Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

Faculty

John Hill, DO, FACSM, Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

John Hill, DO, FACSM Dr. Hill joined the department in June 1994 and serves as the Director for the University of Colorado Sports Medicine Fellowship, in addition to precepting at the Rose Family Medicine Center and providing OB C-Section coverage for the residency. John graduated from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific: Pomona, CA in June 1987. He completed his Family Medicine residency at Truman Medical Center-East, University of Missouri-Kansas City. He was formerly on faculty at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. John's interests include residency education, research and medical mission projects. He keeps busy with and enjoys bicycling, backpacking, rock climbing. He is married and has two children.
john.hill@ucdenver.edu

Sourav Poddar, MD, Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Program

Sourav Poddar, MD Dr. Poddar serves as Director of the Primary Care Sports Medicine Program. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at Rice University and then graduated with honors with his medical degree from the University of Texas-Southwestern. Coming to Colorado to further his training, he completed his residency training at the University of Colorado- Rose Family Medicine Residency, serving as chief resident his final year. Dr. Poddar subsequently finished a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Colorado. He specializes in the non-operative management of orthopedic injuries as well as exercise prescription, heat illness and concussion management. Dr. Poddar is the head medical team physician for the University of Colorado Buffaloes and also serves as a consultant to the San Francisco Giants.
Sourav.Poddar@ucdenver.edu

Morteza Khodaee, MD, MPH

Morteza Khodaee, MD Dr. Khodaee is assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Science Center. He earned his medical degree from Tehran Azad University in Iran. Dr. Khodaee completed his Family Medicine residency and Sports Medicine fellowship at the University of Michigan. He is board-certified in Family Medicine and has earned a CAQ in Sports Medicine. He has special interest in soccer related injuries and prevention. He is the Sports Medicine coordinator at A.F. Williams Family Medicine residency clinic.
Morteza.Khodaee@ucdenver.edu

Other Fellowship Faculty

Brooke Pengel, MD, Assistant Director – Pediatrics Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

Brooke Pengel, MD Dr. Pengel’s love for competitive sports started in Connecticut when she was on her high school’s tennis and track team. She received honors from Dartmouth College for undergraduate studies and then to the University of Connecticut SOM to receive her medical degree. She completed her Pediatrics residency at the University of Colorado Pediatric Residency Program in 2000. Dr. Pengel graduated from the UCHSC Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship program in 2002. She has been with The Children’s Hospital’s orthopedists department ever since.
Pengel.Kimberly@TCHDEN.org

Rachel A. Coel, MD, PhD, FAAP, Pediatric Primary Care Sports Medicine

Rachel A. Coel, MD, PhD, FAAP Dr. Coel is a board-certified pediatrician who received her medical degree and Ph.D. in social work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed her pediatrics residency at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and relocated to Denver in 2007 to pursue fellowship training in Pediatric Primary Care Sports Medicine at UCHSC. Having spent her youth growing up in Hawaii, Dr. Coel is an avid surfer and outrigger canoe paddlers. She was a competitive collegiate rower at Cal-Berkeley and a competitive triathlon in medical school. She now hopes to apply her love of medicine, sports, and the outdoors to the care of her young athletic patients in Colorado.
Rachel.Coel@ucdenver.edu

Aaron Provance, MD, Pediatric Primary Care Sports Medicine

Aaron Provance, MD Dr. Provance received his medical degree and completed his pediatric residency at the West Virginia University SOM. He recently finished his fellowship in pediatric sports medicine at the University of Colorado . He is now a faculty member in the Department of Orthopaedics at the Children's Hospital in Denver . His specialties include orthopedic and medical conditions in the young athlete, as well as a special interest in concussion in sports.
Aaron.Provance@ucdenver.edu