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Sara Gould, MD

Sara Gould, MD

Childrens of Alabama Sports Medicine

Locations

Medical Office

1600 7th Ave. S.,
Lowder Bldg., Suite 402
Birmingham , AL 35233

About Me

Co-director Concussion Task Force, Concussion Task Force at Children's of Alabama

Dr. Sara Gould is currently an associate professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham. She serves on the ambulatory clinical leadership team for the department of orthopedics. She is the co-director of the Concussion Clinic at Children's of Alabama. She developed an infusion clinic for pediatric post-traumatic headache management at Children's of Alabama. She also runs an exercise in pregnancy clinic and a sports cardiology clinic, in conjunction with Dr. Cawyer (Maternal Fetal Medicine) and Dr. Henson (pediatric cardiology). Dr. Gould completed her residency in emergency medicine at New York University Hospital Center/Bellevue Hospital. During this time, she provided medical coverage for a variety of sports events such as Yankee's and Ranger's games. She then went on to complete a fellowship in non-operative sports medicine at North Shore University Hospital System. As part of her fellowship, Dr. Gould was active in sports sidelines coverage, from high school teams to the NBA All-Star games. She has served as medical director for a number of NBA events since that time. Dr. Gould served as the team physician for the University of Alabama at Birmingham's women's basketball team. Dr. Gould is also registered in musculoskeletal sonography (RMSK), credentialed by The American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) to perform musculoskeletal sonography. Dr. Gould's research interests include exercise in pregnancy and pediatric/adolescent concussion. Her research had been funded by American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and the March of Dimes. She presented her research on exercise in pregnancy at the International Olympic Committee meeting in Moncaco, Nov 2021.

Education

Residency:
NYU Bellevue

Medical School:
Ohio State University

Fellowship:
North Shore University Hospital

UnderGraduate:
Johns Hopkins University, MD

Graduate:
Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Board Certifications

American Board of Family Medicine (1970)

Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine (1970)

Sports Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine - Sports Medicine (1970)

American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (1970)

Honors and Awards

Sideline coverage: When to get radiographs? A review of clinical decision tools. Gould, Sara J; Cardone, Dennis A; Munyak, John; Underwood, Philipp J; Gould, Stephen A Sports health. 2014 May. 6 (3): 274-278 A pediatric massive transfusion protocol. Chidester, Sara J; Williams, Nick; Wang, Wei; Groner, Jonathan I Journal of trauma & acute care surgery. 2012 Nov. 73 (5): 1273-1277 Is the "seat belt sign" associated with serious abdominal injuries in pediatric trauma? Chidester, Sara; Rana, Ankur; Lowell, Wendi; Hayes, John; Groner, Jonathan Journal of trauma. 2009 Jul. 67 (1 Suppl): S34-S36

Special Interests

Concussion Exercise in pregnancy Trauma

Professional Organizations

American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography American Medical Society for Sports Medicine American College of Emergency Physicians

Co-director Concussion Task Force, Concussion Task Force at Children's of Alabama

Honors and Awards

Sideline coverage: When to get radiographs? A review of clinical decision tools. Gould, Sara J; Cardone, Dennis A; Munyak, John; Underwood, Philipp J; Gould, Stephen A Sports health. 2014 May. 6 (3): 274-278 A pediatric massive transfusion protocol. Chidester, Sara J; Williams, Nick; Wang, Wei; Groner, Jonathan I Journal of trauma & acute care surgery. 2012 Nov. 73 (5): 1273-1277 Is the "seat belt sign" associated with serious abdominal injuries in pediatric trauma? Chidester, Sara; Rana, Ankur; Lowell, Wendi; Hayes, John; Groner, Jonathan Journal of trauma. 2009 Jul. 67 (1 Suppl): S34-S36

Additional Resources

Special Interests

Concussion Exercise in pregnancy Trauma

Professional Organizations

American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography American Medical Society for Sports Medicine American College of Emergency Physicians