Sports Medicine Faculty and Staff

Currently we have 11 sports medicine faculty and three sports medicine fellows at three different outpatient sites: Murphy-Wainer Orthopedics, Guilford Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center, and the Kernodle Clinic.

Karl B. Fields, MD, ABFP, CAQ Sports Medicine – Fellowship Program Director and Chief of Family Medicine

Dr. Fields graduated with Distinction from the University of Kentucky School of Medicine in 1976 and the Charlotte Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency in 1979. After one year as Director of Public Health on the Island of St. Croix, he entered private practice in rural North Carolina in 1980. In 1984, he joined the faculty at Moses H. Cone Family Medicine Residency. In 1985, he completed a Faculty Development Fellowship at the University of North Carolina with an emphasis on Sports Medicine Research. Dr. Fields is now a Professor of Family Medicine and Associate Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at Chapel Hill. He has remained active in teaching medical students, residents and Sports Medicine students since 1980. He has been a volunteer Team physician for middle, high school and college teams, and continues to evaluate elite athletes, particularly runners, triathletes and tennis players. He was also a volunteer at the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center in 1985. Dr. Fields is past President of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. He is active with the North Carolina Medical Society's Sports Medicine Committee, the American Academy of Family Physicians, Sports Medicine Review Course and the American College of Sports Medicine. He is an editor with the British Journal of Sports Medicine. He also coordinates international exchanges with Australia. In addition to sports medicine, Dr. Fields' other areas of expertise include exercise physiology, stress testing and orthotic preparation.

Sara Neal, MD, A.B.F.P, CAQ Sports Medicine, Assistant Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship

Dr Neal received her MD from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1994. She completed her Family Medicine Residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in 1997.  She joined the faculty of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Wake Forest University in 1997.  In 2006, she completed a Primary care Sports Medicine fellowship at Moses Cone Hospital system in Greensboro, North Carolina.  She remained on faculty at Wake Forest, serving as Assistant Professor and the Associate Director of the Family Medicine Residency program until 2008, when she joined the faculty at Moses Cone as Assistant Professor.  Dr. Neal has been the team physician for the Wake Forest Women’s Field Hockey program since 2002 and was elected physician member of the North Carolina Boxing Advisory Commission in 2008.  Her areas of special interest include women’s health and sports medicine.

Martha Delaney, MA, Fellowship Coordinator

Ms. Delaney graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1983 with a B.A. degree in Sociology and received her Master's degree in Sociology and Research from the same university in 1989.  She joined The Moses Cone Health System Family Practice Program in 1987.  Ms. Delaney coordinates the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship as well as facilitating scholarly activities. 

Murphy-Wainer Orthopedics

Daniel F. Murphy, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Murphy graduated with honors from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia in 1981 and was elected AOA. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1986 where he trained in Sports Medicine under the direction of Dr. Timothy Taft working with student athletes. He has been in private practice in Greensboro since 1986 in orthopedic surgery with special interest and emphasis in the practice of sports medicine. Activities involve team physician and surgeon coverage for eleven area high schools, two area colleges, professional hockey and baseball teams. Teaching activities cover a wide spectrum including physician assistant students, medical students, and residents. Dr. Murphy is also a clinical instructor in orthopedics at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

Robert A. Wainer, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Wainer graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1984 and completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Wake Forest University Medical Center in 1989. While at Wake Forest University he trained in Sports Medicine under Dr. Walt Curl with the student athletes. Following graduation he joined Dr. Dan Murphy in practice in Greensboro where they have a sports medicine practice. Dr. Wainer is very involved in teaching, including physician assistant students from Bowman Gray as well as family practice residents from the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Program. He is Assistant Professor in the Orthopedic Department at Bowman Gray.

James S. Kramer, MD, CAQ Sports Medicine

Dr. Kramer graduated with honors from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1989 and the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Family Practice Residency Program in 1992. He completed a primary care sports medicine fellowship at the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in 1993. He is in private sports medicine practice while remaining a part-time residency faculty member. Dr. Kramer serves as a team physician for James B. Dudley Senior High School, Greensboro College (Director Student Health Services), Greensboro Monarchs, Greensboro Hornets and as sports medicine consultant to several other area high schools. Dr. Kramer is a charter member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and member of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Ryan Draper, DO, CAQ Sports Medicine - Primary Care Sports Medicine Specialist

Dr. Draper graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001. He completed his Family Medicine Residency at East Tennessee State University, where he served as chief resident. In 2005, he received a primary care sports medicine fellowship at the Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, and joined Murphy Wainer Orthopedics. Since 2002, Dr. Draper has served as team physician for Sullivan High School football and basketball games, and King’s College soccer and basketball games. He has also done extensive volunteering, giving sports preparticipation exams, injury clinics, and organizing group medical visits for patients with osteoarthritis.

The Kernodle Clinic

Harold B. Kernodle, Jr, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Kernodle, Jr, received his medical degree from Duke University and Orthopedic training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has special interests in arthroscopic surgery, sports medicine and joint replacement and is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

James C. Califf, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Califf received his medical degree and Orthopedic training at Duke University. Dr. Califf has a special interest and involvement in joint replacement, hand surgery, sports medicine, back problems, and spine surgery. Dr. Califf is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

James P. Hooten, Jr, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Hooten received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Orthopedic training at Tulane University. Dr. Hooten has a special interest and training in joint replacement and has completed a fellowship specializing in total joint replacement. Dr. Hooten is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Kenneth Barnes, MD, CAQ Sports Medicine - Primary Care Sports Medicine Specialist

Dr. Barnes received his MD from University College in Dublin, Ireland.  He completed a residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania and a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine here at Moses Cone. Dr. Barnes has worked with Elon University Athletics programs and is the University’s Sports Medicine Director. He also practices at the Kernodle Orthopedic Clinic.  Dr. Barnes is a member of the American Society of Sports Medicine, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the North Carolina Medical Society.

Guilford Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center

Peter G Daldorf, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Daldorf received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1983. He received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of Rochester. He was a fellow in Sports Medicine at Baylor University and is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Daldorf was team physician for the Houston Oilers in 1993-94 and currently serves as team physician for North Carolina A&T University.

John Graves, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Graves earned his undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University and received his medical degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, where he also completed his Orthopedic Surgery Residency. He completed a General Surgery Internship at the Naval Hospital in San Diego, California and served as General Medical Officer for a Marine Corps Infantry Battalion during Desert Storm. Dr. Graves retired from the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander in 1997. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery and is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dominic McKinley, MD, CAQ Sports Medicine - Primary Care Sports Medicine Specialist

Dr. McKinley received his MD from Wright State University in Ohio. He completed a residency in Family Medicine and a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine here at Moses Cone. Dr. McKinley has worked with Guilford College Athletics programs as well as with multiple area high schools. He is a member of the Christian Medical Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, the North Carolina Medical Society, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.