Navin Hettiarachchi (Director of Health, Wellness and Performance for the Washington Wizards)

Apr 28, 2024

Episode 46: Andy McDonald chats to Navin Hettiarachchi the Director of Health, Wellness and Performance for the Washington Wizards at the time of recording. Navin began his career interning at the Washington Redskins NFL team, followed by spells at Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation INC and the Washington Mystics. This episode and the conversation is largely centred around Navin’s holistic and broad consideration of care.

In this episode Andy and Navin discuss:

Navins background and role
His holistic approach to athlete care
Empathy and human factors
PRI

Where you can find Navin:

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