Pediatric Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Team

Brett Dusenberry, MD
Co-Director
Board certified pediatrician who completed a fellowship in non-operative sports medicine. Dr. Dusenberry’s interests include overuse injuries as well as general musculoskeletal conditions.
Fellowship: Lurie Children’s Hospital & Northwestern University
Residency: University of Oklahoma Medical Center
Medical School: University of Arizona

Arvind Balaji, MD
Co-Director
Board Certified in general pediatrics with a fellowship in non-operative sports medicine. Dr. Balaji’s interests are in combat sports and preventative medicine.
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Residency: Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia

Cindy Ong, MD

Jaden Bailey, PA

Alee Vladyka, LAT, ATC

Mo Mortazavi, MD

JT Westling, LAT, ATC
Ultrasound Guided Intervention Team

Jon Minor, MD
Co-Director
Jon has become one of the leading experts and teachers in US-guided injection therapies, and currently is holding injection clinics at SPARCC while teaching in Portland, Or! As a former triathlete, Jon is passionate about delivering results to athletes when they need it most
Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard University
Residency: Texas A&M
Medical School: Texas A&M

James Dill, MD
Co-Director
James got his Sports Med fellowship at U of A after a combined Emergency Medicine and Sports Med residency also at U of A. SPARCC is lucky enough to have James join us, in between saving lives at TMC ER, to get our injured athletes back onto the field. Notably he is too busy to take a picture that fits the frame on this webpage.
Fellowship: University of Arizona
Residency: University Of Arizona
Medical School: LSU

Cindy Ong, MD

Leslie Streeter, NP

Arvind Balaji, MD
Comprehensive Concussion & Long-Covid Care Team
Concussion management providers

Mo Mortazavi, MD
Co-Director
A dual board-certified pediatric sports medicine physician, Dr. Mortazavi developed the first dedicated pediatric sports medicine program in Tucson. Dr. Mo specializes in complex concussion care for all ages.
Fellowship: University of Colorado & Colorado Children's hospital
Residency: UC Davis
Medical School: UC Davis

Leslie Streeter, NP
Co-Director
Board-certified nurse practitioner interested in prevention and treatment of concussions and musculoskeletal injuries as well as health issues affecting female athletes.
Nursing School: University of Arizona

Leila Samsam, NP

Brett Dusenberry, MD

Arvind Balaji, MD

Jaden Bailey, PA
Specialty providers

Tonya Polec, O.D., FCOVD, FNORA
Vision Therapy and Neuro-optometry

Kent Baker, MS, LPC
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy