General
- Title:
- Coordinator of Rehabilitation, Staff Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist (Women's Lacrosse)
- Email:
- chirth@uncaa.unc.edu
- Phone:
- 919-962-7129
Chris Hirth (M.S. PT, AT-Ret) has served Carolina Sports Medicine since 1996, currently as rehabilitation coordinator. He is responsible for the oversight, coordination and assistance of Carolina athletes undergoing post-surgical rehabilitation. Â
In addition, he provides rehabilitation services to UNC students and staff at Carolina's Campus Health Services. In his tenure at UNC, Hirth has served as the head athletic trainer for various UNC teams including Men's Soccer, Gymnastics, Track and Field, Swimming and Diving, Men's Basketball and Women's Lacrosse. He had the privilege of being the head athletic trainer with 3 NCAA National Championship teams including 2001 Men's Soccer, 2009 Men's Basketball and 2016 Women's Lacrosse.
Hirth earned his BS in physical therapy from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse in 1989 and a MS in human movement science from UNC in 1994.
Hirth is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the American Physical Therapy Association.
Hirth is a native of Milwaukee, Wis. He and his wife Anna, have a son, Blake
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