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Robin West, MD, is the only female physician serving as head team physician for both a professional football team and a professional baseball team, making her a pioneer in sports medicine.
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For Robin West, MD, peace is found in the locker room. As former assistant team physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers and former head physician for teams at Carnegie Mellon and University of Pittsburgh, the orthopedic surgeon relished the process of shepherding players from injury to recovery.
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Dr. Robin West is a pioneer for women in the sports, beckoning ESPNW to ask if she is currently the most influential person in the professional sports medicine field. West was the first female to be named lead team physician in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Washington Nationals in 2015, and became the first female head team physician in the National Football League (NFL) in 2016 when she was hired by the Washington Redskins.
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I met Dr. West when she was at the Pittsburgh Steelers. She was a doctor on staff while I was a player. I was always most comfortable talking with Dr. West because it felt like one of the few judgment-free zones within the NFL medical staffs.
Football Girl
One night at the NFL combine this past February I happened upon a restaurant with a large table of orthopedic surgeons in town repping their teams and assigning medical grades to incoming prospects. Among the group, one diner stood out in particular. She was blond, pretty, perky and well, a she. She was Pittsburgh Steelers orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Robin West.
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West says she never thought about the barriers she overcame as a woman in sports medicine. Even when shattering glass ceilings by earning positions as director of sports medicine and head team physician for the Washington Redskins and lead team physician for the Washington Nationals.
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Power Player of the Week Fox News
Meet the doctor who keeps the Redskins and Nationals healthy
Working Woman
Dr. Robin West is the first female team doctor in the country for both professional football and baseball.
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ABC News World Series
“It’s great,” Dr. West says. “It's so great and I'm so happy for the players and to see their success.”
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60 Minutes
After seventeen surgeries and nearly two years away from the game, quarterback Alex Smith overcame a nearly-career-ending leg injury to rejoin the Washington Football Team last season.
WUSA-Player Safety
Dr. Robin West, first female lead doctor in the NFL, talks to Darrell Green about the players' long-term health being her top priority.
WUSA-Avoiding Baseball Injuries
Dr. Robin West, the Nats new lead physician, talks to Markette about ways parents can raise stellar athletes while also preventing injuries. Dr. West is also the Medical Director at Inova's Sports Medicine Institute.
Interview with Darrell Green WUSA9
Dr. Robin West, first female lead doctor in the NFL, talks to Darrell Green about the players' long-term health being her top priority.