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Carina Nasrallah, MS, ATC
Carina Nasrallah MS, ATC, LAT, CISSN, PAM-C, is a board certified and licensed athletic trainer currently living in Houston, Texas, USA. She works as an outreach athletic trainer for Houston Methodist Hospital and is in her seventh season as head athletic trainer for the Houston Ballet & Academy.
Carina has been caring for professional and student dancers, musicians, and gymnasts for the last decade. She holds a bachelor's degree in dance from Belhaven University and received her master's degree in athletic training from Shenandoah University with a graduate certificate in performing arts medicine. Carina is also a Certified Sports Nutritionist from the International Society of Sports Nutrition and has served as adjunct faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University and Shenandoah University teaching classes on dance kinesiology and performance nutrition.
Carina is an active member of several performing arts medicine organizations, including the Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA), and has presented both domestically and internationally on rehabilitation and management of performing arts injuries. Mostly recently, she co-authored a chapter in “Dance Injuries: Reducing Risk and Maximizing Performance” published by Human Kinetics (2025). She currently co-chairs the Houston Methodist Athletic Training Performing Arts Medicine Committee which provides education and outreach services to gymnasts, dancers, and performing artists across the greater Houston region.