University Health Services at UMass Amherst is proud to offer Sports Medicine & Non-Operative Orthopedics. Our fellowship-trained physicians provide specialty services for our varsity athletes at UMass as well as our student population, faculty, staff, and their dependents. Utilizing their advanced training in non-operative orthopedics and sports medicine, our physicians will see you for injuries and illnesses resulting from your athletic pursuits and/or your activities of daily living.
Specialty services we provide include, but are not limited to:
- Fractures and tendon injuries including splinting and casting
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound diagnostics and guided injections for tendons/nerves/joints
- Regenerative injections including prolotherapy and Platelet Rich Plasma
- Steroid injections
- Athletic related injuries and illnesses
- Overuse injuries
- Concussion evaluations and management
- Sports physicals
- Exercise/nutrition advice and counseling
- Referalls from any physician for specialty counseling on injuries
- Ligament injuries to joints
- Arthritis complaints
Appointments and Referrals:
We do not require a referral, but you can be referred by your family practitioner if desired. Otherwise, you can call the UHS Appointment Line and ask to be seen by a sports medicine provider: (413) 577-5101.
Our Specialty Physicians:
- Adam Kobialka DO, CAQSM – Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV – Residency: St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, PA – Fellowship: St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, PA – Board Certifications: American Academy of Family Practice in Primary Care and Sports Medicine – Membership Organizations: AMSSM, ACSM, ABFM
- Michael Messmer DO, FAOASM, CAQSM – Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA – Residency: St. James Hospital Center, Chicago, IL – Fellowship: Metro Health Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan (a Michigan State affiliate) – Board Certifications: American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice in Primary Care and Sports Medicine – Membership Organizations: AOA, AOASM, AMSSM, ACSM, AOBFP
- Lynn Weaver MD, CAQSM – Medical School: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN – Residency: Penn State Family and Community Medicine, Hershey, PA – Fellowship: Penn State Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Hershey, PA – Board Certification: American Academy of Family Practice in Primary Care and Sports Medicine – Membership Organizations: AMSSM, AAFP, ABFM
- Gregory Little MD, CAQSM, FAAP – Medical School: UTHSCSA – Residency: Baystate Medical Center – Fellowship: Maine Medical Center – Board Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Pediatrics and Sports Medicine – Membership Organizations: ACSM, AAP, ABIM
