Sports Performance

Dr. Arnold is a sports performance physician with more than 15 years of experience caring for athletes of all levels, from scholastic to professional. He serves as a performance scientist for USA Track and Field, conducting research on elite athletes and helping to prepare them for upcoming world championships and the Olympic games. He is also a team physician for the Indianapolis Indians. Dr. Arnold has extensive training through the Titleist Performance Institute in the biomechanics of the golf swing, golf fitness and health care related to the golfer, and is the co-creator of Prescription Golf & Fitness™.

Dr. Corrigan is an avid runner and triathlete herself and has competed in full Ironman races. She has a special interest in nonoperative musculoskeletal medicine and management of medical conditions related to sports such as concussions, vocal cord dysfunction, overuse injuries pertaining to running, triathlon and cycling related injuries. In addition, she utilizes Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in her practice to guide injections. As an osteopathic physician she also performs osteopathic manipulation.

Dr. Corrigan is currently the team physician for Ritter High School. She has provided medical coverage for USA Track and Field, Ironman World Championships, World Championship for Paralympic Track and Field, World Masters Weightlifting, Butler University, Marian University, Monumental Marathon and other sporting events. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine.

Originally from Illinois, Dr. Kary completed his undergraduate studies at Anderson University in Anderson, IN with a degree in Athletic Training. He earned his medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2003. His family medicine residency training was completed at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis followed by a primary care sports medicine fellowship at the University of Notre Dame Sports Medicine Fellowship in South Bend, IN. He served as an assistant team physician for football and basketball and head team physician for men’s soccer while at Notre Dame. Dr. Kary has been a Team Physician for Butler University since 2007. He is also a Team Physician for USA Track and Field, Bishop Chatard High School, and Ed Carpenter Racing.

His work as a sports medicine physician has included serving at the USA Track and Field Championships, USA National Gymnastic Championships, FINA World Swimming Championships, Big Ten Basketball Championships, and numerous other national/international sporting events. He has served as the Medical Director for the Carmel Marathon and the Geist Half Marathon. Dr. Kary has a special interest in non-operative musculoskeletal medicine and management of medical conditions related to sports such as concussion, asthma, and mononucleosis. As a former college runner, he particularly enjoys the evaluation and management of running and endurance athlete injuries. In addition, he utilizes Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in his practice to aid in diagnosis and guide injections. He is a member of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. Dr. Kary is a member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

A former all-state high school athlete, Dr. Kersey remains involved in sports by serving as the medical director of USA Football and as team physician for Target/Chip Ganassi Racing in the IZOD IndyCar Series®. He previously served as the Indianapolis Colts team physician for more than 10 years. He’s a member of the Governor’s Council for Fitness and Sports, NFL Physician Society, Sports Concussion Management, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Kersey is the co-creator of Prescription Golf & Fitness™, a golf-specific workout program designed to improve a golfer’s swing.

Dr. Ordaz is a sports medicine physician and the team physician for Heritage Christian Schools and medical director for the Geist Half-Marathon. He has provided medical coverage for Butler University and Marian University athletics, the Carmel Marathon and Geist Half-Marathon, B1G Ten basketball and football tournaments, and multiple USA Track and Field events. As an avid runner and endurance athlete, he has a special interest in evaluating and managing running injuries. Dr. Ordaz completed his residency with St. Vincent Family Medicine and fellowship with St. Vincent Sports Performance. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine.

A former athlete herself, Dr. Simmons is a sports medicine physician who provides care for active patients both young and old. She started her education in Pennsylvania, graduating magna cum laude from West Chester University and receiving her medical degree from Penn State University College of Medicine. She completed her family medicine residency training at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis and her sports medicine fellowship at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Dr. Simmons has been the team physician for Guerin Catholic High School sports since 2012. She is a physician for the US Women’s National Gymnastics team and local roller derby team: Circle City Derby Girls.

During her career, she has provided medical coverage for sporting events at the local, national, and international levels. This includes the NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four, Big Ten Basketball Tournament, Roller Derby World Cup, Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, and 2016 US Women’s Gymnastics Olympic Trials.

Dr. Simmons is a member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, and American Academy of Family Physicians.

Dr. Chris Carr is the Sport Performance Psychologist and Coordinator for Sport and Performance Psychology for St. Vincent Sports Performance. Dr. Carr has over 28 years of applied practice in the area of sport and performance psychology at the collegiate, Olympic, and professional levels of sport. Dr. Carr is a licensed counseling psychologist in the state of Indiana and is HSPP-endorsed. He is the Team Performance Psychologist for the Indiana Pacers (since 2011), and was previously the consulting sport psychologist for the Oklahoma City Thunder (2008-11). He is the consulting sport psychologist for the Purdue University Athletics Department and coordinates sport and performance psychology services for Boilermaker Athletics; he also consults with Butler University Athletics and Central Michigan University Athletics. He has worked in collegiate athletics for over 25 years and has been the Sport Psychologist at Washington State University, The Ohio State University, and Indiana University Athletics.

A member of the USOC Registry of Sport Psychology Providers since 1992, his Olympic experience includes being the USA Diving National Team Sport Psychologist from 2004-2008 and was in Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games as the USA Olympic Diving Team Sports Psychologist; he was also the USA Men’s Alpine Ski Team Sport Psychologist from 1992-2002 and was in Salt Lake City as a Team USA Sport Psychologist for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Originally from Muncie, Indiana, Dr. Carr graduated from Wabash College, where he played four years of collegiate football. He has a Masters and Doctoral Degree in Counseling Psychology (Sport Psychology minor) from Ball State University.