Patrick Sparks, ATC
Athletic Trainer/Research Assistant
Canisius College
BS in Athletic Training, 2018
National Athletic Trainers Association Board Certified
Member of National Athletic Trainers Association
New York State Department of Education License in Athletic Training
CPR, AED and First Aid Certified
2018-Present
Hamburg High School- UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Head Athletic Trainer Hamburg High School
Hockey
Golfing, Hunting and Fishing
Growing up I always loved participating in, and being around sports. I also enjoyed helping people. A family friend once told me that if I liked being around sports, I should become an Athletic Trainer. The idea stuck. I have been able to combine my love of sports with my desire to help those who need it.
Patrick is an Athletic Trainer and is experienced in the sideline management of concussion, as well as implementing return-to-sport strategies and performing exertion testing for concussion. Patrick is also a Research Assistant at the Concussion Research Center and his research focus includes improving the implementation of sideline concussion management, structured exercise rehabilitation strategies and safe return-to-play protocols. His future goals are to be an Athletic Trainer for a D1-Collegiate or Professional sports team.
John J. Leddy, MD, FACSM, FACP
Primary Care Sports Medicine, UB Concussion Clinic
Ghazala Saleem, EdD, MS, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Sciences Department; Director, Brain Function and Recovery Lab, State University of New York at Buffalo
