Sports Medicine Staff
Certified/Licensed Athletic Trainers

Jeffrey N. Dooley, MS, ATC/Lhas a Bachelor's degree from California State University at Sacramento and a Master's degree from the University of Arizona. He has been practicing since 1977. Past experience includes Head Athletic Trainer for the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League; Lecturer and Clinical Instructor in the Athletic Training Curriculum at the University of Illinois; Head Athletic Trainer, Assistant Professor, and Director of the Athletic Training Major at North Central College; Director of Sports Medicine at Edward Hospital in Naperville; and Senior Athletic Trainer at Lake Forest Hospital. 

During this time he also served two rotations at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, working with Junior Wrestling and Under-16 Soccer; at the U.S. Olympic Festival, working with gymnastics; and as a consultant for the Athletes' Foot Weartest Center.

He first started working with LFHS athletes in 1991 as an employee of Lake Forest Hospital, then became LFHS' first Certified Athletic Trainer in 1993. He has also served as Editor of the Journal of the Illinois Athletic Trainers' Association (IATA) and as a member of the IATA Board of Directors, and is Chair of the Board of Athletic Trainers for the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation. In 1997 he was inducted into the Illinois Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame.

 Jennifer C. Regan, MS, ATC/L
has a Bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University and a Master's degree in biomechanics from Eastern Michigan University. She has been practicing since 1996. Previous positions include working with soccer and softball at Eastern Michigan University; gymnastics, hockey, softball, and fencing for the Sports Medicine Institute in South Bend, IN; primary coverage of 19 sports at Washington High School in South Bend, IN; rugby, hockey, football, track & field, high school coverage, and clinical patient care for AthletiCo Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy and assistant athletic trainer at Libertyville High School and Condell Medical Center.

Kathy Hickey, ATC/L is an employee of Accelerated Rehab Centers and will be providing coverage for the football team this fall, and will be rotating among all the spring sports with Jeff and Jennifer next spring. Kathy first worked with LFHS athletes last spring on a limited basis. She is nationally certified by the Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer, and has been licensed by the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation since 2000.


Athletic Training Aides

Jeff and Jennifer are also assisted by several high school students who have been trained in routine taping and wrapping procedures and basic first aid, and by interns enrolled in athletic training curricula at area colleges and universities.

Team Physician

Dr. Greg Crovetti (Highland Park, 847-219-0705)
Medical School:
Loyola University School of Medicine.  Graduated 1995
Internship: General Surgery - University of Loyola Hospital
Residency:   Internal Medicine – West Suburban Hospital
Fellowship:  Sports Medicine – University of Kentucky    
Board certified in Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine

Dr. Crovetti treats all musculoskeletal problems and medical conditions in the active individual.  He treats every kind of sports injury, low back, neck, work related injuries, over use injuries and pain syndromes.  Dr. Crovetti has special interests in Supplemental Aids, Alternative Medicine, and maximizing athletic performance. 

Dr. Crovetti has covered many large-scale athletic events such as the state wrestling and basketball tournaments, collegiate sporting events, national boxing tournament, and world karate championships, pro hockey team, the Lexington ballet troop, and elite cheerleading club. He has also covered such events as the first ever Eco-Challenge in Utah and the Iron Man Triathlon in Hawaii.

A to Z of Health LLC
767 Park Ave. West
Suite 130
Highland Park, IL 60035
Office hours available by appointment
(847) 219-0705, Fax (847) 433-7913



Team Orthopedist
Dr. Roger Chams (Lake Forest Orthopedics--offices in Lake Forest & Libertyville, 847-247-4000)
Medical School: University of Illinois Medical Center, College of Medicine.  Graduated 1992
Internship: Surgery - University of Illinois College of Medicine
Residency:   Orthopedic Surgery - University of Illinois College of Medicine
Fellowship:  Sports Medicine – Southern California Orthopaedic Institute    
Board certified in Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine

Dr. Chams treats all musculoskeletal problems in the active individual.  He specializes in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery, Shoulder and Knee Reconstructive Surgery, and General Orthopedic Surgery.  Dr. Chams has special interests in arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery including all arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and instability reconstruction; cartilage transplantation and grafting; knee ligament reconstruction using hamstring, patellar, and allograft tendon; and shoulder and knee replacement surgery. 

Dr. Chams is on the teaching faculty of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Arthroscopy Association of North America. He is a member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the Chicago Sports Medicine Society. Dr. Chams serves as team physician for Lake Forest College and several area high schools in addition to LFHS.

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute
Lake Forest Orthopaedics
720 Florsheim Dr.
Libertyville, IL 60048

1200 North Westmoreland
Suite 100
Lake Forest, IL 60045

Office hours available by appointment
(847) 247-4000, Acute Injury Hotline (847) 816-0656

 



Athletics
Phone: 847-582-7700   Fax: 847-582-7793

ATHLETICS