THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON is a sports medicine pediatrics in Akron, OH. The provider is a pediatrician who is responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the healthcare of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports) whether as an individual or in team participation. THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON NPI is 1467887687. The provider is registered as an organization entity type and is a multi-specialty group.
The provider Other Name Is Athletics - Sports Medicine.
The provider's business location address is:
289 S UNION ST
ATHLETICS - SPORTS MEDICINE, STILES FIELD HOUSE
AKRON, OH
ZIP 44325-302
Phone: (330) 972-7913
Fax: (330) 972-6836
The provider's authorized official is William M Sherman .
The authorized official title is Sr. Vp/provost/coo and has the following contact phone number (330) 972-7593.
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 9/6/2013 and was last updated on 9/6/2013.