About Us
About Bare Essentials Sports Medicine
OUR MISSION
To ensure the best possible health care coverage for sporting events, camps, performances and film production, along with providing the best possible healthcare information and information network for athletes of all ages, abilities, and athletic involvement.
Bare Essentials Sports Medicine Company was created out of a need for health care coverage and information for non-traditional sporting events and venues, from "weekend" warriors to professional sport/athlete coverage, and every athlete in between. Bare Essentials Sports Medicine's intent is to provide the highest quality sports event medical care, particularly for sports and venues that are not accustomed to having an event medicine team.
HOW WE CREATE OUR STAFF
BESM draws upon some of the top sports medicine and emergency medicine providers in the business. We then give them additional on-site training to take them to the next level of athlete care. We do this for both medical professionals and student interns of all healthcare fields prior to the start of the event, as well as in training sessions we conduct for educational purposes.
Student Interns and Volunteer Medical Professionals learn new skills and information that they can take with them and use within their own careers with greater confidence. BESM, unlike many event medicine companies, encourages students (high school, college, grad school, med school) to apply to intern with us, where they are certain to learn new skills and have a great experience! Many of these students & professionals come back to volunteer/work many events for us for many years.
We use a combination of student interns, volunteer medical professionals & paid healthcare staff for events. All of our staff, students & volunteers complete SafeSport Training & Background Checks yearly to better ensure the safety of our athletes.
MEET OUR STAFF
Jessica Murdoch, LAT, ATC
Event Floor Supervisor
Jessica is an ATC from Salt Lake City, UT, who now lives in Idaho with her husband and 4 children, who came to us from a referral from another BESM Staff Member, Allie Wood. Jessica works taekwondo events for us in Idaho and Utah as well as travels with our team to USA TKD National Events. When she is not with us she can be found at St Luke's Sports Medicine in Twin Falls, ID.
Steve Guerrara, ATC
California Event Supervisor
Event Floor Supervisor
Steven is the BESM California Martial Arts Event Supervisor, taking the place of Tori Lam who moved to Utah. Steve has been with BESM since he was a student athletic trainer at Fresno State University to today as part of our Certified Athletic Trainer Staff . Steve also runs Medical for USA Wrestling while running his High School Athletic Training Room.
Patrick Slovonic, DC, LAT, ATC
Event Floor Supervisor
Patrick is one of our many student-to-staff, only he did it for 2 professions, first as an athletic trainer and then again as a chiropractor. He works in Charlotte, NC, in both a Chiropractic Clinic as well as in University Sports, and who frequently works events with BESM as his busy schedule allows for him to do so.
Aziza Chambers, LAT, ATC
Event Floor Supervisor
Aziza, formerly one of our internationally ranked Team USA Taekwondo Athletes, has been with us as an athlete and as a student athletic trainer for many years from high school to grad school. She is now a Certified Athletic Trainer with a Master's Degree and who has worked many of our Florida Taekwondo Events while still training for competition and working as an ATC in Miami, FL. She recently moved to Indiana to begin a new adventure as an athletic trainer.
Jackie Lauricella, AT, ATC
Event Floor Supervisor
Jackie began with us as a high school student trainer as well as a competitive blackbelt taekwondo athlete eventually becoming a Certified Athletic Trainer and is the second Graduate Student/Certified Athletic Trainer at DDASC. Jackie often works Taekwondo and BMX events for BESM when she is not busy working as a wedding, outdoor portrait,boudreau &
real estate photographer. Check out her website JLauricellaImages
Phuong Hoang, LAT, ATC
Event Floor Supervisor
Phuong began as a UF Graduate Student with us and has worked all forms of martial arts, action sports as well as cheerleading and dance. She has been with us since 1999. She travels with Team USA Taekwondo as well as supervises the competition floor at AAU Taekwondo Events. Phuong has a strong background in Strength and Conditioning as well as Sports Medicine. Fun note, she works for Apple as an Apple Genius for her day job.
