Sports Medicine Fellowship Faculty

Sports Medicine Fellowship Faculty

Nathan Cardoos, MD, CAQSM, RMSK
Assistant Professor
Fellowship Director

Dr. Cardoos is an assistant professor in family medicine and primary care sports medicine. He serves as the director of the Boston University Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, the medical director of the Ryan Center for Sports Medicine, the section chief for sports medicine within the Department of Family Medicine, and Team Physician for Boston University. Born and raised in central Massachusetts, Nathan completed his undergraduate degree at Williams College and then attended medical school at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. In medical school, he was elected by his peers to the Gold Humanism Honor Society, an organization that recognizes humanistic patient care and leadership in medicine. He completed residency at the Tufts University Family Medicine Residency Program at Cambridge Health Alliance, where he received awards for his dedication to patient care and for teaching. He then completed a primary care sports medicine fellowship at the University of Massachusetts.

Nathan joined the Department of Family Medicine at BMC in August 2015 and initially worked as a primary care provider in addition to his sports medicine practice until being named fellowship director. At the Ryan Center for Sports Medicine, he provides care to sports medicine patients and has special interests in sports ultrasound and concussion. Using ultrasound guidance, he performs procedures such as corticosteroid injections, viscosupplementation, platelet rich plasma therapy, and tenotomy/needle fenestration. He also performs extracorporeal shockwave therapy/EPAT. In addition to his clinical work, Nathan serves at the principal investigator for NIH-funded concussion research. He is a member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and serves on the education and fellowship committees.
https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/nathan-c-cardoos-md

Christopher Ma, MD, CAQSM, RMSK
Assistant Professor
Associate Fellowship Director

Dr. Ma is an assistant professor in primary care sports medicine. He received his bachelors in biomedical engineering at Syracuse University. He attended SUNY Upstate Medical University for medical school. He completed a general surgery internship at Temple University Health System and family medicine residency training at University of Vermont Medical Center. He then completed a fellowship in primary care sports medicine at Boston University where he joined the faculty in January 2020. He currently sees patients at the Ryan Center for Sports Medicine and Winthrop Neighborhood Health. He is also a team physician for Boston University. Clinical interests include non-operative fracture management, tendon pathology, injection therapy (corticosteroid, viscosupplementation, and platelet rich plasma), and procedures such as tenotomy/needle fenestration, aspiration and barbotage, and compartment pressure testing. He also performs extracorporeal shockwave therapy/EPAT. Research interests include shoulder and knee biomechanics, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and regenerative medicine and orthobiologics for musculoskeletal pathology. 
https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/christopher-r-ma-md

Jeremy Ng, MD, CAQSM
Assistant Professor

Dr. Ng is an Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and primary care sports medicine at Boston Medical Center. Dr. Ng completed his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine, his emergency medicine residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center, and his primary care sports medicine fellowship at the combined Pennsylvania Hospital/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia program. His professional interests include sports performance, long-term athlete development, concussion management, and curriculum development.

After completing his fellowship training, he worked extensively with IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida where he cared for their professional/Olympic athletes and elite high school/college student-athletes. He was the team physician for their nationally renowned high school football team. In 2018, he received the Athletic Trainers’ Association of Florida’s Sports Medicine Person of the Year Award.

Dr. Ng is a team physician for the United States Soccer Federation. He was team physician for the 2017 FIFA Men’s Under-17 World Cup and several CONCACAF championships from the U15 to U20 level. He is on the medical advisory board for the Korey Stringer Institute, where he pursues his interest in optimizing safety and performance in the heat.

Dr. Ng has USA Track and Field Level II coaching certifications. He worked for Bommarito Performance Systems’ NFL Combine Preparation Program where he helped design and lead speed/movement and film review sessions and created meal plans for players. Later, he was the team physician for IMG Academy’s NFL Combine Preparation Program. In total, approximately 140 players were selected in the NFL Draft.

