Sports Medicine
Are you an athlete in school? A weekend warrior? Somewhere in between? If you get hurt, we're with you!
MaineGeneral's Sports Medicine specializes in the care, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of common sports-related injuries to athletes of all ages throughout the Kennebec Valley region.
Our team of health care professionals offers quick patient access, accurate injury assessment and comprehensive injury management.
This team includes fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeons, primary care sports medicine physicians, certified athletic trainers and physical and occupational therapists.
Learn about what makes MaineGeneral Sports Medicine special from Dr. Lutrzykowski:
We also provide timely and thorough communication with parents, coaches and athletes.
Our staff is available for area schools, colleges, summer and sports camps and recreational programs to:
- Provide game/event coverage and evaluate and treat injuries on site
- Work closely with injured athletes' family doctors and specialists to coordinate treatment and rehabilitation
- Provide complete rehabilitation follow-up for a safe return to sports
- Answer questions about sports-related injuries
- Conduct clinics and education sessions
- Help coaches and athletes develop training and conditioning programs
- Design programs that meet each school's or team's unique needs
To contact the Sports Medicine Access and Response Team (SMART), call or text message (207) 877-4754 or e-mail SMART.
Common Sports-Related Injuries
Injury information was written and reviewed for accuracy by MaineGeneral Sports Medicine staff and physicians. Click on any topic to view common sports injuries affecting that part of the body.
Sports Medicine Team
Our team consists of certified athletic trainers, occupational and physical therapists and other medical professionals. We are part of an extensive network of related health care professionals who specialize in caring for injured athletes.
Athletic Trainers
Colin Babbitt, ATC
Phone: (207) 458-6207
Email: james.babbitt@mainegeneral.org
Colin is a certified athletic trainer through the Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC) and is licensed in Maine. He received his bachelor’s degree in athletic training from the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH and his master's degree in athletic training from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI.
Colin provides athletic training services to Messalonskee High and Middle Schools and the greater Waterville Community.
Colin enjoys spending time with his family and playing soccer and basketball.
Kaylee Bates, ATC
Phone: (207) 458-1448
Email: kaylee.bates@mainegeneral.org
Kaylee joined the Sports Medicine team on a per diem basis in 2018 and accepted a full-time position in 2019. She is a certified athletic trainer through the BOC and is licensed in Maine. She received her bachelor's degree in athletic training from the University of Maine at Orono.
Kaylee provides athletic training services to Gardiner Area High School, Richmond High and Middle Schools and the greater Augusta community.
Kaylee enjoys being active outdoors, spending time with family and friends and crafting.
Lynsey Carr, ATC
Phone: (207) 707-2654
Email: lynsey.carr@mainegeneral.org
Lynsey joined the Sports Medicine team in 2023. She is a certified athletic trainer through the BOC and is licensed in Maine. She received her bachelor’s degree in athletic training from the University of New England.
Lynsey provides athletic training services to Cony High and Middle Schools and the greater Augusta Community.
Lynsey enjoys hiking, camping, hunting and fishing, live music, naps in her hammock and anything outdoors.
Samantha Farago, ATC
Phone: (207) 242-6115
Email: samantha.farago@mainegeneral.org
Samantha joined the Sports Medicine team on a per diem basis in 2014 and accepted a full-time position in 2016. She is a certified athletic trainer through the BOC and is licensed in Maine. She received her bachelor's degree in athletic training from the University of Maine at Orono.
Samantha provides athletic training services to Winthrop High and Middle Schools, Monmouth Academy and Monmouth Middle School and the greater Augusta community.
Samantha enjoys spending time with her husband, two children and two dogs. She also likes going on adventures and spending time outside.
Jill Haskell, MS, ATC, CSCS
Phone: (207) 242-6114
E-mail: jill.haskell@mainegeneral.org
Jill joined the Sports Medicine team in 2001. She is a certified athletic trainer through the BOC and is licensed in Maine. Jill also is certified as a strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. She received her bachelor's degree in kinesiology from the University of New Hampshire in Durham and her master's degree in health science from Springfield College in Springfield, MA.
She provides athletic training services to Hall-Dale High and Middle Schools and the greater Augusta community. She also participates in the educational process of family medicine residents at the Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency Program during orthopaedic rotations and sports medicine electives.
Jill enjoys spending time with family and friends, going to the beach and traveling.
Patrick Norwood, ATC
Phone: (207) 458-6248
Email: patrick.norwood@mainegeneral.org
Patrick joined the Sports Medicine team on a per diem basis in 2013 and accepted a full-time position in 2014. He is a certified athletic trainer through the BOC and is licensed in Maine. He received his bachelor's degree in athletic training from the University of Maine at Orono.
He provides athletic training services to Maranacook Community High and Middle Schools and the greater Augusta community. He also participates in the educational process of family medicine residents at the Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency Program during orthopaedic rotations and sports medicine electives.
Patrick enjoys exercising, being outdoors, camping and spending time with his two sons and wife.
Lindsey Perkins, ATC
Phone: (207) 458-1748
Email: lindsey.perkins@mainegeneral.org
Lindsey joined the Sports Medicine team on a per diem basis in 2020 and accepted a full-time position in 2021. She is a certified athletic trainer through the BOC and is licensed in Maine. She received her bachelor's degree in athletic training from Plymouth State University in Plymouth, NH.
She provides athletic training services to Winslow High and Middle Schools and the greater Waterville community.
Lindsey enjoys spending days on the lake, hiking, kayaking and spending time with friends and family.
