Dr. Kevin Heaton joined the MIT Sport Medicine staff in the fall of 2010 as the Sports Medicine Fellow. Dr. Heaton completed his Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of New Hampshire in 2001, and completed the University of New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine in 2007. Dr. Heaton went on to complete his residency in Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center with medical interests including sports medicine and manipulative therapy.In the short time Dr. Heaton has been with us, he has helped provide medical coverage for our home football contests, has run clinical in-service sessions with our staff of athletic trainers, and has seen over 100 of our student-athletes here in the MIT Sports Medicine Clinic during the fall semester. Under the expert supervision of Dr. Shawn Ferullo, Dr. Heaton provides excellent medical service to our student-athletes while broadening his exposure to athletic medicine.
MIT Medical, DAPER, and Boston Medical Center are in their 6th year of collaboration to provide this exemplary care to our student-athletes. Previous Sports Medicine Fellows to occupy this role include: Dr. Aguilar, Dr. Hyden, Dr. Chawla, and Dr. Kreher. Last year’s fellow, Dr. Arturo Aguilar is currently practicing at BU Student Health and is the team physician for Emerson College. Dr. John Hyden, the Fellow from 2008-2009 is currently practicing at the Campbell Clinic and is the team physician for the University of Memphis athletics. Dr. Veena Chawla, with us in 2007-2008, is currently a physician at Georgetown University and provides sports medicine service for the schools competitive and recreational athletes. Finally, Dr. Jeffrey Kreher, with us during the 2006-2007 academic year, is practicing sports medicine just up the street at the Cambridge Health Alliance.
