Meet Dr Saint-Vil

I completed my Sports Medicine fellowship at Case Western Reserve University for University Hospitals, where I served as a fellow physician for Cleveland Browns, Kent State University (Division I), Lake Erie College (Division II), and Case Western Reserve University (Division III), and many high schools in the Cleveland area.

I have good experience working in a multicultural environment, and I am multilingual with fluency in Spanish, English, French, Italian and Haitian Creole.

I am currently Medical Director for the Marietta Memorial Hospital Sports Medicine department, team physician for Marietta College, and several high schools in the Mid-Ohio Valley and West Virginia.

My expertise comes not only from my background in Sports Medicine but also through my passion for sports. In addition, I am a former athlete, so I have a firsthand understanding of how sports injuries might impact athletes, obstacles in overcoming these injuries, and recovery times.

Based on my experience as a doctor, I understand how important is it for people to stay active. And I want to contribute my part by helping people stay engaged. However, I just do not want to help athletes or professional sportspeople but also community members with a passion for outdoor activities, exercising, and sports. I want to help people achieve their health goals.

Although many online platforms provide complete exercise programs, there are some issues with those programs. Many of them are created by professional athletes, and thus the focus is more on improving specific parameters of health like improving muscle mass, endurance, and so on.

However, there is less focus on fitness, disease prevention, injury prevention, and sports injury management. Though many of those explain how to do an exercise correctly, they fail to explain the underlying principles. Moreover, existing platforms have an insufficient focus on sports injury prevention and recovery.

I specialize in minimally invasive regenerative medicine as a sports medicine physician as timely help can prevent extreme measures like operative correction. I specialize in non-operative treatment of the shoulder, spine, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle, and foot.

Some of the non-invasive methods I use are high-resolution ultrasound-guided diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to reduce pain and promote healing. I am an expert in treating chronic refractory tendon problems and have successfully treated numerous patients using innovative approaches like Platelet Rich Plasma, Percutaneous Needle Tenotomy, and fasciotomy with Tenex/TenJet technology, Dextrose, and specific physical therapy.

Among my academic interests is the use of Platelet Rich Plasma for the regeneration of tendons,
ligaments, cartilage, and soft tissues. Unlike muscles, these tissues are generally slow to heal. I am also a published author at AMSSM (American Medical Society for Sports Medicine) conferences and journals.