Katie Barr, DPT, EMT, LAT, ATC
Event Floor Supervisor
Katie is one of several dual/multiple credentialed BESM Staff who started out with us as a student athletic trainer who is now a Certified Athletic Trainer, EMT and holds a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. Katie has worked many taekwondo and bmx events. Katie also spent a summer with BESM at DDASC. You will see her at local taekwondo events in PA, NY, NJ, VA & MD as well as many USA Taekwondo & AAU Taekwondo National Events.
Tori Lam, LAT, ATC
Event Floor Supervisor
Tori began with BESM as a Certified Athletic Trainer at CUTA Taekwondo events and then joined us for Vans & Fise BMX events after having worked at Woodward West Camp. Tori eventually became our California Taekwondo Events Supervisor before moving to Utah to work at Woodward and with USA Luge. Tori is a great asset for many of our taekwondo and BMX events when we can get her out with us.
Cheryl Lee-Pow, DC, CCSP
Cheryl is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician who has been with BESM for taewkondo and action sports for over a decade, starting first as a chiropractic student at Dew Tour before joining BESM as staff. She often joins us for taekwondo or bmx events in the Virginia and Maryland areas when she is not busy with the many
professional (womens football, lacrosse) and Olympic sports
(Track & Field, Taekwondo, Judo, Etc) she regularly works. check out her practice
Rachel Trundle, LAT, ATC
Sports Med Tent Supervisor
Rachel is a Certified Athletic Trainer at a high school in Tennessee who started with us as a student athletic trainer and became part of our staff as a Certified Athletic Trainer. Rachel now covers many of our martial arts events in Georgia as well as Supervises the Sports Med Tent at major Taekwondo Events. Rachel's Side Gig is Castles & Cruises Travel - Disney, Cruise & Resort Planning. Check her out!
David Tomchuk, DAT, LAT, ATC
Event Floor Supervisor
David is a Certified Athletic Trainer who has been with us for 15 years working martial arts events. David works many of our Missouri-Oklahoma and Midwest Taekwondo Events. He is also the Clinical Education Coordinator of the Athletic Training Program at the Southeast Missouri State University
Ira Schneider, DC, CCSP, PT
& Aaron Schneider, DC
Ira (on the left) is a Sports Chiropractic Physician and Physical Therapist & has been with BESM since almost the beginning of BESM, starting with us in the 90s with taekwondo and bmx. Ira is also very active with CrossFit, Mountain Bikes, BodyBuilding & Rodeo events as well as one of the orignal RockTape Rock Doc Gurus. Ira was a highly competitive bodybuilder for decades and his passion for competition has carried over into his passion to get athletes back up doing what they love. Aaron (pictured on the right) is Ira's son making his own path in the chiropractic sports world. We hope to get him traveling more with us soon! When not working sports events you can find both Ira & Aaron at their chiropractic practice Spine & Health Center
in Santa Monica, CA.
Jennifer McCleary, DC, CCSP
Jennifer began with us right after graduation from Chiropractic School, and has been a staple at taekwondo and bmx events since 2006. Jennifer, besides being a Chiropractor, is also a Yoga Instructor. Additionally Jennifer is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician who volunteers her time with many sports from high school to Olympic sports when she is not busy in her practice
Triad Chiropractic in St. Louis area.
Tina Szeto, CAT
(Canadian AT)
Osteopath
Tina is another one of our Athletic Therapists from Canada who we met on an international trip traveling with the Canadian Taekwondo National Team. Tina occasionally joins us for Taekwondo events in Canada and nearby states in the USA. Tina is one of our collegiate ATs working for Centennial College in Toronto, Canada, so she is close enough to join us for several taekwondo events in Michigan each year. Tina has the additional education as an Osteopath which we utilize as much as we can at events.
Andi Tate
LAT, ATC
Sport Med Tent Supervisor
Andi is a Certified Athletic Trainer who joined us as a referral from friend Linda Bobo when we had USA Taekwondo Nationals in Texas, her home state where she is an Athletic Trainer at Texas A & M University . Andi has been hooked ever since and can be found at taekwondo events in Texas and as part of our travel teams across the USA! We look forward to having her at as many events as we can get her out for.
