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Community Howard Regional Health welcomes new sports medicine physician

For release on July 20, 2017

Kokomo, IN—Community Howard Regional Health announced today that Dr. Mary Apiafi, a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician trained in sports medicine, has joined the hospital and is now seeing patients in Kokomo.

Mary Apiafi, MD, sports medicine doctor in KokomoDr. Apiafi joins orthopedic physicians Clifford Evans, Courtney Holland and Mohammad Nekoomaram at Community Howard Orthopedic Center, located at 3512 S Lafountain in Kokomo. Dr. Apiafi will specialize in sports medicine and the treatment of chronic and acute orthopedic or musculoskeletal injuries.

Dr. Apiafi comes to Community Howard with experience working with high school, college and professional athletes, having provided coverage for both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Indians. In addition to her sports medicine experience, Dr. Apiafi is skilled in interventional procedures from the spine to the peripheral joints. She is also trained in regenerative medicine and shockwave therapy.

Dr. Apiafi graduated from the Sports Medicine fellowship program at Cleveland Clinic’s Sports Health Center in June 2017 after earlier completing a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City.

About Community Howard Regional Health
Community Howard Regional Health, part of Community Health Network, offers high-quality, patient-centered services close to home. A compassionate and comfortable environment of care is provided at two hospital campuses—a full-service hospital (main campus) and rehabilitation hospital. The main campus offers primary and specialty inpatient and outpatient services, which include a heart program, behavioral health, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, emergency, sleep disorders, surgery, wound care, obstetrics and gynecology. Outpatient rehabilitation services are offered at Community Howard Specialty Hospital, located 15 minutes from the main campus. To learn more about Community Howard Regional Health, visit eCommunity.com/howard.

George Mast, Director of Business Development , Community Howard
George Mast
Director of Business Development , Community Howard Regional Health