About - Rx to Play
UCLA Prescription To Play (Rx to Play)
Housed within the UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Prescription to Play program services the para-athletic and disabled communities by providing adapted sports medicine care, training and resources, all while decreasing barriers to participation in sport and fitness, and promoting awareness through research and education.
We connect UCLA Health Physicians and David Gaffen School of Medicine Students with the adapted space to provide top of the line sports medicine care and hands on experience and education for future providers.
The Rx to Play program in partnership with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and our affiliates will also conduct research in the adapted field, pushing our clinical understanding further and empowering the community.
Meet the Team
Feranmi Okanlami, MD
U.S. Presidential Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Urology, University of Michigan School of Medicine
Sharon L. Hame, MD
Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine Division
Vice Chair of Inclusive Excellence, UCLA Health
Director of Orthopaedic Medical Student Education, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Associate Team Physician, UCLA Athletics
Head Team Physician & Director of Orthopaedic Surgery, Los Angeles Sparks
Charlotte Poplawski, MD
Director, Co-Founder of Thrive Adaptive
Resident Physician, Spaulding Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Harvard
Resident Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Nnamdi Mbanugo, MS
UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Joe Holt
Director, Co-Founder Thrive Adaptive
Director of Disability Services and Outreach, Luskin Orthopedics Institute for Children, UCLA
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