“As the team physician, I diagnose the injury and oversee and direct the athlete’s care to make sure that they recover properly. We work with the sports medicine team, which may include physical therapists and athletic trainers, to coordinate the athlete’s care,” says Dr. Holzshu. “My role is to treat the patient to return them to their activity as soon as they are healthy enough to do so. This can include nonoperative measures such as prescribing physical therapy, anti-inflammatories, or an injection. Off the field, my role involves performing orthopaedic surgery, when necessary, to get the athlete back to their sport and to doing the things they like to do in their daily lives,” says Dr. Wool.