The same health and wellness program developed by Neal Erickson, MD for the Sporting KC athletes can be yours through a year-long, comprehensive wellness program that sets a new standard for what executive healthcare should be.

Coach Peter Vermes
Manager & Sporting Director

If you’re a business owner or a top executive and you want to reward some of the top employees, there is no and I mean no better way to do it than with an Elite Physical. This is a reward that is gonna carry them through the rest of their life. This is about their health, this is about their families, this is about your business and your employees. You couldn’t do anything better for an employee than give them an Elite Physical.

Frank Boal
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Broadcaster

Neal Erickson, MD

Founder & Lead Physician

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Gerald Mancuso, MD

Cardiology

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Scott Luallin, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

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Kirk McCullough, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

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Michael McCabe, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

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David Burkhart, MD

Radiology

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Tom Eberline, DC, MS

Chiropractic / Gait Analysis

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Brian Holdeman, DC

Chiropractic

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Chet North

Exercise Physiology

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Adrienne Porter

Nutrition

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Emad Aboul-Hosn

Fitness

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Eric Pyles

Thermography

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Dawn Hurt

X-Ray Technician

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Mindy Kinman

Sonographer

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Lynne Canning

Sonographer

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Alison Holdeman

Pilates

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Kelly Johnson, PhD

Exercise Physiology

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Neal Erickson, MD

Founder & Lead Physician

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Dr. Neal Erickson is a Board Certified family physician in both Kansas and Missouri. He completed medical school and residency at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Dr. Erickson started in Family practice in 1995. He has practiced at Kansas City Family Medical Care since 2002, and the Sporting Kansas City soccer team physician since 1995. From a young age he has enjoyed helping people and was encouraged to become a physician by his father. He is certified in both Kansas and Missouri and is an active member of the AAFP and AMA.

Gerald Mancuso, MD

Cardiology

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Dr. Gerald Mancuso is a practicing Cardiologist in Leawood, KS. Dr. Mancuso graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1986 and has been in practice for 31 years. He completed a residency at University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine. He currently practices at Healient Physician Group and is affiliated with Overland Park Regional Medical Center and St Joseph Medical Center.

Scott Luallin, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

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Dr. Neal Erickson is a Board Certified family physician in both Kansas and Missouri. He completed medical school and residency at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Dr. Erickson has practiced at Kansas City Family Medical Care since 2002, and the Sporting Kansas City soccer team physician since 1995. From a young age he has enjoyed helping people and was encouraged to become a physician by his father. He is certified in both Kansas and Missouri and is an active member of the AAFP and AMA.

Kirk McCullough, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

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Dr. Kirk McCullough is an Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Foot/Ankle surgeon with Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Clinic of Kansas City and works at the Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute. Born and raised in Kansas City, he is a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine and completed his Orthopaedic Residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. After residency, Dr. McCullough completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Shoulder/Elbow Surgery at OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, NC, followed by an additional year of Orthopaedic Foot/ Ankle fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH. Within the Sporting KC organization, he currently serves as an assistant team physician for Sporting KC along with Head Team Physician responsibilities for the Swope Park Rangers. In addition to this, he is also an assistant team physician for the Kansas City Chiefs and is a member of the NFL Foot/Ankle Subcommittee.

Michael McCabe, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

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Dr. Michael McCabe is an Orthopedic sports medicine surgeon with Apex Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Overland Park, KS & Belton, MO. He has prior executive health experience at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center servicing US Congress and Presidential Cabinet members while serving on the Shoulder Surgery and Sports Medicine Service in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. He has also been a sideline sports medicine consultant to the US Congress intramural athletics program, as well as additional sideline coverage experience ranging from amateur to professional, including high school, junior college, Division I college, professional baseball and soccer. Dr. McCabe is the former head orthopedic surgeon for FC Kansas City professional soccer club (now Utah Royals) of the National Women's Soccer League as well as a being board certified in orthopedic surgery with a subspecialty certification in sports medicine.

David Burkhart, MD

Radiology

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Dr. David Burkhart is a board-certified vascular-interventional radiologist. He attended medical school at University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine in Diagnostic Radiology, and his fellowship in Vascular-Interventional Radiology at Indiana University - Methodist Hospital. Dr. Burkart has been in Kansas City performing complex vascular interventions for the past 20 years. He has been the principle site investigator on numerous research studies in the field of vascular intervention and endovascular surgery. Currently he is the managing member of Healient Physician Group, a multispecialty group of cardiac, vascular, and wound care physicians.

Tom Eberline, DC, MS

Chiropractic & Exercise Physiology

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Dr. Eberline attended the University of Kansas where he received his bachelor's degree in exercise science. He then went on to Logan University in St. Louis where he received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree as well as his Masters of Sports & Rehabilitation. In private practice, Dr. Eberline has worked with athletes at every level of competition from weekend warriors to professional athletes. He transitioned away from seeing patients on a regular basis to lead the clinical development and application team at a biomechanical analysis company that utilizes markerless motion capture technology to identify risk in human motion. He now enjoys working with the patients at Elite Physicals and War Horses for Veterans.

