Sports Medicine
SI Sports Medicine serves the physically active community at St. Ignatius College Prep. It is our goal to work with our athletic community to prevent, assess, and recover from athletic injury. We also work within our community to instill Cura Personalis by caring for the whole athlete. Our staff is present at home games and holds office hours in our Athletic Training Facility. Our Sports Medicine Team consists of on-campus certified athletic trainers who routinely evaluate and treat athletic injuries. They work under the guidance of Dr. Brian Feeley, an orthopedic surgeon from UCSF Sports Medicine in Mission Bay. We also work within our local network of physical therapists and chiropractors to provide a variety of resources to our community.
Staff
SI Sports Medicine serves the physically active community at St. Ignatius College Prep. It is our goal to work with our athletic community to prevent, assess, and recover from athletic injury. We also work within our community to instill Cura Personalis by caring for the whole athlete. Our staff is present at home games and holds office hours in our Athletic Training Facility. Our Sports Medicine Team consists of on-campus certified athletic trainers who routinely evaluate and treat athletic injuries. They work under the guidance of Dr. Brian Feeley, an orthopedic surgeon from UCSF Sports Medicine in Mission Bay. We also work within our local network of physical therapists and chiropractors to provide a variety of resources to our community.
Head Athletic Trainer - Josh Pendleton - jpendleton@siprep.org
Originally a Southern California native, Josh attended Chapman University in Orange, CA and received his master’s degree at San Jose State University. Josh has been in San Francisco for over 13 years, working with the physically active at San Francisco State University, University California, San Francisco, and the San Francisco Deltas.
Athletic Trainer – Kayla Gradillas - kgradillas@siprep.org
Kayla is a Southern California native and after injury ended her athletic career she chose to pursue a career in Athletic Training. Kayla received her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology with a focus in Athletic Training from California State University, Fullerton. She also completed the Athletic Training Program at CSUF. Kayla went on to earn her Masters of Arts Degree in Athletic Administration from Concordia University, Irvine. Kayla is a CPR and First Aid instructor and is Level 2 Certified in Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR). She serves on the California Athletic Trainers’ Association Secondary Schools Committee and the Legislative Action Team Committee.
Team Physician - Brian Feeley
Brian Feeley, MD is the Chief of the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service at UCSF Orthopedic Institute in Mission Bay. He grew up in the Bay Area, and received his bachelor of science degree from Stanford University and his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine before serving his residency in the UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He completed a sports medicine and shoulder fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, where he also served as an assistant team physician to the New York Giants. He has been at UCSF since 2008, and currently serves as the team physician at St. Ignatius High School.
Student Aides and Sports Medicine Club
Interested in becoming an athletic training student aide? Our athletic training student aides assist our Sports Medicine Team on the sidelines and in the Athletic Training Facility while observing and learning about the world of athletic training.
If you’re interested in becoming a student athletic trainer or thinking about pursuing a career in the field of sports medicine, please reach out to Kayla Gradillas at kgradillas@siprep.org.
PE 615 – Introduction to Sports Medicine
Head Athletic Trainer Josh Pendleton teaches an Introduction to Sports Medicine course, taught during 3rd period of the fall semester. The class uses a hands-on approach to discuss the world of sports medicine, including interesting topics we face and career paths in the world of
orthopedic medicine.
In Season/Out of Season/Club Athlete Injury Evaluation Process
Our Sports Medicine Team regularly evaluates and rehabilitates athletes injured while out of season or from club activities. If you’ve been injured and are not currently competing in-season at SI, please email one of our athletic trainers to set up an appointment. Please plan on bringing any written instructions you may have received from your doctor or physical therapist to your appointment.