Kent State Physicians

 

Dr. William Pakan is an Orthopaedic Surgeon for Kent State University athletics.  Dr. Pakan is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and specializes in sports medicine and arthoscopic surgery. He is a former football player and graduate of Kent State University and a 1985 graduate of Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship in sports medicine at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Pakan specializes in general orthopaedics with a special interest in sports medicine.

 

Dr. Pakan is active in both clinical education and classroom presentations for the Athletic Training Education Program.  Dr. Pakan is a member of the American Academy of  Orthopaedic Surgeons.

 

Kyle Nelman, M.D., is one of two orthopaedic surgeons for Kent State University athletics.  

Nelman is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon for Kent State University Athletics, specializing in sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and knee, as well as total joint replacement. A native of Northeast Ohio, Dr. Nelman played basketball at Otterbein College, where he received his undergraduate degree. He went on to earn his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati in 2005, then returned to Akron where he completed his residency in orthopaedics at Summa Health System. Following residency, Dr. Nelman participated in a one-year fellowship in sports medicine at the Sports Clinic in Laguna Hills, Calif., before returning home and joining Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center.
Robert Crawford, M.D. grew up in the Wadsworth area and has been a Primary Care Physician in the Wadsworth area since 1992.  He graduated from Wadsworth Senior High, The University of Akron and The Medical College of Ohio at Toledo.  He has been able to serve as the Team Physician for soccer, football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, softball and baseball for Wadsworth High School and Fairless Local Schools.  He is a Board Certified in Family Practice and currently has a part time office in Cuyahoga Falls.  He is also a fellow at The Summa Center for Sports Health to better serve athletes at all levels form youth to professional.
 

Dr. Nilesh Shah obtained his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health in 1998.  He completed his family practice residency at Grant Medical center and a sports medicine fellowship at The Ohio State University.  Since 2002, Dr. Shah has been practicing in Akron, Ohio, specializing in the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. 

 

Currently he is a partner at Summa Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and the Medical Director for the Summa Center for Sports Health.  He is board certified in family practice and possesses a certificate of added qualification in sports medicine. 

 

In addition to being Team Physician for Kent State University, Dr. Shah is the team physician for the Akron Aeros, Kent Roosevelt High School, and Extreme Team of Northeast Ohio.  He cares for many other teams and is the Medical Director for the Akron Marathon and was formerly the Medical Director for the LeBron James King for Kids Bike-a-thon.  An avid runner, Dr. Shah has completed over 15 marathons and a half-ironman triathlon.
 

Trevor Bullock, DO earned his medical degree from the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his family medicine residency at Summa Akron City Hospital.  He was fellowship trained in sports medicine at the Toledo Hospital/University of Toledo and currently practices sports and family medicine in Cuyahoga Falls and Akron, OH.  He has extensive training in osteopathic manipulation and musculoskeletal ultrasound procedures.  He is also a former football athlete for Ohio University.

 
 

Dr. Gregory Cain received his bachelors degree in Chemistry from Pacific Lutheran University and graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine. He completed a pediatric residency at Madigan Army Medical Center, is board certified in Pediatrics and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Cain is currently participating in the Sports Medicine Fellowship at Summa Health System. Prior to coming to Akron Dr. Cain was actively involved with the care of high school and college athletes in Tacoma, Washington where he served as team physician for Life Christian Academy and his alma mater Pacific Lutheran University.  Dr. Cain has a keen interest and broad experience in the management of sports concussion. He participated in the development of and testified before his state legislature (Wash.) in support of the Zackery Lystedt law—the law that has served as a model and catalyst for similar youth concussion laws across the nation.

 

Dr. Cain’s interests are competitive water-skiing, snow skiing, running and cycling.
 

Omar Naji, MD is a sports medicine fellow at the Summa Health Sports Medicine Fellowship in Akron, OH where he serves as the team physician for Springfield High School.  Along with his colleagues at Summa, he is also a team physician at Kent State University, and covers mass events in the Akron area.  Dr. Naji completed a residency in Family Medicine at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where he served as the chair of the IRB as well as the New Mexico Resident Delegate to the AAFP.  He earned his medical degree from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, where studied in St. Maarten, London, and New York City.  His sports medicine interests include nutrition and weight loss, mass event coverage, and dive medicine.  His other interest include international medicine, travel, photography, Forumula 1 racing, and SCUBA diving.