UCSF PlaySafe Sports Medicine

hosted the California Annual Meeting this past weekend. Dr. Nirav Pandya and Masters in AT student, Claire Heatherly, had great presentations!

Dr. Pandya discussed the current state of youth sports.
Claire’s poster summarized her case study for a marching health program.
Certified athletic trainers, Gina Biviano and Lexsy Stroh, were also in attendance representing the UCSF PlaySafe Program!

It was a great weekend to meet with the sports medicine community! PlaySafe is back to playoffs this week, see you on the field!

Aside from seeing her patients, Sports Dietitian, Lindsay Orbeta, MS, RD, presents to groups in the community to share her knowledge! She gave fueling tips to SF City College’s Swim and Tennis teams on January 27, 2025. Lindsay is based out of the Orthopaedic Institute and sees patients in-person and online.

The UCSF PlaySafe Medical Team was in action at the CIF-SF All-City Wrestling Finals last Saturday at Academy High School.

Medical Team:
Haley Oosterhouse, MD, Sports Med Fellow
Claire Heatherly, Fresno State MSAT
Caroline Wong, BS, Lowell Sports Med Alumni
The Lowell Sports Medicine Club
Gina Biviano, MA, ATC for Lowell HS
Garrison Chan, MS, ATC for Academy HS

Every year, the Lowell and Wash basketball teams get to play at historic Kezar Pavilion in Golden Gate Park. On January 24th, the large medical team for this event supported all eight teams and included students, staff, and even alumni! It was a great night of competition, performances, minor injuries for the basketball teams, and care for a spectator medical need! PlaySafe is there for everyone 💙🩵🤍

Medical Team:
Gina Biviano, MA, ATC for Lowell HS
Denise Tung, ATC for George Washington HS
Haley Oosterhouse, MD, Sports Med Fellow
Caroline Wong, BS, Lowell Sports Med Alumni
The Lowell Sports Medicine Club

Learn the answers to these questions on the Women’s Sports Medicine Center Blog! The link is in our bio 🔗

Dr. Alan Grusky has matched as our 2025-2026 Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellow!

Dr. ​Grusky will be joining us from sunny Southern California where he is currently a Family Medicine resident at ​UCLA. He completed his undergraduate degree at UCLA where he was a Sports Medicine Intern for three years before earning his medical degree at Vanderbilt University. As a medical student, he was the recipient of the AMSSM Galen Society Award and co-founded Project VINE, which aims to increase medical student education in nutrition and physical exercise. Dr. Grusky has already had an impressive amount of event coverage experience at the high school, collegiate and professional levels.

—Dr. Nicolas Hatamiya
Program Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

It’s Playoff Season! Rain or shine, the PlaySafe Program keeps high school athletes safe 💙🩵🤍

Good luck to and
Both teams are still in it to compete for a state championship!

Our providers hold clinic, teach future providers, and conduct research! This past fall, some of them presented at international and national conferences. They will be speaking at our sports medicine conference in a few weeks.

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⚕️Dr. Edwards at with
⚕️Dr. Zhang at
⚕️Dr. Berrigan at
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We are halfway through fall sports! Providing coverage to our community is one of our top priorities. Our ATs, PAs, and MDs triaged many injuries and emergencies during these fall events!

We are two months away from our annual sports medicine conference! We are returning to a fully in-person course to facilitate an interactive learning environment. Our various speakers will highlight how a multidisciplinary approach to care can help the athlete in every patient. From basic to advanced topics, our range of workshops will allow you to tailor the course to your preferences. If you can’t join us for all three days, we do have a Saturday only option! Our hotel block ends on November 4, 2024.

Congratulations!!! These are our Class of 2026 fellows. Have a great rest of your residency and we’ll see you soon!

The return of Bones Ball 🏀🏀🏀 March Madness version! We had such a great time with faculty and staff vs the ortho residents!