Sports Medicine

Scheduling Dance Medicine Appointments

To schedule an appointment with our Dance Medicine Section, please contact our Dance Medicine Coordinator, David Kelly, at:

Phone: (857) 218-5507

Fax: (617) 730-4609

E-mail: Dance.Medicine@Childrens.Harvard.edu

Dance Medicine Specialists

The staff at Children's Hospital Boston Division of Sports Medicine has been dedicated to the care of dancers of all ages and levels for over thirty years. Under the direction of Dr. Lyle J. Micheli, Medical Director of the Boston Ballet for over thirty years, it is our mission to provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary, skilled care to all of our dancers.

Pierre A. d’Hemecourt, MD

Andrea Stracciolini, MD

Cynthia J. Stein, MD, MPH 

Ellen Geminiani, MD

Bridget J. Quinn, MD

Common Dance Injuries

• ACL injuries
• Ankle and foot injuries
• Back injuries
• Bone health
• FHL tendinitis
• Hip and pelvis injuries
• Impingement
• Labral tears
• Nutrition evaluation
• Os Trigonum
• Posterior and anterior ankle impingement syndrome
• Sesamoiditis
• Spondylolysis
• Stress fractures