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Lee Kaplan, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon and Director of the UM Sports Medicine Institute at UHealth, the University of Miami Health System, discusses the prevalence of adolescent sports injuries, specifically baseball, and what student athletes need to know to stay safe and in the game. His son, Nate, shares his story and journey back to baseball.

Dr. Lee Kaplan is director of UHealth Sports Medicine Institute, as well as Medical Director and Head Team Physician for the Miami Hurricanes and Miami Marlins. To learn more about preventing and treating ski injuries or to make an appointment, call 305-689-5555 or visit the University of Miami’s health news blog. SKI SEASON BRINGS INJURIESDespite -- or perhaps because of -- its tropical climate, South Florida is home to a large population of avid skiers. “That was it, my ski season was over.”When Mr. Serrano returned to Miami, fellow skiers who had sustained similar knee injuries referred him to Dr. Lee Kaplan, director of UHealth Sports Medicine Institute. “In fact, it was stronger than the one that wasn’t.”This ski season, Mr. Serrano was back on the slopes.

Dr. Thomas Best is a primary care sports medicine physician at UHealth Sports Medicine Institute. One of the first things I did was call UHealth Sports Medicine Institute to get it checked out.Eric turned to fellow triathlete and sports medicine physician Dr. Carolyn Kienstra, who is part of a team of physicians, surgeons, nutritionists and physical therapists at UHealth Sports Medicine Institute. Dr. Thomas Best, a primary care sports medicine doctor at UHealth Sports Medicine Institute, has taken a special interest in this group. The team at UHealth Sports Medicine Institute provided Eric with a comprehensive recovery plan following surgery that included physical therapy to strengthen his core muscles and the muscles surrounding his knee. For more stories like this one, visit YouTube channels for UHealth, the University of Miami Health System.

Dr. Lee Kaplan is chief of UHealth Sports Medicine Institute and Medical Director for the Miami Hurricanes and Miami Marlins. For more information on UHealth Sports Medicine Institute or to make an appointment, call 855-465-2604 or visit the University of Miami's health news blog. But just last year at the start of his college career, he suffered an elbow injury that could have been a serious setback. For more stories like this one, visit YouTube channels for UHealth, the University of Miami Health System. Above content provided by UHealth, the University of Miami Health System.