Melissa Marquis, LAT, ATC
Sports Med Tent Supervisor
Melissa began as a student athletic trainer to Certified Athletic Trainer beginning in cheerleading and dance events before joining us at taekwondo and action sports events. Melissa is another one of the BESM Staff who has spent her time working performance medicine with the Rockettes & Cirque du Soleil...she also was a classical dancer herself. Although she is now a stay-at-home mom of three beautiful boys, we still get her out for events in FL, GA & SC.
Terry Weyman, DC, CCSP, EMT
Terry (on the right) is a Sports Chiropractic Physician and EMT. He has worked extensively with BESM in martial arts and action sports having started with us in the 90's, but also has a very active career in other sports: motocross, mountain bike, rodeo and surfing. Team USA is often blessed with Terry traveling with the team for international events as well as always at Vans US Open of Surfing & BMX. Terry also works with the Pepperdine University Sports Medicine Team often seen on the sidelines during games working on athletes. He and Ira have been with BESM every step of the way through many sports events since the very beginning of BESM. When Terry is not off working sports events he is taking care of them at the Chiropractic Sports Institute located in West Lake Village, CA
Rick Lau, CAT (Canadian AT)
Osteopath
Rick is one of several Canadian Certified Athletic Therapists BESM utilizes for Taekwondo events. Fluent in French, he is extremely important at our international events. We were fortunate to meet him during his travels with the Canadian Taekwondo National Team and he often joins us for US Open Taekwondo Championships. Rick also has the additional education as an Osteopath.
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Trevor Carter, LAT, ATC
Trevor began with us from a referral from BESM Staff Member Jennifer Barrett and has been with BESM ever since, working USA Taekwondo Sanctioned and National Events predominantly in Texas, but who has traveled with us for AAU Taekwondo. Trevor is another one of our ATCs who works full-time in the High School Athletic Training setting in Texas.
Allison Wood, LAT, ATC
Allie was initially recruited as a Athletic Trainer by Trish for Dew Tour, following which she began working Taekwondo as well as BMX events with BESM, especially in Florida. Allie is one of the few of our staff who has worked Trampoline Nationals as well as Cheerleading and Dance events in addition to BMX & Taekwondo. Allie has worked in the Dominican Republic as an ATC for the Dodgers Minor League Team the past few years but now is back stateside , based in New Mexico, she will be getting back out at events with BESM once again.
Rebecca Rosenberg, PA-C, LMT
Rebecca is a Physician's Assistant who started with us as a Student Athletic Trainer as well as a competitive taekwondo blackbelt athlete, first becoming a Licensed Massage Therapist before receiving her 2nd degree and becoming a Physician's Assstant. She has worked Taekwondo, BMX and Cheerleading/ Dance, for more than a decade from local events to Nationals, International Events and
USA Team Travel. Rebecca is also fluent in Spanish which comes in handy for many international events.
Abigail Elies, PhD, LAT, ATC
Abby (on the right) is a Certified Athletic Trainer who started out as a student athletic trainer from the Florida Internatioanl University Sports Medicine Program for BMX events a decade ago at The Kitchen Skate Park, eventually also working Taekwondo events before she became a Certified Athletic Trainer with a Master's Degree. You can occasionally see her at events as part of BESM Staff at events in Florida.
Jami Mayberry Miller, LAT, ATC
Jami is one of our student to staff stories who started as a student trainer with both bmx as well as taekwondo. Jami now covers many of our events in Colorado after many years working Missouri and Kansas events as well as USA Taekwondo. She is always up for an adventure particulalry if it is outdoors, hence the reason she moved from Missouri to Colorado. When she isn't busy having an adventure she is busy doing art
and photography.
Tricia Leslie, LAT, ATC
Trish has known BESM owner for over 20 years, working many of the first events BESM covered in taekwondo as well as when both Trish's were still in university sports programs. Trish Leslie is married to another ATC, Robert, who actually was a student trainer with BESM Owner when she was Head AT at Lynn University. These days Trish joins BESM for local taekwondo events in SC & GA as well as USA Taekwondo Events.
Linda Stark Bobo, PhD,
LAT, ATC, CES
Linda has been travelling with the US Taekwondo National Teams for the past decade as the Team Athletic Trainer and we have been blessed to have her join the medical team for USA Taekwondo Nationals & US Open Taekwondo Championships. Linda is the Athletic Training Program Director for Stephen F. Austin University so she doesn't get much time to come out and play but we love it when she does. Check out the
Athletic Training Graduate Program at Stephen F. Austin
Martha Dodson, DO
Martha is one of several sports medicine physicians who works with our medical teams, coming to us from El Paso, TX, but presently residing in the MD/VA/DC area.
Martha began with us out of Medical School. Martha is a physician who has worked extensively with USA Boxing as well as other sports organizations. Martha has worked with us for USA Taekwondo events for the past 15 years.
Richard Kates, LAT, ATC, RMSKS
Certified MSK US Sonographer
Richard is a Certified Athletic Trainer who has the additional Certification in Musculoskeletal Ultra Sound Sonography and brings a whole new skills set to our events. Richard brings with him to BESM the ability to look for damage to muscles and bones using a ultra sound on site at the event as opposed to sending an injury for further diagnostic testing at the hospital or upon returning home to their physician.
He also brings jokes.
Jerade Parks, LAT, ATC
Jerade started with BESM in Ohio, but now also works events in Michigan, and he has been enjoying the many taekwondo events in the regin. For his day job, he works in the Amazon Plant, patching up injured workers.
Stefan Montgomery, MD, ATC
Stefan was an ATC completing his Sports Medicine Fellowship as a physician at LSU when he first joined the BESM Staff for taekwondo. Now he lives in SC and often joins us for South Carolina Taekwondo Events. Occasionally Stefan gets away from his practice at Spartanburg Regional joins us on the road for National TKD Events.
Philip Hensler, LAT, ATC, EMT
BESM Photographer/Video
Philip is a Certified Athletic Trainer who was initially recruited by Trish for Dew Tour and later began working Taekwondo as well as action sports events with BESM. Phillip is often our Lead Staff for local, state and regional taekwondo events. We use many of Philip’s images from his other love of photography. Photos from Philip Hensler Photography often grace our website & social media. Phil when not chasing his sons or taking pictures loves to snowboard & mountain bike.
Naudia Khan, PhD, LAT, ATC
Naudia came to us through a referral from one of our sports chiropractors in Miami, Spencer Baron, (who she was working for at the time) due to her love of martial arts and a desire to give back to the sport she loved. You will probably see Naudia working as part of the BESM Medical Team or doing solo medic coverage at numerous Florida martial arts events. when she is not working with her high school sports in Ft. Myers, FL.
Gary Wood, DC, CCSP
Gary is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician who specializes in sports medicine of non-traditional sports like autoracing, moto and rodeo. You will often see Gary working our martial arts events in Colorado, as well as National events. When not at events you can find Gary at his practice, Champion Health.
Scott Freer, PhD, LAT, ATC
Scott is another one of our event staff who came to BESM as a taekwondo athlete and student athletic trainer, who eventually blended those two loves to do doctoral research on the Olympic Sport of Taekwondo. Scott is a professor in the Barry University Athletic Training Program so he doesn't have a lot of time to come hang with us but you will see him at a few Taekwondo events we cover from Ft. Lauderdale to Homestead, FL
Sue Fleshman Dupont, PT, ATC
Sue is one of our dual credentialed Physical Therapist/Certified Athletic Trainers who helps to cover taekwondo events in Florida and has done so for several decades. Sue early in her career spent a year working at the brand new Sports Medicine Facilities at the US Olympic Training Center. Sue is also one of our Taekwondo Black Belts. When not helping out at events Sue works at the
Joint Implant Surgeons of Florida as well as is an instructor for Pesi teaching Continuing Education Courses.
