n=33 Sports med doc heads to Women's World Cup

07/06/2019 12 min
n=33 Sports med doc heads to Women's World Cup

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode we talk to Alan Shahtaji, DO, family and sports medicine physician at UC San Diego Health and a team doctor for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. We caught up with Shahtaji on the morning before he left to join up with the team and travel with them for the 2019 World Cup in France. He talks about what he does, what he likes about it and what’s challenging about providing medical care abroad for an elite team. He also shares some advice for anyone interested in staying healthy and performing well in soccer, including parents with kids getting into the sport. For more, check out Shahtaji’s video on how to prevent soccer injuries: https://youtu.be/03zwR5sBr1Q