Mission Statement
A central component of the Athlete Development and Performance Division, the University of Kentucky Sports Medicine Staff strives to provide state-of-the-art medical care to each and every student-athlete. The Athletic Training Staff coordinates and delivers professional and comprehensive preventative treatment, evaluation, and rehabilitation to 22 teams at UK. This care is overseen by a team of physicians from UK Healthcare that consists of Sports Medicine Physicians, Orthopedic Surgeons, and several other physicians in specialty areas. The UK Athletic Training Staff is comprised of the Executive Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine, Head Athletic Trainer, 12 staff athletic trainers, and 5 fellows.
Facilities
- Joe Craft Football Training Facility (Football) - Phone: (859) 257-6521; Fax: (859) 257-8953
- Joe Craft Center (Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Volleyball, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Rifle) - Phone: (859) 257-5813; Fax: (859) 323-2473
- Nutter Training Facility (Baseball, Softball, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Gymnastics, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Swimming & Diving, Cheer) - Phone: Sport dependent
- Shively Sports Center (Cross Country, Track & Field) - Phone: (859) 257-4222
Staff Athletic Trainers
- Jim Madaleno - Executive Associate AD for Sports Medicine - madalen@uky.edu
- Gabe Amponsah - Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer (Football) - gamponsah@uky.edu
- Courtney Jones - Senior Athletic Trainer (Women's Basketball, Rifle) - courtneyjones@uky.edu
- Katy Poole - Senior Athletic Trainer (Volleyball, Women's Golf) - katy.poole@uky.edu
- Geoff Staton - Senior Athletic Trainer (Men’s Basketball) - Geoffrey.staton@uky.edu
- Taylor Spyker - Senior Athletic Trainer (Men's Soccer, Cheer) - taylor.spyker@uky.edu
- Bri Papotto - Assistant Athletic Trainer (Softball, Dance) - brianna.papotto@uky.edu
- Josh Walker - Assistant Athletic Trainer (Baseball) - josh.walker@uky.edu
- Bri DiAntonio - Assistant Athletic Trainer (Gymnastics, Men's Golf) - bri.diantonio@uky.edu
- Leah Lamborn - Assistant Athletic Trainer (Women's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis) - leah.lamborn@uky.edu
- Amy Barchek - Assistant Athletic Trainer (Swimming & Diving) - amy.barcheck@uky.edu
- Lorraine Wiley - Assistant Athletic Trainer (Track & Field, Cross Country) - Lorraine.wiley@uky.edu
- Cale Chaltron - Assistant Athletic Trainer (Track & Field, Cross Country) - Cale.chaltron@uky.edu
Athletic Training Fellows
- Ryan McNamara (Football) - Ryan.mcnamara@uky.edu
- Zac Williams (Football) - Zwilliams537@uky.edu
- Ke’La Porter (Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis) - Kela.porter@uky.edu
- Alex Winter (Men's Tennis, Cheerleading) - Awi397@uky.edu
- Richie Wells (Baseball) - Richie.wellsjr@uky.edu
Support Staff
- Misty Conrad - Administrative Assistant, Insurance Coordinator - misty.conrad@uky.edu
- Monica Fowler - Director of Performance Nutrition - mefowl2@uky.edu
- Jalyn Mason - Sports Dietitian - jalyn.hill@uky.edu
Team Physicians
- Rob Hosey, MD - Head Team Physician - rhosey@uky.edu
- Kyle Smoot, MD - Assoc. Head Team Physician - kyle.smoot@uky.edu
- Kim Kaiser, MD - Team Physician - kalo225@uky.edu
- Scott Black, MD - Team Physician - w.scott.black@uky.edu
- Darren Johnson, MD - Team Orthopedic Surgeon - dljohns@uky.edu
- Scott Mair, MD - Team Orthopedic Surgeon - smair2@uky.edu
Concussion Management
- Concussion Management Plan (PDF)
- Concussion Fact Sheet for Student-Athletes (PDF)
- Concussion Fact Sheet for Coaches (PDF)
Student-Athlete Forms
- Student-Athlete Information (PDF)
- Declaration of Student-Athlete Responsibility for Reporting (PDF)
- Consent for Medical Treatment (PDF)
- Release of Medical Information (PDF)
- Student-Athlete Insurance Form (PDF)
- Registration Record (PDF)
- Athletic History Form (PDF)
- Notice of Privacy Practices (PDF)
- Receipt of Notice of Privacy Practices (PDF)
- Sickle Cell Trait Guidelines (PDF)
- Sickle Cell Screening Consent (PDF)
- Consent to Treat a Minor (PDF)
- Female Physical Questionnaire (PDF)