Caroline Howard, LAT, ATC
Caroline (pictured on the right) was the first college student intern from UNC in the BESM Training Room at the Daniel Dhers Action Sports Complex (DDASC) but who has also traveled with BESM for Taekwodno & BMX. Caroline now is a Certified Athletic Trainer who still occasionally works events with BESM when she can get away from her position at University of Delaware Athletic Training.
Scott Lee, DPT, ATC
Scott joined BESM initially as a Certified Athletic Trainer who was in Physical Therapy School volunteering with us for a Vans BMX at the US Open of Surfing for several years. We then proceeded to convince Scott to join us for some California taekwondo events and he loved it. He is now adulting in the real world having completed his degree and works for Offsett.Med (specializing in dance and performance athletes) but we hope to get him back out with us for future events.
Matthew Fisher, EMT
Retired Athletic Trainer
Matthew has traveled extensively with BESM since 2005 as a Certified Athletic Trainer for martial arts events, being one of our core staff when USA Taekwondo hosted 6 regional competitions annually, as well as Nationals & US Open. We still get him out for several events each year when we can drag him away from his position at the Gow School in Buffalo, NY, when he is not overseeing summer camp programs. Matthew has retired as an athletic trainer but continues wth us as an EMT.
Nathan Ameen, LAT, ATC
Nathan initially joined BESM at our clinic at DDASC while a student at Campbell University and referred by the amazing Taekwondo Grandmaster Missy Cann who was his martial arts instructor. Nathan spent 2 years with us at DDASC before becoming an ATC and a BESM Staff Member. Nathan has worked numerous taekwondo and bmx events with us. His day job is now as Assistant Athletic Trainer at Northern Kentucky University.
Chris Koutures, MD
Pediatric Sports Medicine
Chris is a very well known pediatric sports medicine physician and concussion specialist in Southern California, working with many local teams as well as Olympic athletes and many dancers. We have had Chris out for Vans BMX events and hope to get him out for some California taekwondo soon. Doc produces a very informative website and pediatric sports medicine practice, known as ActiveKidMD. Check it out on the website or IG and gain some great new information for young athletes.
Bill Spivey, PT
Former Floor Supervisor
Bill Spivey is more than just a Physical Therapist with plenty of Manual Therapy & Sports Medicine experience, he is one of our most familiar faces at taekwondo events as well as traveling with USA Taekwondo Teams. Bill has been with us since 1999 following the 1999 World Taekwondo Championships. He is one of our athlete/instructors with a 5th degree black belt in taekwondo. He lives half of his year in Alaska and half the year in the Caribbean. Check him out at www.MakingSmilesHappen.com where he does everything from sailing to scuba to hiking and more in paradise.
Yung Han, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Shoulder/Elbow Specialist
Yung is another one of our athletes to staff, being a part of the USA National Taekwondo Team & OTC Resident Athlete. Yung went off to medical school, taking a few extra years to study abroad under the best surgeons in several different countries to become one of the top shoulder orthopedic surgeons in California. Yung has worked several taekwondo events as well as traveled internationally with the USA Taekwondo Team. When not traveling you can find Yung at Han Orthopedics in Los Angeles.
Nils Jackson, PT
Nils is a Physical Therapist (Physiotherapist when he is working internationally) brought to BESM by Bill Spivey who has extensive Sports Medicine experience in the USA and worldwide (England & Hong Kong), including the UK and Hong Kong. Nils works our martial arts events when he is not off on some new adventure and adds a whole new aspect to our manual treatments of athletes as well as his endless jokes.
James Morgan , Paramedic
James comes to us via his wife Kelly Morgan and he has added a whole new dimension to our staff and educational training. Although we don't get him as many days now that they have children he loves coming out and being part of the BESM team at taekwondo events when we are in Las Vegas, when he is not flying around in a helicopter rescuing those who find themselves in a bit of a pickle in AZ & NV. James is also a Girl Dad 3 times over.
