Cal Sports Medicine Program

Cal student-athletes are privileged to be supported by one of the top medical staffs in college athletics, along with some of the most modern training and rehabilitation equipment in the country. The comprehensive program features state-of-the-art facilities, as well as a staff of acclaimed practitioners of all areas of sports medicine.

Cal's athletic training facilities include more than 6,000-square feet, split between the Memorial Stadium Athletic Training Room, located inside Memorial Stadium adjacent to the weight training room, and the Paul F. White Sports Medicine Complex at Haas Pavilion. Both facilities include rehabilitation space and equipment, hydrotherapy space and an extensive pre-practice preparation area, in addition to physician examination areas. Having both facilities operational year round allows Cal Sports Medicine to serve the student athletes in close proximity to their practice and competition sites.

In addition, Cal student-athletes also use University Health Services (UHS), which jointly with Intercollegiate Athletics, oversees and coordinates sports medicine services to all injured or ailing Golden Bear athletes. The UHS, housed in the Tang Center, is recognized as the largest and most comprehensive campus health service in the country. It provides access to physician clinics, laboratory services, X-ray and other ancillary services such as sports nutrition and counseling. The sports medicine area is supervised by Dr. Bill Coysh, Ph.D., who is also actively engaged in sports psychology.

The expert staff of team physicians is headed by Cindy Chang, M.D., a family physician and sports medicine specialist. The staff features specialists from the fields of orthopedic surgery, family medicine, internal medicine, physiatry and podiatry, among others. The medical staff, with their diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, has vast experience treating injured athletes on every level of competition, including Olympic and professional athletes.

Cal's athletic training staff, led by head athletic trainer Ryan Cobb, has 15 certified athletic trainers, in addition to two physical therapists, and 30 sports medicine interns. The staff tends to the day-to-day health care needs of Cal athletes in 27 different sports, including the evaluation and treatment of injuries and illnesses. The rehabilitation of injuries is also the responsibility of the athletic training staff, with additional assistance from the staff physical therapists. The athletic trainers provide coverage at home and away athletic contests, and practices are staffed on a full-time basis.

Whether it's for taping, physical therapy or the prompt recovery from an illness or injury, Golden Bear student-athletes have the full confidence that Cal's medical staff will provide the best care available with one of the most progressive treatment and rehabilitation programs in the country.