Meet Our Team

The experts on our Johns Hopkins All Children's Sports Medicine team treat high-performing young athletes throughout the Tampa Bay area and Central Florida.

Sports Medicine Leadership

Medical Director

Patrick Mularoni, MD
Sports Medicine

Dr. Mularoni is a sports medicine physician at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. His current research interests include concussion management and prognosis in patients with mild traumatic brain injuries. He is the chairman of the Medical Emergency Committee and lectures internationally on pediatric emergency and sports related topics.
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Sports Medicine Physicians

Terrence Cronin, MD
Sports Medicine

Dr. Cronin specializes in sports medicine and primarily sees patients at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital main campus in St. Petersburg, Florida, at IMG Academy in Bradenton and at the Outpatient Care location in Sarasota. He has a large clinical focus on dance medicine and the needs of the young dancer.
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Sarah Irani, MD
Sports Medicine

Dr. Irani practices in the Sports Medicine program at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. During her fellowship, she served as part of the physician team providing coverage for athletic teams at the University of South Florida and Eckerd College as well as youth and NCAA events.
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Orthopedics

Paul Benfanti, MD
Orthopaedics

Dr. Benfanti is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He sees patients in the St. Petersburg and Tampa locations of Children's Orthopaedic and Scoliosis Surgery Associates (COSSA), L.L.P., and the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Outpatient Care locations in East Lake and Pasco.
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Drew Warnick, MD
Orthopaedics

Dr. Warnick is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He sees patients in the St. Petersburg and Tampa locations of Children's Orthopaedic and Scoliosis Surgery Associates (COSSA), L.L.P., the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Outpatient Care location in Sarasota, and at IMG Academy where Johns Hopkins All Children’s provides sports medicine and general health services.
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Athletic Trainers

Casey sees athletes at the following locations:

The Out-of-Door Academy, Lakewood Ranch, FL
Johns Hopkins All Children's main campus

Master of Science in Sports Medicine, Armstrong State University, 2017, Savannah, GA

Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training, University of South Florida, 2015, Gainesville, FL

Christine Chmielewski, LAT, ATC
Certified Athletic Trainer

Christine sees athletes at the following locations:

Primary Care Sports Medicine, Main Campus, Sarasota, & IMG Academy

Orthopedics, Sarasota & IMG Academy

Bachelor of Science in Health, Athletic Training and Sports Medicine (University of North Florida) 1999, Jacksonville FL

Master of Science in Sports Medicine, 2016, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Bachelor's in Athletic Training, 2014, Central College, Pella, IA

Brett Lang, MS, LAT, ATC
Certified Athletic Trainer

Brett sees athletes at the following locations:

Indian Rocks Christian School Athletic Trainer, Largo, FL

Primary Care Sports Medicine Clinics, Main Campus

Masters of Science in Athletic Training (East Stroudsburg University) 2016, East Stroudsburg PA
Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training (Rowan University) 2015, Glassboro NJ

Paul sees athletes at the following locations:

Bradenton Christian School, Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy

Master's of Athletic Training, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2018

Bachelor's in Exercise Science, Concordia University Chicago, 2015

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Sports Medicine Leadership

Medical Director

Patrick Mularoni, MD

Sports Medicine Physicians

Terrence Cronin, MD

Sarah Irani, MD

Patrick Mularoni, MD

Orthopedics

Paul Benfanti, MD

Drew Warnick, MD

Athletic Trainers

Casey Carroll, MSSM, ATC, LAT

Christine Chmielewski, LAT, ATC

Katelyn Heinz, MS, ATC, LAT

Brett Lang, MS, LAT, ATC

Paul Nordbrock, MAT, LAT, ATC

Erin Roca, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS

Ryan G. Ross, MS, LAT, ATC