Jaime Rodriguez, LAT, ATC
Jaime is another one of our Olympic Training Center Resident Taekwondo Athletes turned Certified Athletic Trainer, becoming part of the BESM Staff. She no longer competes but is one of our many blackbelt Taekwondo athletes on staff. She is also one of our military veterans (US Navy) within BESM and we are very proud of her service to her country and BESM. Now that Jaime has 3 kids we don't get to see her as often as we like, but we are working to change that!
Paige Hubert, DPT
Women's Health Specialist
Paige is another BESM Staff member who started out as a student intern while in Physical Therapy School, brought to us by her professor Sheri Walters for taekwondo in Texas. Paige is now in Florida and has her own Physical Therapy Practice that specializes in Women's Health, Recharged Performance Therapy. Hopefully we will be seeing more of Paige at events, especially in Florida.
Mary Portwood Sturgis
Movement & Strength Coach
Mary is one of our California Athletic Trainers who works many of our taekwondo events in California. When Mary is not working events for BESM she is helping people gain better strength and mobility, providing individual programs through her company Portwood Health. Check her out on Instagram @PortwoodHealth
Brian Roberts, LAT, ATC
Concussion Specialist
Brian is a Certified Athletic Trainer and Concussion Manangement Specialist with expansive experience. He now has his own company Arete Sports Medicine Advisors which is an amazing referral company for athletes. Brian has worked both BMX and Taekwondo Events with BESM but who has now retired from events. Brian will continue to be our go-to concussion guy as he has 40 years experience working with concussions in the NFL, MLB, NASA and much more.
Elliott Smithson, DPT, ATC, EMT
Elliott is another student intern who came from the University of Central Florida Athletic Training Program who had an interest in martial arts, having come from a karate background. Elliott worked martial arts events with us once becoming an ATC, then went on hiatus while completing his Masters Degree and returned to working martial arts events in Florida while working on his Doctor of Physical Therapy at the University of St. Augustine. Since graduation Elliott has now moved to California to follow his dreams of working with eSports, but we hope to still get him out occasionally for martial arts events.
Bonnie Francl, DPT, LAT, ATC
Bonnie Francl is a Certified Athletic Trainer & Physical Therapist who has worked with BESM for over a decade at martial arts, cheerleading/dance and BMX events. Bonnie is one of our long time veteran Florida staff who often works local tkd events solo. She is originally from Wisconsin but now prefers the beaches of Florida over the snow of Wisconsin.
Megan Ervin, LAT, ATC
Megan (pictured on the right) came to BESM after having worked at Woodward Camp, PA, with an interest in working more with action sports, and we talked her into working taekwondo as well. Megan frequents or helps us to recruit ATCs for events in Northern Texas where she works full-time at
Arturo Aguilar, MD
Arturo is a Sports Medicine Physician who has joined the BESM Staff both at Vans BMX Events in Huntington Beach, CA, as well as USA Taekwondo events, and we hope to get him out to more events soon! Arturo is English/Spanish bilingual which is quite helpful at many of our events. When Doc is not working sporting events he can be found at his practice Memorial Care.
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David Kung, MD
Oral-Maxillo-Facial Physician
Plastic Surgeon
David came to BESM when USA Taekwondo was still USTU and his sons were competing taekwondo athletes. At events we all marvel at his suturing capabilities, which definitely shows off his plastic surgeon techniques. David has worked many a taekwondo event as well as a few BMX events over the years. David is the physician who has helped us to develop the jaw reduction technique you may see us use for subluxed or dislocated jaws. David is also the Lead Physician for Maryland State Events. These days he spends most of his time at his practice Kung Plastic Surgery where he does great work and has even developed several patents for his surgical techniques.
Steve S. Isono, MD
Steve is an Orthopedic Surgeon who has been part of the BESM Staff since the beginning, even before he became the physician for the Golden State Warriors (NBA). We have drug Steve out for numerous Taekwondo events as well as BMX and Action Sports. We even taught Steve how to tape ankles which he often does while on the road with the Warriors. One of the best orthopedic surgeons in the Sports Medicine world you can find him at his Orthopedic Practice in Emeryville, CA.
