Years of research, applied.

Scott Anderson, MA, ATC, FMSC, DNSP, was appointed Director of Athletic Training at Stanford University on August 20, 2007. Scott brings fifteen years of distinction as a talented clinician and innovative administrator to his role on the Farm, after serving in a similar capacity at nearby Saint Mary’s College.

Under Scott’s leadership, the athletic training program has reached new heights, and developed into a progressive and balanced department asset. Scott has been instrumental in the creation and implementation of the nations only electronic Pre-Participation Evaluation tool, started the Advanced Athletic Training Fellowship Program, and co-developed the International Affiliate Clinical Training Program (IACTP). Scott is also an internationally recognized speaker on topics related to health care administration, sports medicine, and his unique approach to injury prevention.

In recent years, Scott has also worked to improve clinical management and recovery of injury through the integration of campus wide research. Currently, he works closely with distinguished clinicians and researchers as a part of one of the nations largest studies examining concussion in student-athletes. As chair of the Pac 12 Sports Medicine committee, Scott has also been influential in conference wide research initiatives focused on improving student-athlete health and welfare. Scott also supports Stanford physicians as a game-day injury spotter for the National Football League.

Allison has more than 15 years of regulatory experience, with 10 years at the FDA and over 5 years in the medical device and biotech industry. At FDA, Allison provided specialized and strategic direction to academia, industry and government partners for alignment of novel, innovative medical device development efforts with regulatory expectations. Allison served as a policy and scientific adviser in several product areas including traumatic brain injury, IVDs, mobile medical apps, advanced physiological monitoring, critical care devices and conducted pre-market reviews for cardiovascular devices and combination products. Allison is currently using the valuable experience and knowledge gained at FDA to advise medical device companies on their regulatory strategies as they pursue marketing approval. Allison has a biomedical engineering degree from Virginia Tech, a graduate degree from Georgetown University in Biothreats and Emerging Infectious Disease, and graduated from the Harvard School of Public Health’s National Preparedness Leadership Institute.

Dr. Herget is a Senior Physical Therapist, Sports Clinical Specialist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Certified Clinical Instructor and Certified Emergency Medical Responder at the MGH Sports Medicine Center and serves as the Rehabilitation Consultant to the MGH Sports Concussion Clinic and Boston Bruins and is a member of the New England Patriots Medical Staff. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Psychology from Wheaton College in 2000, her Masters in Education degree from SUNY in 2005 and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from MGH Institute of Health Professions in 2009.

Dr Herget’s practice includes rehabilitating athletes who have sustained a sports concussion, most specifically evaluating and treating high school through professional level athletes with concussions and assisting in their safe return to play. Her research has focused on management of athletes with post-concussion syndrome and the efficacy of pre-season and post-season visuo-vestibular testing to aid in return to play decision making as well as managing care for the female athlete triad diagnosis. She has lectured nationally on the topics of concussion and the non-acute management of athletes with post-concussive syndrome. Her clinical expertise is in the cervicogenic contributions and visuo-vestibular treatment of athletes who sustain concussions as well as the progression of exercise through exertional protocols. Additionally, Dr. Herget focuses her orthopaedic practice on the biomechanical assessment and management of lower quarter injuries.