Welcome

Elite Sports Medicine is the sports medical division of Connecticut Children's Medical Center. The program is based on the multi-disciplinary approach to athletic injury prevention and care to serve the needs of the adolescent and young adult athletes. Browse the site to find bio's of the staff, overviews and detailed information on sports related injuries both by sport and anatomy. Download or read the articles we've written relating to sports injuries and their prevention.

Friendly Staff

The Elite Sports Medicine team was founded in February 2006, at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center as the inspiration of Drs. Len Banco, Jeff Thomson and others who realized the increasing importance of sports medicine care in the adolescent and young adults of today. The program is built on the premise that sports injuries and rehabilitation are by necessity multi-disciplinary and that in many instances the injuries in young student-athletes can be prevented.

The center currently coordinates the care of a local college and several local high schools and AAU programs.

Friends

The center currently coordinates the care of a local college and several local high schools and AAU programs.

Click to read some testimonials from several players and coaches in and around Connecticut.

Upcoming Events

August 2, 2011

16th Annual Sports Medicine Symposium

It’s All About The Knee
A seminar focused on injuries of the knee, including bony, soft tissue, surgical and nonsurgical conditions.

Click here for the brochure

Football

Football is a rough sport, and despite the helmets, pads, braces, and supports, injuries are a common part of the game. The combination of the size of the players, speed of play, and physical nature of the game makes football injuries quite common.

Articles

As research is one main focus of Elite Sports Medicine, so is education. It is imperative in the field of Sports Medicine today to stay abreast on the newest techniques, study findings, and other current literature so as to apply these thoughts where necessary and applicable. Through original research, the staff of Elite Sports Medicine strives to disseminate the current body of knowledge through seminars, educational courses, and articles.