Sports Medicine & Athletic Training
Kenston Athletics provides world-class sports medicine care for our student-athletes though a partnership with University Hospitals Sports Medicine Program. University Hospitals athletic trainers are schooled in the prevention, examination and diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and certain medical conditions in order to minimize re-injury and to facilitate the safe return to athletics. Our athletic trainer also participates in UH-sponsored return-to-play and performance enhancement programs. Other highlights of our sports medicine program include:
- Expedited
appointments and direct access to the team physician when needed.
- Access
to the Healthy Roster injury tracking program, including the ability for
secure communication among athletic trainer, coach, and parents.
- On-site
medical care for home practices, events, and competitions.
- The
development of emergency action plans to maintain safety of our
student-athletes.
- Sports-related
educational offerings for athletes, coaches, and parents.
- Concussion
management in collaboration with concussion-trained physicians.
- Access to a variety of support services including nutritionists, sports psychologists, and sports medicine specialists.
Personnel
Athletic Trainer
Viviani Deubel, ATC
440-543-9821 x. 8200
viviani.deubel@kenstonapps.org
Viviani Deubel is a licensed and Certified Athletic Trainer with University Hospitals. Through UH’s partnership with Kenston High School, Ms. Deubel has been providing full-time athletic training services to the student-athletes of Kenston since 2015. She received her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Humanities with a focus in Sport & Exercise Science at Hiram College and her Master’s Degree in Athletic Training from the University of Findlay. She is a former NCAA Division III collegiate swimmer and the 2019 recipient of the University Hospitals’ Athletic Trainer of the Year Award.
Team Physician
Martin Leland III, MD
Dr. Leland is a Sports Medicine
Surgeon and the Medical Director of Sports Medicine at University Hospitals Geauga
Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. He specializes in the care of sports-related
injuries, with a particular focus on injuries of the knee and shoulder. His
clinical practice includes arthroscopic surgery with a focus on ACL
reconstructions, meniscus repairs, shoulder dislocations, rotator cuff repairs
and labrum repairs of the shoulder. He has worked as a team physician for the
Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies, and numerous
colleges and high schools. Dr. Leland regularly teaches other Orthopedic
Surgeons around the country how to improve their skills in arthroscopic
surgery.
- Associate
Editor of Technology for the Arthroscopy Journal
- Board
of Directors for the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
