Core Primary Care Sports Medicine Faculty

Jonathan Becker, MD

Jonathan Becker

Chair, Family and Geriatric Medicine
Associate Professor, Family and Geriatric Medicine
Senior Fellowship Advisor, Sports Medicine Fellowship

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Owsley Brown Frazier Sports Medicine Center
215 Central Avenue Ste. 200
Louisville, KY 40208
P 502-588-8700

After completing my residency and fellowship, my wife and I relocated to Louisville so she could pursue a fellowship in gastroenterology. Prior to joining the faculty at UofL in 2005, I spent four years in private practice. First, in an outpatient primary care setting then joining an orthopedic group where I practiced sports medicine full time.

I joined UofL in order to become more involved with the sports medicine fellowship as well as participate in teaching residents and medical students. A large part of my time has been and continues to be working as a team physician with University of Louisville athletics. Aside from my role with the fellowship, I also served as an Associate Director of Resident Education until 2014 when I was appointed Program Director for the Family Medicine Residency Program. I was appointed Chair of the Department of Family and Geriatric Medicine in October 2017.

My teaching interests are mostly related to sports medicine and include musculoskeletal exams, concussions, medical problems of the athlete, and joint injections. Outside of medicine, I enjoy playing golf and ice hockey as well as attending sporting events of all sorts. I also have a daughter who keeps my very busy. She is in grade school and is completely obsessed with the Disney Princesses.

Educational Background

  • BS—Biology: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • MD: Chicago Medical School, Illinois
  • Residency—Family Medicine: Hennepin County Medical Center, Minnesota
  • Fellowship—Primary Care Sports Medicine: Hennepin County Medical Center, Minnesota


Katherine Pohlgeers, MD

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Sports Medicine Office
Owsley Brown Frazier Sports Medicine Center
215 Central Avenue Ste. 200
Louisville, KY 40208
P 502-588-8700

I was born and raised in Fort Mitchell, KY a small town in Northern Kentucky, just south of Cincinnati. I was first introduced to Louisville in 2001 after accepting a basketball scholarship to Bellarmine University. I immediately fell in love with the city. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hillsdale College. After completing my Master’s in Science in Physiology and BioPhysics, I remained in Louisville for medical school and residency in family medicine. During residency, I was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and received the Paul C. Grider Outstanding Resident of the Year Award. I ultimately completed my training in Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship here at UofL and decided to stay as a sports medicine faculty member

Some of my medical interests include platelet-rich plasma treatments for arthritis and tendinopathy, traumatic brain injuries, and compartment syndrome. Outside of medicine, I am an avid University of Louisville and Cincinnati Bengals fan. I enjoy attending concerts and traveling as much as possible, especially if a beach is involved!

Educational Background

  • BS—Psychology, Minor in Chemistry: Hillsdale College, Michigan
  • MS—Physiology & Biophysics: University of Louisville, Kentucky
  • MD: University of Louisville, Kentucky
  • Residency—Family Medicine: University of Louisville, Kentucky
  • Fellowship—Primary Care Sports Medicine: University of Louisville, Kentucky


Brittney Richardson, MD

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Sports Medicine Office
Owsley Brown Frazier Sports Medicine Center
215 Central Avenue Ste. 200
Louisville, KY 40208
P 502-588-8700

I was born in Baton Rouge and raised in Independence, a small town in southeast Louisiana. After completing my undergraduate education and graduating Summa Cum Laude from Xavier University of Louisiana in 2009, I matriculated at University of Louisville School of Medicine. Initially my plans were to move back to Louisiana for training, but after a couple years in the city, I realized the vast number of opportunities here and grew to love the atmosphere. These very ideas completely changed my plans, and I’ve continued to enjoy living here, remaining in town to complete both my residency in Family Medicine and a Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship. During training, I was named the Stephen F. Wheeler Intern of the Year and served as chief resident. Because of the life I’ve started in Louisville and my relationship with UofL, I decided to take a position as a Family and Sports Medicine faculty member.

Some of my medical interests include procedures of all sorts, including joint injections and compartment syndrome testing, taking care of athletes of all levels, and teaching medical students, residents, and fellows. Outside of medicine, I enjoy spending as much time as possible with my partner and our daughters, attending sporting events, traveling, and hanging out with friends.

Educational Background

  • BS—Biology: Xavier University, Louisiana
  • MD: University of Louisville, Kentucky
  • Residency—Family Medicine: University of Louisville, Kentucky
  • Fellowship—Sports Medicine: University of Louisville, Kentucky


Jordan Hilgefort, MD

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Sports Medicine Office
Owsley Brown Frazier Sports Medicine Center
215 Central Avenue Ste. 200
Louisville, KY 40208
P 502-588-8700

I’m a Louisville transplant by way of Northern Kentucky. I grew up in Hebron, KY, a small town just outside of Cincinnati. I love Skyline chili, LaRosa’s pizza, Graeter’s ice cream, and the Cincinnati sports scene – I’m a passionate Bengals, Reds, and FC Cincinnati fan. I was an avid soccer player growing up and competed nationally and internationally at the youth level. I was fortunate to have an opportunity to attend college and play collegiate soccer at Marshall University where I met some of my best friends and began laying the groundwork for the career I have today. I spent eight great years in Huntington, WV earning my undergraduate degree in biochemistry and my doctorate of medicine at Marshall. I subsequently completed my family medicine residency at Ohio State University followed by my sports medicine fellowship at the University of Michigan. I had goals of practicing at an academic institution where I would be valued and that would offer me the opportunities to pursue my professional aspirations – I’ve been fortunate to find that and more here at the University of Louisville. I’m blessed with the responsibility of working with and teaching some of the brightest medical students, residents, and fellows who are currently paving the way for their own careers. I’m one of a few entrusted with the responsibility of caring for our University of Louisville athletes and have become a devoted supporter of the Cardinals. Lastly, I have a particular interest in ultrasound-guided diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and have been given tremendous support in pursuing that interest, amongst others, here at the University of Louisville

Educational Background

  • BS—Biochemistry: Marshall University; Huntington, West Virginia
  • MD: Marshall University; Huntington, West Virginia
  • Residency—Family Medicine: Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio
  • Fellowship—Sports Medicine: University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • MBA: Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio

 

David Neuberger, MD

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Sports Medicine Office
Owsley Brown Frazier Sports Medicine Center
215 Central Avenue Ste. 200
Louisville, KY 40208
P 502-588-870

I spent my early years in Tampa, Florida and subsequently in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside of Washington DC. I completed my engineering degree at the University of Alabama where I graduated Summa Cum Laude. After college I went back home to Virginia and completed my medical training at Eastern Virginia Medical School where I founded our Sports Medicine Interest Group. I pursued residency training in Family Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta where I covered various mass events as well as provided coverage to local high schools in the area. While in Atlanta, I served as Chief Resident and won the Resident of the Year award. I knew I wanted to ultimately cover Division I athletics for my career which led me to Louisville for Sports Fellowship. Here I completed my training and helped cover all our athletic teams at the university as well as our AAA minor league baseball team. After completing fellowship, I was very excited to be able to accept a faculty position and continue my career here at U of L.

My clinical interests include sideline evaluation and management, diagnostic point of care ultrasound, ultrasound guided procedures, orthobiologics, and teaching students, residents and fellows. Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my wife and our dogs, watching and playing basketball and other sports, spending time on the water, enjoying the local food and drink scene, as well as traveling to new places.

Educational Background

  • BS: Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Alabama

  • MD: Eastern Virginia Medical School

  • Residency: Family Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

  • Fellowship: Sports Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine