Dr. Lisa M. Schoene, a sports medicine specialist, and Certified Athletic Trainer has practiced sports medicine since the 1980s while in college and then again in the early 1990s as a Podiatrist, all in the Chicago land area with Gurnee Podiatry and Sports Medicine Associates.

Being a Podiatrist and Athletic Trainer is a rare combination which she shares with only a few physicians in the country. Her experience includes working with numerous Olympic, professional, semi-professional and elite athletes, including runners, triathletes, dancers, skaters, football players, gymnasts, soccer, basketball, and volleyball players.

She was one of 17 podiatrists to work at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta GA, and has worked at, and treated Olympic hopefuls at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

She also worked the 1994 World Cup games in Chicago.