FORMS
Pre-Participation Physical Examination Form 
Letter to the Parents of an Injured Athlete
Letter to Incoming Freshman or Transfer Varsity Athletes
NCAA Guidelines to Document ADHD Treatment with Banned Stimulant Medications
Institutional Drug Testing Policy
Medical Exception Form for ADHD/ADD
Sports Medicine
The Saint Joseph's Sports Medicine Department serves the student-athlete population through the prevention, recognition, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
The Sports Medicine Department works closely with team physicians to provide the student-athletes with the best medical care possible. Team orthopedist Michael Ciccotti, M.D. (
www.rothmaninstitute.com), Edward Gorrie, M.D. in student health, along with nurse practitioner Laura Hurst, Eugene Hong, M.D., the University's family medicine-sports specialist, and Marc DeoDato, DC (chiropractor) work together to insure that the student-athletes at SJU receive the best possible care. Weekly visits for Orthopedics occur on
Tuesday afternoons, Primary Care Sports Medicine on
Thursday mornings and at Student Health with Laura Hurst from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Monday through
Friday. Dr. Gorrie is available
Monday,
Wednesday and
Friday in Student Health located in Sourin Hall on the ground floor. Chiropractic care is available
Thursday mornings. In addition to physician visits, a physical therapist provided through MainLine Health Rehabilitation is on campus to treat the entire University community.
The Sports Medicine Staff is comprised of six certified athletic trainers. Saint Joseph's University is also a clinical-affiliated site for Neumann University, Central Michigan University, Eastern University, Salisbury State University, MD, Dublin City University (Ireland) and the Institute of Technology at Carlow (Ireland). Throughout the school year, SJU hosts 5-10 interns from other universities/colleges who, as part of their educational experience, work with Hawk student-athletes.
Personnel
Lori A. (Sweeney) Rafferty, Ph.D., ATC
Director of Sports Medicine
Lori Rafferty is in her 19th year as SJU's serving 12 years as the Head Athletic Trainer after serving two years as an assistant on the staff. As the Director of Sports Medicine, Rafferty coordinates the medical services for all student-athletes. Prior to joining the staff at SJU, she worked at Temple University as an administrative assistant and instructor in anatomy and physiology, worked at Pennsbury (Pa.) and Montgomery (N.J.) high schools and did a two-year stint at Rutgers University. The Bridgewater, N.J., native completed her Ph.D. in Kinesiology from Temple in 2000 with a concentration in sports medicine. She received a bachelor's of science degree in physical education from East Stroudsburg University (1986) and a master's degree in physical education from Trenton State College (1988). Her dissertation focused on the effects of heat and dehydration of delayed onset muscle soreness. She currently resides in Chesapeake City, Md., with her husband Keith and children Grace and Keith.
William C. Lukasiewicz, M.Ed., ATC
Head Athletic Trainer
Bill Lukasiewicz is in his 14th year at Saint Joseph's University serving as an assistant athletic trainer for nine years prior to becoming the head athletic trainer in 2006-07. His primary responsibility is working with the men's basketball team. A 1988 graduate of Springfield College, he earned his master's degree in kinesiology with a concentration in sports medicine from Temple University in 1992. Lukasiewicz has served as a certified athletic trainer at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. He lives in Havertown, Pa., with his wife Amy and two sons, Cole and Reed.
Keri Lyn Heickert, M.Ed., ATC, PES
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Keri Lyn (Silvestrini) Heickert, M.Ed., ATC, PES is in her third year as assistant athletic trainer, having joined the Saint Joseph's staff in December 2009. Her primary sport is women's basketball. Heickert, who served as an intern at Saint Joseph's in 2005, returned to Hawk Hill after one year as an athletic trainer at Cabrini College. She also worked as a graduate assistant at Exeter High School in Reading, Pa., while pursuing her master's degree in education from Alvernia University in 2009. A native of Norristown, Pa., Heickert earned a bachelor's degree in athletic training from Neumann College. She and her husband Ryan live in Delaware County with their two children.
Ryan Obsniuk, M.Ed. (SJU '12), ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Ryan Obsniuk is in his fourth as an assistant athletic trainer. This is his first year subcontracted through MainLine Health Rehabilitation. He recently graduated from SJU with a master's degree in Health Administration. Ryan returned to Hawk Hill in 2009 after serving as an athletic training intern in Fall 2007. He completed his undergraduate degree in 2007 from Central Michigan University and completed a master's degree from SJU in May. A native of Canton, Mich., he worked at Oakwood Sports Medicine in Dearborn, Mich., serving as an outreach athletic trainer to a local high school. Obsniuk resides in Philadelphia.
Salvatore Capone, M.S., ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Capone joins the SJU staff this year after serving in the same role for the past 10 years at Neumann University, serving as the Athletic Trainer and Strength Coach for the Ice Hockey Team when they won the NCAA Championship in 2009. A graduate of West Chester University, he received his master's of science degree from California University of Pennsylvania in 2009. Capone has also worked for Novacare Rehabilitation and St. Mary Medical Center (N.J.). He resides in Sicklersville, N.J., with his wife Mary Anna with their two children.
Jessica Witzke, ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Witzke returns to Hawk Hill after serving as a Student intern in 2011. She is in her first year at Saint Joseph's as a member of the Sports Medicine Team. The 2011 graduate of Central Michigan University previously served as the head athletic trainer for the McLaren-Bay Region in Michigan, providing coverage for all sports at Essexville Garber High School. She is pursuing her master's of science degree at Saint Joseph's and currently resides in Philadelphia.
