My earliest memory of wanting to go into medicine was around age 6. I always wanted to help those around me. When I was in high school, my dad had surgery. Afterward, he needed a lot of at-home wound care. I was delighted and proud to be the one in the family to help him because it made the rest of my family squeamish. 

Medical Interests

I went to medical school intending to be a pediatrician. I quickly realized I enjoyed many aspects of medicine. This led me to a family medicine residency. I played sports all my life and enjoyed using exercise as medicine. After completing my family medicine residency, I followed my passion by pursuing sports medicine and a non-operative orthopedic fellowship, leading to my current career.

Along with treating athletes, I enjoy helping individuals with all types of joint pain, whether it’s fracture management or offering innovative osteoarthritis treatments for pain relief.

Approach to Care

I love to work with patients of all ages and activity levels. I am particularly interested in injury prevention and rehabilitation in athletes of all levels. It’s ideal to see a patient or athlete during their training. This allows me to tailor their exercise regimen to prevent injury and keep them on the field, court, or track. I specialize in ultrasound-guided injection therapy. I use it to help diagnose and treat many conditions.

I am the medical director and head team physician for Anderson University athletics. Go Trojans! I have won national awards in research with the American Medical Society on Sports Medicine. I am also the assistant director for the AnMed Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.

Personal

I am married to my college sweetheart and have three amazing boys. We spend a lot of time outdoors, hiking, waterfall hunting and playing sports. We often cheer on our alma mater at Anderson University athletic events. My husband and I were both collegiate athletes there. Volleyball is my favorite sport. I continually push myself to try new things, though. I recently completed my first half marathon, with two more scheduled in 2024!