Mindy Siegel, MD
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
Mindy (pictured with Jaime Rodriguez) is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon who came to us from USA Gymnastics, and who fits in quite well with our BESM Teams at martial arts events. Mindy travels with the USA Taekwondo Teams as Team Physician & Medical Director. Mindy loves educating our students and volunteers from the pediatric perspective and we love having her around. Although Semi-retired now she can still be found at
Sheri Walters, DPT, LAT, ATC
Sheri is a Certified Athletic Trainer, Strength & Movement Specialist and Doctor of Physical Therapy, who started with us in college (University of Central Oklahoma Athletic Training Program) as one of our very first student interns and remained with us through her two masters degrees (University of Florida Athletic Training Program) and two doctorate degrees. She also happens to be a black belt in Taekwondo. She has been a major player in our BESM family. Sheri had the honor of attending the 2018 Winter Olympics with the USA Women’s Hockey Gold Medal Team as a PT & ATC after having worked with them for the previous year leading up to Worlds. Sheri was the key PT for Brett “Maddog” Banasiewicz during his recovery from a TBI. Sheri can be found these days at Texas A & M University.
F. Kenneth Gordon, MD
Retired Sports Medicine &
Pain Management
Ken is another physician who is a taekwondo black belt, having trained with Olympic Gold Medalist Herb Perez for many years. Ken has been with BESM for many taekwondo events over the past 3 decades. Ken is a Sports Medicine Physician who specializes in Pain Management utilizing both Eastern & Western Medicine techniques in his practice Gordon Elite Sports Medicine in Union (Newark area), NJ. Ken has worked with the NY Giants (NFL) athletes on pain management for many years. Ken also works and competes as a Masters Athlete with USA Track & Field.
Randy Nakasone, PT
Allopathetic Medicine
Randy is a physical therapist and allopathic specialist who came to us from a referral from Bill Spivey. Randy is the reason we use the Heel Thump for nosebleeds as he presented it to our team over 2 decades ago and we have been using it ever since. Randy's life outside of BESM is in his practice in New Mexico at Las Vegas Bodyworks
where he does his magic.
Jennifer Barrett, LAT, ATC
Former Sports Med Tent Supervisor
Jennifer is another student athletic trainer to Certified Athletic Trainer who has been with us for over a decade now. Jennifer is our Sports Medicine Tent Supervisor at Taekwondo Events as well as working numerous local events and elite training camps throughout Texas. She helps keep Sports Med organized and running smoothly in the middle of huge events and who is great with children of all ages. When Jennifer is not with BESM she is busy being the Head Athletic Trainer at the
Kelly Morgan, MD
Former BESM Medical Director
EMS Directing Physician
Retired Athletic Trainer
Kelly started with us as a student athletic trainer and athlete, then she came back as a medical student and eventually as a physician. Within a few years, she was named as our Medical Director for all sports events covered by BESM. Kelly is also a black belt in Taekwondo and hence why you see her at many USA Taekwondo events. Kelly has ventured out with BESM to action sports/bmx events as well as cheer and dance events. She even spent her last month rotation of medical school with BESM Covered Events! And yes, she is a doctor who can not only suture up athletes but tape them as well, when she is not working in the Emergency Room in Las Vegas or juggling Motherhood of three beautiful girls.
William "Buddy" Ramsey, DC
Buddy Ramsey has been a prominent Sports Chiropractic Physician with BESM since 2001, both martial arts and action sports. He began with BESM when he met one of our Taekwondo Olympians on a golf course who brought him to USA Taekwondo Nationals to begin his journey with BESM. Buddy travels much more with motocross but has also traveled with Team USA Taekwondo. Buddy is one of our staff who is also an athlete having competed in swimming, rugby and taekwondo. Buddy has retired from working major events but you can still find him with his wife at Ramsey Chiropractic, near Cleveland, OH.