11am-11:30am – meet-and-greet
11:30am-1pm – private appointments

The OFA Dance Program is hosting another Dance Medicine Clinic this spring through an ongoing partnership with Dr. Nicole Katz!

Dr. Katz is a Sports Medicine Fellow at Mass General Brigham/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School—and a former dancer who loves working with dancers of all levels and genres.

Join us for the first 30-minutes for a meet and greet where Dr. Katz will share her journey from dance to medicine, her approach to caring for dancers, and some of the most recent research in the field right now. This is also a chance to ask all your general dance medicine questions! 

After the meet and greet, we will hold a Dance Medicine Clinic which will consist of free, private 20-minute appointments with Dr. Katz to discuss any injury concern. 

Each visit includes an evaluation and conversation about next steps. If imaging (like an X-ray or MRI) is needed, Dr. Katz will help arrange an expedited formal clinic appointment with her or another Mass General Brigham Dance Medicine physician at a nearby clinic location. Dr. Katz is also able to coordinate referrals to other specialists such as a dance physical therapist, dance nutritionist, or sports psychologist.

All discussions are confidential. The goal is to create a welcoming, judgment-free space to support dancer health.

Sign up to attend the meet and greet and/or a 20-minute private appointment!

This offering is for Harvard students only; appointments slots are limited and priority will be given to Harvard Undergraduates on a first-come; first-served basis.

All students are welcome to just attend the meet and greet even if they don’t sign up for an appointment.

About Dr. Nicole Katz

Dr. Nicole Katz is a 2025-2026 Sports Medicine fellow at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She is also a former Chief Resident at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She is dedicated to combining her medical knowledge with patients’ own aspirations and unique circumstances to achieve their goals.

Inspired initially through her own dance career, she developed a passion for sports medicine and providing optimal care for dancers of all ages, levels, and genres. While at Skidmore College, she created a Dance Science major and established a dancer health and wellness initiative. She then founded The Healthy Dancer Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to disseminating dancer-specific health education through in-person and online platforms. Dr. Katz has participated in educational workshops, health screenings, and performance coverage for pre-professional and professional dance studios and companies.

Her research interests include musculoskeletal health with a focus on female athletes and the intersection of musculoskeletal health with reproductive endocrinology. She has contributed to over 60 peer-reviewed publications and presentations on topics such as prehabilitation, Female Athlete Triad/Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, and sex differences in musculoskeletal injuries and management outcomes. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Research Award and Foundation for PM&R Masterson ERF New Investigator Research Grant. Dr. Katz’s commitment to sports medicine has been nationally acknowledged and she is a recipient of both the Galen Medical Student Scholarship Award and Resident Scholarship Award from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.

Accessibility

Harvard Dance Center is accessible for wheelchairs and other mobility devices. If you have questions about the accessibility provided or need to request accommodations, please contact dance@fas.harvard.edu or 617-496-0314.