| Scott Hill, MsEd, LAT, ATC |
Director of Athletic Training (Swimming and Diving) |
hillt@uncw.edu |
| Julie Francis, MsEd, LAT, ATC, CSCS, CES |
Associate Athletic Trainer (Volleyball) |
francisj@uncw.edu |
| Stacy Kuhn MS, LAT, ATC |
Associate Athletic Trainer (Women's Soccer) |
downars@uncw.edu |
| Danielle Cotellessa MS, LAT, ATC, CES |
Assistant Athletic Trainer (Softball) |
cotellessad@uncw.edu |
| Mikaela Joseph MA, LAT, ATC, OTC, PES |
Assistant Athletic Trainer (Women's Basketball, Men's Golf, Women's Golf) |
josephm@uncw.edu |
| Graham Joseph MA, LAT, ATC |
Assistant Athletic Trainer (Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis) |
josephg@uncw.edu |
| Mark Dominick MS, LAT, ATC |
Assistant Athletic Trainer (Baseball) |
dominickm@uncw.edu |
Concussion Management Policy
All student-athletes are required to have personal health insurance throughout the academic year, from August-June, each year they compete as a student-athlete for UNCW. This includes all current student-athletes, first-year student-athletes, and transfers.
About the UNCW Athletic Training Facilities
The Almkuist-Nixon Sports Medicine Complex and George Diab Sports Medicine Center provide outstanding care for UNCW’s student-athletes. The two facilities are designed to keep the Seahawks in top physical condition.
Included in the impressive Almkuist-Nixon facility is an athletic training room, examination room, technology-equipped classroom, coaching offices and locker rooms for men’s soccer, women’s soccer and softball.
The 2,600-square-foot room is equipped with the latest electrical modalities and equipment. The hydrotherapy room has two plunge pools (hot and cold) as well as a therapy pool with a treadmill (Hydroworx 500 series pool).
Also available is a full line of Life Fitness cardio equipment, including a stair master, lifecycle, treadmill, elliptical machine, a Life Fitness dual adjustable pulley machine and Magnum Fitness combo leg extension/curl and multi-hip machines.
UNCW’s student-athletes also benefit from the 1,732-square-foot George Diab Sports Medicine Center, a training facility opened in 1993 and named for longtime benefactors George and Kitty Diab.
Student-athletes receive care from a staff of nine certified licensed athletic trainers and approximately 25 athletic training students.
EmergeOrtho
EmergeOrtho’s Sports Medicine Team is the primary orthopedic provider for UNCW Athletics and has been serving as team physicians since 1976. A highly trained team of sports medicine and orthopedic specialists, physician assistants and nurse practitioners whose depth of expertise comes from decades of experience, makes EmergeOrtho a recognized leader in sports medicine treatment.
EmergeOrtho’s Sports Medicine Team works closely with athletic trainers, physical therapists and coaches to keep UNCW student-athletes at the top of their game.
Meet The Team:
John S. O’Malley, MD
A graduate of Dartmouth College and Upstate Medical School in Syracuse, NY, Dr. John O'Malley completed his residency at State University of New York, Stony Brook. He received his fellowship from Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia in Sports Medicine, during which he worked with the Philadelphia Eagles professional football team, the Philadelphia Flyers professional hockey team and the Virginia Slims Tennis Tournament.
In Wilmington, Dr. O'Malley has worked as team physician for the Seattle Mariners AA baseball team (Port City Roosters), the Wilmington Sharks baseball team, the Carolina Stars football team and Topsail High School, as well as the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He has also earned a Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. O'Malley specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery of the knee and shoulder, total joint replacement, trauma and general orthopaedic surgery.
JoAnne B. Allen, MD
Dr. Joanne B. Allen is a member of EmergeOrtho’s Sports Medicine Team, providing sports medicine coverage for men’s and women’s soccer and women’s basketball for UNCW Athletics. She is a graduate of Duke University and Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University. Dr. Allen is a Fellow of American College of Sports Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (FAAPM&R). Dr. Allen has a broad range of experience in musculoskeletal and rehabilitation medicine, non-invasive pain management, spine and sports injuries, workers compensation injuries, and EMG and nerve conduction studies.
Dr. Allen served as medical staff/consultant for the 1996 Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing China, and actively volunteers with many sports-related associations, including the 2012 London Paralympics. She is currently team physician to the US Sailing Team and President of the New Hanover Pender County Medical Society.
Joseph Ellender, PA-C
Joseph Ellender is a physician assistant with EmergeOrtho Sports Medicine Team that provides sports medicine coverage for UNCW. He graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science in biology, and earned a Master of Medical Science degree from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Prior to joining EmergeOrtho, Joe gained extensive experience in urgent care and family medicine, covering a range of medical specialties.
Joe is actively involved in evaluating and treating patients of all ages for their orthopedic needs both surgically and non-surgically, specializing in the area of sports medicine as a member of Dr. John O’Malley’s team.