Paul Rucci, MS, ATC, PES, CSCS
Phone: (207) 872-1722
Email: paul.rucci@mainegeneral.org
Paul is a certified athletic trainer through the Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC) and is licensed in Maine. He joined the Sports Medicine team in August 2024 as the Athletic Training Coordinator at the Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville, with more than a decade of the professional experience in the field of sports medicine and athletic training. Previously, he had been an athletic trainer at Colby College from 2013 to 2018 and then again from 2023 to 2024.
In 2018, Paul moved to Atlanta to further his education and completed Emory University's Athletic Trainer in the Physician Setting Residency Program. After completing his residency, he worked alongside sports medicine physicians for three years.
A Millinocket native, Paul received his bachelor's degree in athletic training from the University of Maine at Presque Isle and his master's degree in athletic training from California University of Pennsylvania in California, PA. He resides in Central Maine with his wife and daughter.
DJ Rutherford, ATC
Phone: (207) 707-0313
Email: donald.rutherford@mainegeneral.org
DJ joined the Sports Medicine team in 2022. He is a certified athletic trainer through the BOC and is licensed in Maine. He received his bachelor's degree in athletic training from Alvernia University in Reading, PA.
He provides athletic training services to Oak Hill High School and the greater Augusta community.
In his free time, DJ likes to spend time outdoors with his children. He also enjoys watching and playing rugby and golf.
Chris Sementelli, MEd, ATC
Phone: (207) 242-0781
Email: chris.sementelli@mainegeneral.org
Chris serves as the program manager for MaineGeneral Sports Medicine and has worked for MaineGeneral Medical Center since 1990. He is a certified athletic trainer through the BOC and is licensed in Maine. He received his bachelor's degree in sports medicine from Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA and his master's degree from Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD.
He provides athletic training services to Erskine Academy and the greater Augusta community.
He also serves on the Maine Principals Association's Sports Medicine Committee and the board of the Maine Concussion Management Initiative.
Chris' favorite things to do are spending time with his wife Lee, hunting, Jeep rides through the Maine wilderness and coastlines, hitting the gym, and relaxing with family and friends around a nice fire.
Emily Staples, ATC
Phone: (207) 242-0782
Email: emily.staples@mainegeneral.org
Emily joined the Sports Medicine team on a per diem basis in 2016 and accepted a full-time position in 2018. She is a certified athletic trainer through the BOC and is licensed in Maine. She received her bachelor's degree in athletic training from the University of Southern Maine.
She provides athletic training services to Waterville Senior and Junior High Schools and the greater Waterville community.
Emily enjoys fishing, camping and other outdoor activities, and spending time with family and friends.
Steve Tosi, MA, ATC
Phone: (207) 242-6116
Email: steve.tosi@mainegeneral.org
Steve joined the Sports Medicine team in 1992. He is a certified athletic trainer through the BOC and is licensed in Maine. Steve received his bachelor's degree in physical education-teaching from Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, VT and his master's degree in physical education-athletic training from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI.
He provides athletic training services to Lawrence High and Junior High Schools in Fairfield and the greater Waterville community.
Steve is an avid runner and enjoys spending time with his family.
Medical Staff
James Dunlap, MD
Dr. Dunlap earned his medical degree from the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Las Vegas, NV and completed family medicine residency training and a sports medicine fellowship at UCLA in Los Angeles, CA.
He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine with added qualifications in sports medicine.
Dr. Dunlap specializes in sports medicine, including orthopaedics, ultrasound-guided injections, concussion management, female athletes and athletes with cardiac issues.
Thomas Hoke, MD
Dr. Hoke earned his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, NH and completed family medicine residency training at Family Medicine Residency of Idaho in Boise, ID, following by a primary care sports medicine fellowship at Maine Medical Center.
He is certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine with added qualifications in sports medicine.
Dr. Hoke specializes in sports medicine, including orthopaedics, ultrasound-guided injections, concussion management, female athletes and athletes with cardiac issues.
Chris Lutrzykowski, MD
Dr. Lutrzykowski earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA and graduated from the Maine Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency program. He also completed a primary care sports medicine fellowship at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester, MA.
Dr. Lutrzykowski is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine with added qualifications in sports medicine.
He specializes in sports medicine, including orthopaedics, ultrasound-guided injections, concussion management, female athletes and athletes with cardiac issues.
Ian S. Patten, MD, MPH
Dr. Patten earned his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, and completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.
He later completed a sports medicine fellowship at Kerlan-Job Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, CA.
Dr. Patten specializes in sports medicine and shoulder surgery.
Elizabeth Rothe, MD
Dr. Rothe earned her medical degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA and completed family medicine residency training at Maine Medical Center, where she also later completed a primary care sports medicine fellowship.
She is certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine with added qualifications in sports medicine.
Dr. Rothe specializes in sports medicine, including orthopaedics, ultrasound-guided injections, concussion management, female athletes and athletes with cardiac issues.
Daniel Shubert, MD
Dr. Shubert earned his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, MA, and completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown, WV. He later completed a sports medicine fellowship at University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia, MO.
Dr. Shubert specializes in sports medicine, ACL and other ligament construction of the knee, UCL reconstruction of the elbow, total shoulder replacement surgery and arthroscopic shoulder surgery.
Robert B. Stevens, DO
Dr. Stevens earned his medical degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, followed by a residency in family medicine at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He then completed a primary care sports medicine fellowship at Evergreen Sports Medicine Fellowship, a program offered and run collaboratively by the Maine Dartmouth and Central Maine Medical Center family medicine residency programs.
Dr. Stevens is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine with added qualifications in sports medicine. He specializes in sports medicine including pediatric athletes, fracture care, ultrasound-guided injections, concussion management, recreational athletes and sideline management.
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