Scottsdale Sports Medicine Staff
Jennifer Johnson, Kelli Moffitt, Cheryl Blake, Leona Carfagno, Luke Knowlton, Dr. David Carfagno
David Carfagno, D.O.
David Carfagno, D.O. is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine (CAQ) having completed his internship and residency and fellowship at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Dr. Carfagno currently serves as a medical director for Ironman Arizona and Valley of the Sun Half Marathon. He also serves as the medical director for the Special Olympics of Arizona. He is co-founder of OnSite Sports Medicine, a non-profit charitable sports medicine group that covers sporting events in the valley. He is a medical consultant for the Chinese National Baseball Team and United States Inline Skating. On a local level, he serves as a team physician for several local area high schools.
He has served as a medical consultant for United States Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball, ATP/WTA Professional Tennis, Arizona Fall League Baseball, and recently was an invited physician at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. There he worked with US Wrestling, US WaterPolo, and US Speed Skating.
Dr. Carfagno is a published author and featured speaker on a variety of sports medicine topics including Concussions, Athletes with Arthritis, Steroids in sport, and sports supplementation.
Luke Knowlton, B.S., ACSM
Exercise Physiologist
Health/Fitness Instuctor
Certified Personal Trainer
Luke Knowlton, B.S., ACSM is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as a Health/Fitness Instructor and has been a practicing Personal Trainer since 2003. After graduating from Greenville High School in Greenville, Maine, he attended Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. At Springfield, Luke earned a Bachelor of Science in Applied Exercise Science with a Health Studies minor and Magna Cum laude honor.
Luke was involved with three exercise internships/practicum experiences at Springfield College, including one that brought him across the world to Wollongong, Australia and a final fieldwork experience with Dr. Carfagno at Scottsdale Sports Medicine Institute. Since 2005, Luke’s specialization at SSMI has included the research and testing of metabolic substrate utilization, as well as the development of individualized performance enhancement programs in individuals of every fitness level from Olympic athletes to sendentary clients. Luke’s recent focus has been the overview and guidance of one of the most comprehensive and successful weight loss and weight gain programs in Arizona. In his spare time, Luke enjoys soccer, weight training, marathon running, hiking, surfing, water-sports and world travel.
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I feel fabulous. Not only am I thinner, I'm healthier. My cholesterol is lower, I have more energy and now I actually enjoy working out. I have tried many other weight loss programs and SSMI's helped me to learn to control habits, that's it's up to me and not some magic pill or trick. The education and tools given to me help me manage my health and weight.
Sharon B
Metabolic Enhancement Weight/Fat Loss Package
Start: 131 lbs 46.7%
Currant: 121 lbs 43.5%
Sharon B
I had great results from the program. I saw big gains not only in my weight, but in the weight i was lifting as well.
I would definitely repeat the program and use a little more discipline next time and see even better results.
Spencer S
Metabolic Enhancement Weight/Muscle Gain Package
Start: 167 lbs 17.7%
End: 177 lbs 20%
spencer s
Ever since I became a patient of Dr. Carfagno and SSMI, I have learned so much more about my own health. I have an understanding of my blood tests that no previous doctor allowed me to have. For the first time I feel like I am in total control of my future well-being, and that is a result of my time as a patient of Dr. C and SSMI.
Marvin Young
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