Sports Medicine
Fellowship Alumni

Sports Medicine Fellowship Alumni

The following physicians are graduates of the Sports Medicine Fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Tim Foster, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo 
Residency: University of Cincinnati (2017)
Specialty: Rehabilitation Medicine

Matt Propst, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Roseau, Dominica (2013)
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (2017)
Specialty: Pediatrics

Jared Miller, MD

Medical School: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH (2016)
Specialty: Pediatrics

Sonya Palathumpat, MD

Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine, St. George, Grenada
Residency: University of Nevada, Reno, NV
Specialty: Pediatrics

Anthony Okamura, MD

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR (2011)
Residency: Phoenix Children’s Hospital/Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ (2014)
Specialty: Pediatrics with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position: 
Pediatrician and Sports Medicine 
Kaiser Permanente

Angie Curtis, MD, MPT

Medical School: Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN (2011)
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX (2014)
Specialty: Pediatrics

Current Position:
Pediatrics and Sports Medicine
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Houston, TX

Gregg Kottyan, MD

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (2010)
Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH (2014)
Specialty: Pediatrics with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position:
Mid-City Pediatrics, Cincinnati, OH

James Hahn, MD

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (2011)
Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI
Specialty: Pediatrics with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position:
St. Elizabeth Physicians 
Physical and Occupation Therapy, Sports Medicine – Florence, KY
Aurora Primary Care Aurora, IN

Michael Donaworth, MD

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Residency: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Specialty: Family Medicine with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
UC Health, Cincinnati, OH

Pamela Lachniet, MD, PhD

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN (2000)
Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH (2003)
Specialty: Pediatrics with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position:
Staff Physician III, Division of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 

Randon T. Hall, MD

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Residency: Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
Specialty: Pediatrics with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position:
Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ

Gregory A. Walker, MD

Medical School: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (2009)
Residency: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (2012)
Specialty: Pediatrics with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Kate Berz, DO

Medical School: Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA (2008)
Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH (2011)
Specialty: Pediatrics 

Current Position:
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics – Sports Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Website: https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/bio/b/kate-berz

Alysha Taxter, MD

Medical School: Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH
Residency: U Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals, Minneapolis, MN (2011)
Specialty: Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology, Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC

Sara Murdick, MD

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Specialty: Pediatrics with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position:
Metropolitan Pediatrics, LLC, Beaverton, Oregon

Michael Puchowicz, MD

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Residency: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Specialty: Pediatrics with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position:
Head Team Physician for Intercollegiate Club Sports
Arizona State University Health Services, Tempe, AZ

Stephen Chen, MD

Medial School: St Georges University, St. George, Grenada (2008)
Residency: Rutgers-NJMS, Newark, NJ
Specialty: Pediatrics with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Alex Brown, MD

Medical School: East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN
Residency: Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Specialty: Internal Medicine with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
UF Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL

Lora Scott (Harrison), MD

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Residency: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Specialty: Pediatrics with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position:
Medical Director of Sports Medicine
Dayton Children’s Hospital, Dayton, OH

Vimarie Rodriguez, MD

Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: Cook County-Loyola-Provident 
Specialty: Family Medicine with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Cook County Health & Hospitals System, Chicago, IL

Arlene Goodman, MD

Arlene Goodman, MD
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (2004)
Residency: Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, (2007)
Specialty: Pediatrics with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position
Saint Pete’s Sports Medicine Institute, Somerset, NJ

Josh Takagishi, MD

Josh Takagishi, MD
Medical School:  Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL (2003)
Residency: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL: (2006)
Specialty: Pediatrics with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position: 
Lansing Pediatric Associates, Lansing, MI

Corey J. Ellis, MD

Corey J. Ellis, MD
M.D.: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (2002) 
Residency: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (2005)
Specialty: Family Practice with Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine

Current Position: Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Family and Sports Medicine
Wright State Physicians, Dayton, OH