cummins, MD
Medical School:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Residency:
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Chelsey Deloney, MD
Medical School:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Residency:
UAB St Vincent’s East / Christ Health

John Tolomeo, MD
Medical School:
University of South Alabama
Residency:
UT-Chattanooga
2025-2026 UAB/ASMI Hand Fellows

Andrew Allen, MD
Medical School:
University of North Carolina
Residency:
University of North Carolina

Matthew Anderson, MD
Medical School:
UAB
Residency:
Prima Health Upstate

John Ngo, MD
Medical School:
Western University
Residency:
Community Memorial Health
2026-2027 R.T. Floyd ASMI Athletic Training Resident

Austin Crawford, ATC
Bachelor of Science Athletic Training
Union University Jackson, Tennessee
BOC for Athletic Training Certified