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Connecticut College's Sports Medicine Team consists of Certified Athletic Trainers, team physicians, massage therapists, Sports Medicine Student Aides, and various other healthcare professionals who are consulted as needed in their area of expertise.
John P. Heck, MS, ATC, CSCS
Director of Sports Medicine
jphec@conncoll.edu
(860) 439-5155
 John Heck is a board of certification certified and state licensed athletic trainer who has been practicing at Connecticut College since 2002. He oversees the sports medicine team which consists of certified athletic trainers, team physicians, massage therapists, sports medicine assistant student workers, and various other healthcare professionals who are consulted as needed in their area of expertise to support approximately 500 student-athletes who compete in 28 varsity sports at the institution.Prior to coming to Connecticut College, Heck gained hands-on experience in athletic training at East Stroudsburg University and Penn State. At East Stroudsburg, he most notably worked with the football, volleyball and swimming programs while also serving as a clinical preceptor for the undergraduate athletic training education program at the institution during the 2001-02 academic year. Heck also served as an athletic trainer for Penn State intramural sports and sports camps in 2001. Furthermore, Heck coordinated medical coverage for the 1984 Boys’ Region Select One Team which competed in international tournaments as part of the United States Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP). Heck, who has also been a basic life support instructor for the American Heart Association since 1998, also gained professional experience in emergency services in Hawley, Pennsylvania. He spent more than eight years as a crew chief, emergency medical technician and firefighter for the Hemlock Farms Fire and Rescue Company as well as more than four years as an emergency dispatcher for the Hemlock Farms Department of Public Safety between 1994 and 2002. A native of Hemlock Farms, Pennsylvania, Heck graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the professional athletic training education program at Penn State and earned a master’s in health and physical education from East Stroudsburg University. He also holds additional certifications as a certified strength and conditioning specialist, basic life support instructor, and Graston Technique provider. |
Aimee Krenicki, MS, ATC, NASM-PES
Athletic Trainer
akrenicki@conncoll.edu
(860) 439-2679
Aimee Krenicki is a Board of Certification Certified and State Licensed Athletic Trainer who has been practicing at Connecticut College since 2019. She comes to the institution from nearby Mitchell College where she served as their Head Athletic Trainer.
akrenicki@conncoll.edu
(860) 439-2679
Aimee Krenicki is a Board of Certification Certified and State Licensed Athletic Trainer who has been practicing at Connecticut College since 2019. She comes to the institution from nearby Mitchell College where she served as their Head Athletic Trainer.
Prior to leading Mitchell College's Athletic Training program, Krenicki served as an assistant athletic trainer at Worcester Polytechnic Institute for seven years.
A native of Nashua, NH, Ms. Krenicki earned her Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from Russell Sage College in 2005, and a Master of Science from Plymouth State University in 2008 where she also served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer. In this role, she mentored undergraduate athletic training students while caring for student-athletes at Tilton School, a nearby preparatory high school. Krenicki is also certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine as a Performance Enhancement Specialist.
Kate Dadio, MHA, ATC
Athletic Trainer
c_kdadio@conncoll.edu
(860) 439-2086
c_kdadio@conncoll.edu
(860) 439-2086
Sarah Acerbo, MBA, ATC, FNMS
Athletic Trainer
sacerbo@conncoll.edu
(860) 439-5160
(860) 439-5160
Orthopedic Partners
82 New Park Avenue
North Franklin, CT 06254
Phone: 860-889-7345
Assistant Team Physician
Orthopedic Partners
82 New Park Avenue
North Franklin, CT 06254
Phone: 860-889-7345
Neurological Consultants
Dr. Stephanie Alessi-LaRosa, M.D.
Hartford HealthCare
Ayer Neuroscience Institute
Sports Neurology
32 Seymour St, Suite 204D
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-524-4330
Dr. Anthony Alessi, M.D.
Hartford HealthCare
Ayer Neuroscience Institute
Sports Neurology
32 Seymour St, Suite 204D
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-524-4330
Sports Psychologists
Dr. Peter Lucchio, PsyD
Hartford HeathCare
Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital
32 Seymour St
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-972-5945
James Bradham, LMT
James Bradham is a licensed massage therapist. He studied at the Bancroft School of Massage Therapy in Massachusetts and specializes in injury and athletic massage. James performs sports massage and myofascial therapy in the Athletic Center during the academic year and also serves as a massage therapist for the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA. Appointments may be scheduled through a member of the Sports Medicine Staff or by calling us at 860-439-2571. Discounted rates are available for students. Payments are made directly to James by cash or credit card.
