Keith Doolan
Gunnar Brolinson, D.O.
Athletic Trainer
Team Physician
Keith Doolan is in his 11th season as a member of Virginia Tech’s athletic training staff and his first year working directly with the football program. Doolan served two years as a graduate assistant in the Tech training room and joined the full-time staff in July 2001, while working directly with the men's basketball program for the past nine seasons. Along with his duties at Tech, Doolan is active in High School Outreach, which helps provide certified athletic trainers to local high schools. Doolan came to Virginia Tech in 1999 following graduation from Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tenn. While at Tusculum, Doolan worked in the training room for two years. Doolan received a degree in physical education with a concentration in athletic training in 1999. In 2000, he earned a master’s in health promotion from Virginia Tech and was certified by the NATA in 1999. Doolan is married to former Virginia Tech women’s basketball standout Amy Wetzel, a medical resident in Roanoke following her May 2007 graduation from the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg. They reside in Salem.
David Dietter Athletic Trainer
David Dietter enters his fifth year with the Virginia Tech Sports Medicine staff and begins his third as an athletic trainer with the football team. Dietter completed two years as a graduate assistant athletic trainer with the football team at Tech before being promoted in 2007. Upon completing graduate school at Tech, Dietter interned with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2006 season. In the spring of 2004, Dietter received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and earned his master’s of education in health promotions from Tech in 2005. A native of Hamden, Conn., Dietter is an NATA certified athletic trainer and is a licensed athletic trainer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Dr. Sarah McGinley Primary Care Physician
Dr. Greg Tilley Chiropractor
Aaron Gresham Brace Consultant
Sports Medicine staff not pictured:
Mark Piechoski Physical Therapist
Dr. Steve Jacobs.................Optometrist Dr. Lawrence Kyle...............Dentist Drs. Newman, Blackstock & Associates.....................Optometrists Dr. Demian Yakel................Orthopaedic Physician Dr. Jose Rivero....................Cardiologist Dr. John Robertson............Dentist Dr. Greg Beato...................Primary Care Sports Medicine Dr. Katie Burns.................... Physical Therapist
Dr. Jim Lebolt
Orthopaedic Physician Dr. Jim Lebolt enters his third season working as a team orthopaedic surgeon for the Virginia Tech Athletics program. He earned his medical degree from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001 and completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Michigan State in 2006, working with the Spartans athletic teams. Lebolt's experience includes care of athletes from the NFL (Washington Redskins), MLB and the NBA during a fellowship in Birmingham, Ala., under renowned sports orthopedist, Dr. James Andrews. Along with his experiences with professional athletes, Lebolt has worked with studentathletes at Jacksonville State University and the University of Alabama. Lebolt has been published in multiple orthopaedic surgery texts and journals, while guest lecturing at the national level.
Mind & Body
nd Body
Dr. Gunnar Brolinson enters his eighth year as the Tech football team physician. Brolinson joined the program through an initiative between Tech athletics and the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Prior to coming to Tech, Brolinson served as the Medical Director of the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Toledo Hospital and the Corporate Wellness Program for the ProMedica Health System. He also served as the team physician for the University of Toledo, the United States Ski Team and has acted as a volunteer physician for the United States Olympic Committee. Brolinson graduated with an undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Missouri at Columbia and completed his medical training at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Mark Rogers
Primary Care Physician Dr. Mark Rogers is in his third year as team primary care physician for the Virginia Tech football team. He joins the Hokies after recently completing his primary care sports medicine fellowship through Virginia Tech and the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM). Prior to coming to Blacksburg, he graduated with an undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina Charlotte, followed by a master's in health care ethics from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He received his osteopathic medical degree from Des Moines University and went on to complete his family medicine residency at The University of North Carolina, where he was chief resident. Rogers is also an associate professor at VCOM, and is practicing in the community at Academic Primary Care Associates. Dr. Rogers, his wife Krista, and their son, Connor, live in Blacksburg.
Marc Siegel, M.D. Team Physician
Dr. Marc Siegel enters his 22nd season as orthopedic team physician for the Tech Department of Athletics. Siegel received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his residency at Tulane University Medical School. Siegel is actively involved in numerous professional organizations and has academic appointments at both Tech and the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. In addition, Siegel is widely known for his orthopedic knowledge and sports medicine skills as evidenced by the increasing numbers of high school, college and professional athletes that come to the New River Valley for his care.
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