Dr. Ng was born and raised in eastern Massachusetts. Prior to returning home, he was the Associate Lead Primary Care Team Physician for the Los Angeles Dodgers and an assistant clinical professor at UCLA. There he received the UCLA Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program’s Award for Excellence in Education. He has lectured nationally on the topics of concussion management, long-term athlete development, and speed development.

Ryan Narciso, MD, CAQSM
Assistant Professor

Dr. Narciso is an assistant professor in family medicine and primary care sports medicine.  A Massachusetts native, Ryan has not had to travel far for his training. He completed his undergraduate degree in Biology and graduated Summa Cum Laude at Boston University. He remained at BU for medical school, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and received the Thomas T. Gilbert, MD, Award for Excellence in Family Medicine. He completed residency at Boston Medical Center Family Medicine Residency and then became a “quadruple terrier” by staying to complete his primary care sports medicine fellowship at Boston University. He remained at Boston University as faculty and a team physician upon graduation from fellowship. He currently sees patients at South Boston Community Health Center and Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center. Clinical interests include ultrasound guided musculoskeletal procedures and diagnostics, orthobiologics, and nutrition.

Peter Cognetti, MD, CAQSM
Assistant Professor

Dr. Cognetti is an assistant professor in family medicine and primary care sports medicine. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology at Saint Joseph’s University, where he played Division I tennis. He worked with Habitat for Humanity for a year before completing a master's degree in biomedical sciences at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM). He attended medical school at GCSOM and completed a Family Medicine residency at Drexel University. He then attended Boston University for primary care sports medicine fellowship training. He is a sports medicine physician at Melnea Cass Clinic and Manet Community Health. His clinical interests include diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound-guided procedures, orthobiologics, nutrition, concussion management, and non-operative fracture management.  His clinical practice includes steroid injections, viscosupplementation, tenotomy/needle fenestration, nerve blocks, and trigger point injections. Outside of work, he enjoys tennis, golf, hiking, fishing, and spending time with his young son.

Arturo J. Aguilar, MD, CAQSM
Assistant Professor

Dr. Aguilar serves as the Director of Sports Medicine at Boston University. Arturo completed his undergraduate degree at University of Arizona where he graduated Cum Laude and then attended medical school at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN. In medical school he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society and graduated with a High Honors Graduate Award. He completed residency at New Hampshire Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency and received the Resident of the Year award from the New Hampshire Academy of Family Physicians upon graduation. He then completed a primary care sports medicine fellowship at Boston University. After graduation from sports medicine fellowship in 2010 he remained on as faculty teaching in his fellowship before traveling and working overseas in rural New Zealand, Tonga, and the Dominican Republic in a medical mission capacity. He currently remains interested and active in overseas medical mission projects. At Boston University Arturo provides care to the varsity and club athletes and serves as Medical Director of the Athletic Training Residency programs in Neurotrauma & Spine and Orthopedics & Diagnostics. Arturo has special interest in ultrasound guided musculoskeletal procedures and diagnostics, viscosupplementation, platelet rich plasma therapy, and non-surgical fracture management. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine serving on the International/Inter-Organizational Relations Committee and the Practice and Policy Committee. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine with a CAQ in Sports Medicine.

Douglas W. Comeau, DO, CAQSM, FAAFP 
Clinical Associate Professor

Dr. Doug Comeau is a clinical associate professor in family medicine and serves as the director of Boston College University Health Services and Primary Care Sports Medicine.  He serves as the head primary care team physician for Boston College and as a team physician for the Boston Bruins. He is the former director of the fellowship program from 2013 to 2020. He attended medical school at UNECOM in Biddeford, ME and completed his family medicine residency at Tufts University, where he was administrative chief resident during his third year. He then completed a primary care sports medicine fellowship at Wake Forest University. His special interests include osteopathic manipulation, concussion management and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries. Dr. Comeau currently serves as co-director of the cases sub-committee for the AMSSM Education Committee and Massachusetts state representative for the AMSSM Policy and Practice Committee. Dr. Comeau is an avid Boston sports fan and also enjoys golf. He currently resides in Melrose with his wife, Rainelle, and daughters, Charlotte and Natalie.