Staff
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Meet the professional caregivers and support staff at University Health Services. They’ve earned degrees from Notre Dame, USC, Kansas, Harvard, Penn. Their professional interests range from sports medicine and eating disorders to women’s health and concussions.
Despite their diverse backgrounds and professional interests, they all have one thing in common: they apply their expertise to the health needs of the Notre Dame community.
Providers
Administrative Staff
Providers
Kathryn Cox Cohoon, MD
Staff Physician since 2006
Team Physician
Certification
- Board Certified in Family Medicine
Education
- Miami University, Oxford OH
- Indiana School of Medicine, MD
Residency
- Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Ind. – Certificate in Family Medicine
Professional Interests
- Family medicine, eating disorders, preventative and women’s health issues
Professional Activities
- Team physician for men’s and women’s swimming and diving
- Eating Disorder physician
- Board Member – St. Joseph County Medical Society
- President-Elect – St. Joseph County Medical Society
- St. Joseph County Delegate to Indiana State Medical Society
- Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Ind., teaching faculty – 11 years
Kevin McAward MD
Staff Physician since 2010
Team Physician
Certification
- Board Certified in Family Medicine
- Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine
Education
- University of Notre Dame
- National University of Ireland, Cork
Residency
- Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Ind. – Certificate in Family Medicine
Professional Interests
- Family medicine, Sports Medicine, Muscular Skeletal Injuries, Teaching, Research
Matthew Leiszler, MD
Staff Physician since 2014
Team Physician
Certification
- Board Certified in Family Medicine
- Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine
Education
- Harvard University
- University of Kansas
Residency
- Rose Medical Center, Denver, CO – Certificate in Family Medicine
- University of Colorado –Certificate in Sports Medicine
Professional Interests
- Sports Medicine, sports injuries, concussions, and research involving athletic performance
Ben Troy, MD
Psychiatric provider since 2017
Certification
- Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry in Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Education
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Michigan
Residency & Fellowship
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Professional Interests
- Medication management of psychiatric conditions as a piece of an overall treatment plan.
Crystal Higginson, MD
Staff Physician since 2018
Team Physician
Certification
- Board Certified in Family Medicine
- Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine
Education
- Central Michigan University
- Wayne State University School of Medicine
Residency
- Wake Forest School of Medicine – Certificate in Family Medicine
- University of North Carolina –Certificate in Sports Medicine
Professional Interests
- Sports Medicine, procedural and diagnostic ultrasound, teaching
Administrative Staff
Cindi Schwartz, RN, BSN
Interim Director
Phone: 574-631-8661
Email: cschwart@nd.edu
Connie Morrow, BS, HIA, ALHC, FLHC, PAHM
Assistant Director, Office Operations
Phone: 574-631-1882
Email: cmorrow@nd.edu
Nichole Rodriguez, BSPA
Department Administrator
Phone: 547-631-7103
Email: nrodrig4@nd.edu
Neal Connolly, BLA
Health Information Technology Specialist
Phone: 574-631-0607
Email: nconnoll@nd.edu