By: Ray Fisher

Sunday, September 10, 2023 | 11:01 AM

He has acquired the very best of reward and is taken into account probably the greatest in his occupation.

For virtually three many years, Dr. Jeff Mulholland has supplied a stage of medical protection for the Quaker Valley athletic program that rivals each collegiate {and professional} groups.

He is considered one of the crucial sought-out sports activities drugs orthopedic physicians in western Pennsylvania.

Mulholland shall be inducted into the Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame on the weekend of Oct. 13-14. The 2023 class shall be acknowledged Oct. 13 on the Quakers’ house soccer recreation in opposition to West Mifflin.

“This induction is clearly a highlight of my life here in Sewickley,” Mulholland mentioned. “When coach (Mike) Mastroianni known as me with the information, I used to be stunned and honored to be chosen.

“I’ve spent many years working with the coaches, trainers and athletes and their families at Quaker Valley, and am humbled to be considered for this recognition.”

Derek Clark, who’s director of athletic efficiency at QV, has labored immediately with Mulholland through the years managing student-athletes’ wants in his position as athletic coach.

Clark has served on this capability since 2009. This summer time, he and Rob Johnson added the place of assistant athletic director to their duties at the highschool.

“Dr. Mulholland is an invaluable member of the Quaker Valley sports medicine team,” Clark mentioned. “I’ve labored with Dr. Mulholland since my first day at QV. His data and expertise on this planet of sports activities drugs present the student-athletes with a stage of care that’s in step with what collegiate {and professional} athletes obtain.

“Outside of his knowledge and medical expertise, Dr. Mulholland’s ability to relate to what an injured athlete is going through is crucial. Being a former athlete who has suffered injuries, Dr. Mulholland knows the mental side of dealing with and recovering from injuries, not just the physical side. He knows how to educate and counsel both the athlete and parents about the injury and return-to-play process.”

Mulholland and his employees at Greater Pittsburgh Orthopedic Associates are in integral a part of the annual success of QV athletics, because the athletes and groups have benefited vastly from his ardour and medical proficiency.

“Maybe his most important ability is availability,” Clark mentioned. “When an athlete suffers an damage, the return-to-play timeframe can’t be established till an correct prognosis and therapy plan will be made. Dr. Mulholland not solely sees the Quaker Valley athletes in a well timed method, it’s typically inside hours of when the damage happens.

“He makes himself available to me as QV’s athlete trainer by phone or text 365 days a year, ensuring that any question I have or any athlete who needs to be seen is taken care of quickly. For me personally, Dr. Mulholland is not just a great friend, he has been one of the most important mentors in my career.”

A banquet shall be held in honor of the HOF inductees at 11 a.m. Oct. 14, at Edgeworth Club. For ticket info, e mail Christina Johns at johnsc@qvsd.org.

Mulholland, who’s in his late 50’s, has been the orthopedic staff doctor and a part of QV athletics for nearly three many years.

“I fondly remember 1996 when my engagement with QV began,” he mentioned. “I used to be working alongside a few of the greats, soccer and soccer coaches (Gene) Klein and (Tom) Liberty, and accompanying my colleague Dr. Jim Pitcavage on the sidelines at soccer video games. I’ve been privileged to know so many households within the QV sports activities neighborhood and have appreciated their heat and readiness to do what they will to help their athlete.

“Of course, the other great highlight for the coaching and medical staffs, as well as the football team and coach Jerry Veshio, was the incredible run to the state finals (in 2017), culminating in their win in a classic snow-covered Hershey Stadium. That year was remarkably injury-free and was a season for the ages with a bunch of great young athletes, as coach Veshio has written in his book, ‘Moving Forward’.”

Mulholland has knowledgeable and approachable persona which he makes use of uniquely in his place at QV.

“I believe his personality makes it easy for him to develop the high level of trust and respect that he has in the community,” Clark mentioned. “He takes his time with the athletes and fogeys to make sure all their questions are answered, and that everybody has a transparent understanding of the damage and what must be executed to get the athlete again to play as rapidly however, extra importantly, as safely as attainable.

“The year-to-year success of the Quaker Valley High School athletic teams is the result of the efforts of a lot of people who are seen on the fields, courts, mats, pools and sidelines, but also from a number of people behind the scenes. Dr. Mulholland may not be seen at every QV sporting event, but you can be certain that multiple student-athletes are back in the game after (suffering) an injury due to the tireless efforts of Dr. Mulholland and his amazing staff.”

Jeff Mulholland grew up in Baltimore and attended Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, the place he was a part of state championship groups in soccer and lacrosse.

“As an athlete and sports enthusiast since the age of 12, I always played and had a great interest in sports,” Mulholland mentioned. “So, my pursuit of orthopedics and sports medicine was a natural pathway for me. When I incurred my own sports injury playing soccer in Baltimore, Dr. Chic Silberstein, the team doctor for the Baltimore Orioles at the time, became a mentor to me and encouraged me to pursue my dream of treating top athletes of future generations.”

Mulholland spent the subsequent eight years on the University of Virginia finishing his undergraduate and medical levels. He continued coaching as an orthopedics resident at Virginia Commonwealth in Richmond and spent his closing yr of coaching in Los Angeles on the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic.

At Virginia and was chosen to hitch the medical honor society Alpha Omega Alpha.

Following a fellowship that noticed him work with the Lakers, Kings, Dodgers, Galaxy and Mighty Ducks, together with the USC Trojans on the collegiate stage, Mulholland joined GPOA in 1996.

That’s when his lasting relationship with the Quakers started.

“Sports medicine is a job I love because I’m helping people every day think about how they can perform at the highest level or function well enough to live comfortably,” Mulholland mentioned. “I respect that science is altering quickly and revel in discovering the strategies and methods that may help our athletes. I think about myself lucky to reside within the Sewickley neighborhood the place I’ve the power to routinely cease by the coaching room or apply fields and courts.

“However, physicians and patients must also rely on their trainers and physical therapists to support their diagnosis and recovery. We are incredibly fortunate to have QV athletic trainer Derek Clark coordinate and deliver state-of-the-art preventive care as well and treatment to our athletes, often enlisting the help of Greater Pittsburgh physical therapists Mike Fronczek and Tom McConnell.”

Mulholland presently gives care and session for a number of highschool and faculty athletic applications. He served because the staff physician for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds from their begin in 1999 by way of 2005.

He is married to Dr. Shannon McQuone Mulholland, a 1984 Quaker Valley graduate and longtime head of Sewickley Academy Middle School. She has moved on from that place and has been exploring new profession alternatives.

The Mulhollands reside in Edgeworth and have three sons all of their mid- to late-20s: Jake, Thomas and Ben.

Jake works for Deloitte in Washington D.C., Thomas lives in Pittsburgh and is employed by for Pacaso, an actual property firm primarily based in California, and Ben works for the consulting agency BRG in Washington D.C. Ben is also a former lacrosse captain at Washington and Lee.

“I spend free time with my sons and good friends, golfing, fishing and staying physically active,” Mulholland mentioned. “After an ACL tear some years ago, I’ve had to hang up my lacrosse helmet for good.”

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