Sydney Barta Interviewed for 90 Seconds with Lisa Kim
Stanford para-athlete Sydney Barta has never let adversity slow her down. After losing part of her left leg and foot in an accident at age six, Barta went on to become the first para-athlete on Stanford’s track team.
Go inside how she trains mentally and physically for adaptive sports, aided by technical innovation, and hear from Yetsa A. Tuakli-Worsornu, MD, MPH, founder of the Stanford Sports Equity Lab, about how Barta is helping level the playing field on and off the track.
Watch the video above and read the Stanford Medicine magazine story.
Tuakli-Wosornu is a board-certified, fellowship-trained physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at Stanford Health Care and an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She specializes in interventional spine and sports medicine treatments. Her research interests include evidence-based approaches to prevent injury, relieve pain, and optimize health and performance. She chairs numerous committees focused on athlete welfare and physical activity for people with disabilities.
Lisa Kim is director of media relations for Stanford Medicine. She is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who has covered stories on both the national and local levels.