Brian Holdeman, DC

Chiropractic

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Dr. Brian Holdeman is a 2000 graduate of Cleveland Chiropractic College. He practiced for 20 years out of his office in Overland Park specializing in soft tissue and nerve entrapment release, sports rehabilitation and spinal adjustments. He has worked with IronMan Triathletes, high school, college, and professional athletes. From 2003 to 2011, Dr. Holdeman was a team physician for Sporting Kansas City. Before becoming a D.C., he worked as a pediatric trauma nurse at Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City. Currently Dr. Holdeman consults and proactively treats repetitive use injuries for various companies. Collectively he has over 30 years of clinical experience and loves patient care as well as being a part of Elite Physicals and War Horses for Veterans.

Chet North

Exercise Physiology

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Chet North, grew up on Orcas Island in the State of Washington. He has worked as an Athletic Trainer for Seattle University, The University of Washington, as well a 5 year tenure in the National Football League with the Seattle Seahawks. In 1996 North became the first Athletic Trainer for the Wiz, Wizards and Sporting Kansas City. In 2014 after 18 years as the Trainer, he became the Director of Sports Medicine focusing on the research and creation of Pinnacle - National Development Center. When Pinnacle – NDC opened in January of 2018, he became the Director of The Performance Lab and Medical Research. Chet North’s professional passion is the study of Head Injuries and Concussions. Personally he was a National Rowing Champion, All-Star in hockey, a pilot and author. He is also a humanitarian as he went to Thailand after the 2004 tsunami, where he adopted and supported a grade school for a year in order to help them get back on their feet. This is the North’s 23rd season with this organization.

Adrienne Porter

Nutrition

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Adrienne Porter is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Herbalist, and Reiki Master that uses Bio- individuality to determine the best treatment to achieve balance in the body through food, supplementation, herbs, and alternative therapies. She has extensive experience in the areas of building rapport with clients and colleagues in the health and wellness industry. She loves to inspire and encourage others on their healing journey.

Emad Aboul-Hosn

Fitness & Chief Operating Officer

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Emad Aboul-Hosn studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas. He has been an entrepreneur for 27 years in many different industries. He was a business consultant for 6 years helping businesses in Kansas City thrive using his strengths in operations, logistics, supply chain, sales, and marketing. Mr. Aboul-Hosn has been with Elite Physicals since inception and is currently the Chief Operating Officer.

Eric Pyles

Thermography

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Eric Pyles attended Wichita State University where he received his bachelor’s degree in exercise science. He then received his Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach certification from the NSCA and worked with youth through professional athletes at Velocity Sports Performance before returning to Wichita State for a master’s in education of exercise science. After working in a corporate gym environment at Lifetime Fitness and as a health educator for the Army Wellness Centers, Eric expanded his personal business Oracle Health and Wellness to further serve individuals wanting to optimize their health around the world. He is still a CSCS, while additionally a Pn1 certified nutritionist and tactical strength and conditioning facilitator. Eric brings these credentials and nearly 20 years of experience to Elite Physicals to perform infrared thermography and integrated health perspectives to our military, corporate, and general patient reports.

Dawn Hurt

X-Ray Technician

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Mindy Kinman

Sonographer

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Mindy Kinman is an American Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, specializing in Abdomen and Vascular. She has over 20 years of experience in both private practice and hospital settings. Since 2013 she has been working in a Cardiovascular Imaging Center with a group of Cardiologists and a Radiologist in Leawood, KS. She is BCLS Certified and lives in Lees Summit, MO with her husband, three kids and two dogs.

Lynne Canning

Sonographer

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Lynne Canning is a cardiac sonographer with over 22 years experience in cardiac ultrasound. Has a BS in biology. She is registered in cardiac and vascular ultrasound.

Alison Holdeman

Pilates

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As a former pianist, Alison suffered an acute injury followed by repetitive use damage and developed chronic pain in her right arm, neck and shoulder. Although she completed her M.A. in Music at UMKC, her circumstance led her to pursue an alternative career path of healing and movement reeducation through Pilates. The results were transformative and she became a certified Pilates instructor in 2000 through the Physical Mind Institute in Santa Fe, NM. She then completed another full certification through Polestar Pilates in 2008. Alison studies both contemporary and classical Pilates and has taught mat classes, group equipment classes and private sessions for 22 years. Alison is a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher. She offers private sessions out of her studio in Overland Park, KS and enjoys helping people of all ages continue to move well.

Kelly Johnson, PhD

Exercise Physiology

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Kelly Johnson, holds a PhD from the University of New Mexico in Exercise Physiology. He holds a master’s degree in exercise physiology from the University of Akron where he gained a variety of experiences working with clinical and general populations with exercise testing. His interests research includes exercise training interventions combined with mobile health devices for weight loss.