Faculty and Fellows
As a University of Toledo Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellow, you will learn from some of the best sports medicine physicians in the game, each with a diverse playbook of knowledge to share. Their mentorship will give you great advantages that will allow you to develop your skills to the fullest potential.
Learn more about our faculty by reading their biographies below.
Fellows
John (Jack) Cleary, M.D.
2026-2027 Sports Medicine Fellow
Education: Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI
Graduate Education: Saba University College of Medicine, Munson Family Medicine Residency, Traverse City, MI
James Holmquist, M.D.
2026–2027 Sports Medicine Fellow
Education: The College of Saint Scholastica, Duluth, MN
Graduate Education: University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, Duluth, MN, University of Minnesota/Methodist Hospital Family Medicine Residency
Jillian Weiss, M.D.
2026–2027 Sports Medicine Fellow
Education: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Graduate Education: St. George’s University School of Medicine, The University of Toledo Emergency Medicine Residency, Toledo, OH
Faculty
Roger Kruse, M.D.
Medical Director
Education: The Ohio State University
Graduate Medical Education: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, W.W. Knight Family Practice Residency Program
Affiliations: Medical Director, the University of Toledo Sports Medicine Fellowship; board-certified in family medicine; fellow, American College of Sports Medicine and member of American Medical Society of Sports Medicine; Assistant Clinical Professor, Michigan State University; Team Physician U.S. Figure Skating Association; Chair of drug testing committee NCAA competitive safeguards 2014-2018
Team Physician: Head team physician, University of Toledo Athletics
Related Experience: 1994 Winter Olympic Games, Lillehammer, Norway; 1996 Summer Olympic Games, Atlanta; head physician, 1998 Winter Olympic Games, Nagano, Japan; 2002 Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City, Utah; 2007 ISU Grand Prix Final, Torino, Italy; 2008 ISU Grand Prix Final, Seoul, Korea; oversees all figure skating camps at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs; comprehensive drug testing experience, covering national and international events
Matthew Rennels, D.O.
Osteopathic Program Director
Education: Miami University
Graduate Medical Education: Midwestern University, The Toledo Hospital W.W. Knight Family Medicine Residency, ProMedica Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Affiliations: ProMedica Physicians Sports Medicine, the University of Toledo Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Team Physician: University of Toledo Athletics
Board Certified: CAQ Sports Medicine
Matt Roth, M.D.
Associate Medical Director
Education: Miami University of Ohio, the Ohio State University College of Medicine
Graduate Medical Education: The Toledo Hospital W.W. Knight Family Medicine Residency, ProMedica Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Affiliations: ProMedica Physicians Family Practice Freeman, Roth and Martin. ProMedica Physicians Sports Medicine
Team Physician: Toledo Walleye
Ryan Szepiela, M.D.
Associate Medical Director
Education: Heidelberg University, University of Toledo Medical Center
Graduate Medical Education: University of Toledo Medical Center Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency, ProMedica Toledo Hospital Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Affiliations: ProMedica Physicians Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, ProMedica Physicians Sports Medicine, the University of Toledo Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Member; American College of Sports Medicine, International Spine Intervention Society, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
Board Certified: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with certificate of added qualification in Sports Medicine
Team Physician: Associate team physician for University of Toledo Athletics, Toledo Mud Hens
Kevin Dankert, D.O.
Associate Medical Director
Education: University of Toledo Medical Center
Graduate Medical Education: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, the University of Toledo Medical Center Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency, ProMedica Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Affiliations: ProMedica Physicians Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, ProMedica Physicians Sports Medicine, the University of Toledo Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Toledo Athletics
Team Physician: Associate team physician for University of Toledo Athletics, Toledo Mud Hens
Erica Martin, M.D.
Associate Medical Director
Education: The University of Toledo College of Health and Life Sciences
Graduate Medical Education: University of Michigan, Residency, Family Medicine and University of Michigan, Fellowship, Sports Medicine
Affiliations: ProMedica Physicians Family Practice Freeman, Roth and Martin, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American Academy of Family Physicians, The University of Toledo College of Health and Life Sciences
Team Physician: Associated team physician for University of Toledo Athletics
Marshall Ochi, D.O.
Associate Medical Director
Education: Whitworth University, Spokane, WA
Graduate Medical Education: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, ProMedica Toledo Hospital WW Knight Residency, Toledo, OH / St. Luke’s Hospital Family Medicine Residency, Maumee, OH
Affiliations: ProMedica Physicians Wildwood Family Practice, ProMedica Physicians Sports Medicine, the University of Toledo Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Board Certified: CAQ Sports Medicine
Team Physician: The University of Toledo Athletics.
Eric Lindsley, D.O.
Associate Medical Director
Education: Miami University, Oxford, OH
Graduate Medical Education: University of Toledo Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Affiliations: ProMedica Physicians Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, ProMedica Physicians Sports Medicine, the University of Toledo Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Toledo Athletics.
Board Certified: CAQ Sports Medicine.
William Long, D.O.
Associate Medical Director
Education: University of Chicago, Chicago IL
Graduate Medical Education: Marion University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Community South Osteopathic Family Medicine Residency, Greenwood, IN
Affiliations: ProMedica Physicians Wildwood Family Practice, ProMedica Physicians Sports Medicine, the University of Toledo Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship.
Board Certified: CAQ Sports Medicine
Team Physician: The University of Toledo Athletics.
Megan Talty, D.O.
Associate Medical Director
Education: University of Dayton, Dayton OH
Graduate Medical Education: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Corewell Health East Beaumont Troy Family Medicine Residency, Sterling Heights MI
Affiliations: ProMedica Physicians Wildwood Family Practice, ProMedica Physicians Sports Medicine, the University of Toledo Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship.
Board Certified: CAQ Sports Medicine
Team Physician: The University of Toledo Athletics