13 SEP 2019

Our Sports Experts on the Sidelines

NorthBay Healthcare orthopedic surgeon Robert Peterson, M.D., trades his lab coat for a Vacaville High School Bulldogs football polo shirt for Friday night home games. As team doctor, he’s there on the sidelines to assist if players are hurt.
NorthBay Healthcare orthopedic surgeon Robert Peterson, M.D., trades his lab coat for a Vacaville High School Bulldogs football polo shirt for Friday night home games. As team doctor, he’s there on the sidelines to assist if players are hurt.

Not only does NorthBay Healthcare’s Sports Medicine team of orthopedic surgerons host a two-hour Saturday morning Youth Sports Injury clinic, but they’re also out there walking the sidelines during a number of local high school football games.

Robert Peterson, M.D., has been aligned with the Vacaville High School Bulldogs for years, and Podiatrist Kevin Miller, D.P.M., has served as team physician for St. Patrick’s out of Vallejo.Podiatrist Kevin Miller, D.P.M., attends to a St. Patrick’s High School football player inside the sports medicine tent during a game.

New to the scene is surgeon Neil Pathare, M.D., who has connected with the team at Rodriguez High School in Fairfield. If you’re attending local high school football games, watch for the blue NorthBay Healthcare Sports Medicine tent to pop up.   

 

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