University of Vermont Athletics

Eugene Santos joined the UVM Athletic Medicine staff in the summer of 2014. He provides day-to-day medical coverage, as well as treatment, and rehabilitative services to the men’s basketball team. In addition to Men’s Basketball, he previously served as a point person overseeing coverage for the Track and Field/ Cross Country teams.  

Eugene joined the department sharing the overall goal of UVM Athletic Medicine, by helping to prevent and manage athletic related injuries and illness, with the primary emphasis being to educate the student-athlete in good health maintenance and injury care. Clinically supporting this, Eugene provides and implements services such as Dry Needling, Postural Restoration, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, and utilizes Level 1 and Medical Level 2 certifications from the Titleist Performance Institute. 
 
Prior to UVM, Eugene served two years as a graduate assistant at Eastern Kentucky University where he worked with the baseball and women’s basketball teams.

Eugene earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training/sports medicine in 2012 from Quinnipiac University. In 2014, Santos went on to earn a master’s degree in physical education with a concentration in sports administration from Eastern Kentucky University.