OSU Sports Medicine Team

OSU Sports Medicine offers the largest team and the most comprehensive interdisciplinary approach to the prevention and treatment of injuries in athletes and active individuals. Our pursuit of excellence in research, patient care and education is enhanced by our position within a nationally prominent academic medical center, which allows the integration of strengths from many specialties. Our team of experts provides personalized care in sports medicine, sports performance, orthopaedics, rehabilitation, nutrition, concussion management and sport psychology.

For more information about OSU Sports Medicine, visit www.sportsmedicine.osu.edu or like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/OSUSportsMedicine.

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Dr. Paul Gubanich

Primary Care Sports Medicine

Assistant Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine

Team Physician, OSU Sports Medicine

Education and Background:

• Bachelors Degree, Ohio University
• Masters Degree in Public Health, Case Western Reserve University, 2007
• OSU College of Medicine
• Internal Medicine Residency, Sports Medicine Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic, 2005 - 2011 

Experience & Interests:

Dr. Gubanich is board certified in internal medicine with a certificate of added qualification in Sports Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic where he worked in the Department of Orthopaedics from 2005-2011.

Dr. Gubanich’s clinical interests include the management and prevention of sports concussion, treatment of musculoskeletal and medical problems in athletes, and performance optimization. He has treated athletes at all levels of competition including serving on the medical staff of the Cleveland Browns (2004-10, Medical Director 2010), Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Barons, Cleveland Fusion, and as a consultant to other various local and professional athletic organizations.

Dr. Gubanich earned his Masters Degree in Public Health from Case Western Reserve University in 2007. He is the developer of the Healthy Futures Childhood Wellness initiative, targeting adverse health behavior in youth and has been awarded funding for the program from the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (2010), and the McCormick Foundation (2009), among others. Additional research interests include clinical outcomes and injury prevention.

Among other state and local organizations, Dr. Gubanich is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine, and the NFL Team Physicians’ Association.

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Dr. Timothy Miller

Orthopedic Sports Medicine 

Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics

Team Physician, OSU Sports Medicine

Education and Background:

• Medical School: Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, 2005
• Residency: The Ohio State University Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 2010
• Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery Fellowship Program, 2011 

Experience & Interests:

Dr. Miller's clinical interests include "The Aging Athlete", shoulder pain and instability, shoulder labral repair, rotator cuff injuries, injuries in the throwing and overhead athlete, AC joint injuries and reconstruction, Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Stress fractures and soft tissue overuse injuries, ACL, PCL and multiple ligament knee injuries, meniscus repair and transplantation, patello-femoral instability, medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction, Achilles tendon injuries, ankle instability and sports-related trauma.

His research interests are treatment and prevention of stress fractures and overuse injuries of the upper and lower extremity, gait analysis, dance injuries, arthritis prevention, physical fitness beyond adolescence, biology of bone healing and repair, ACL injury prevention, ACL reconstruction techniques and outcomes, sports nutrition and performance-enhancing supplements, endurance athlete physiology.

A graduate of The Ohio State University, Dr. Miller was a four-year member of the OSU track and cross country teams.

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Tom Evans

Athletic Trainer 

Outreach Athletic Trainer

Columbus City Schools

Education and Background:

• Bachelor of Science, Sports Medicine with emphasis on Athletic Training, Marietta College (OH), 1999
• Master of Science, Exercise Physiology, Marshall University (WV), 2001
• Certified athletic trainer since 1999
• Ohio licensed athletic trainer since 2001

Experience & Interests:

Tom is an Outreach Athletic Trainer with Columbus City Schools. He is the Athletic Trainer at Brookhaven and Mifflin high schools. He is responsible for the prevention, rehabilitation, and care of all the athletes in these high schools.

Tom has experience working with Division I athletes at Marshall University (1999-2001), Division III athletes at Ohio Wesleyan University (2002-2005) and high school athletes at Upper Arlington High School (2005-2006).

He has served as an athletic trainer for the annual North-South Ohio All-Star football game. He annually works as an athletic trainer for the Tournament of Champions wrestling event held at Columbus Convention Center. Tom has also worked numerous soccer events, track and field events, the Columbus Classic Rugby Tournament and competitive cheerleading events.

Tom’s Masters Thesis was on "The Effects of Static Stretching on Vertical Jump Performance." He wrote an article for the National Strength and Conditioning Journal in 2000.

He has a clinical interest in stretching and the effects it has on athletic activity. He is also interested in the ongoing research on head injuries among athletes. 

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Michael Smith

Athletic Trainer 

OSU Sports Medicine, Dublin

 

Education and Background:

• Bachelor of Science, Sports Medicine, Mount Union College 1998
• Master of Science, Athletic Training, Indiana State University 1999
• BOC Certified Athletic Trainer since 1999
• Ohio Licensed Athletic Trainer since 1999
• Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist since 2007

Experience & Interests:

Mike is a Certified Athletic Trainer for the OSU Sports Medicine Team at the Dublin physical therapy clinic. His specialties include orthopedic injuries, functional strengthening, injury prevention and sports performance.

Before joining OSU Sports Medicine, Mike spent ten years as an Athletic Trainer and Strength & Conditioning Coordinator for the Houston Astros Baseball Club. While he was with the Astros he helped develop several injury prevention programs as well as the team's in-season and off-season strength and conditioning programs.

Mike also spent a year as an instructor, assistant athletic trainer and clinical coordinator at Mount Union College. He was an instructor for Athletic Training, Health Science and Exercise Science Courses. He worked with the women’s soccer, women’s basketball, football and baseball teams while at Mount Union.

Mike has a clinical interest in functional strategies for injury prevention.