STORIES & AFFIRMATIONS
Ever since 2010, RRIPG has had many summer interns ranging from high school students, undergraduates, to MD, DO, and DPT candidates. In addition, we have been fortunate enough to have a variety of professionals in the sports medicine field collaborate with us. Here are some stories & affirmations about their experience interning and collaborating with Dr. Victor Lopez Jr. and RRIPG.
Tiffany Smith, MD (2023)
Tiffany Smith has been interning with RRIPG since the summer of 2020. She is a 3rd-year medical student at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Sasha Smalls, BS (2025)
Sasha Smalls has been interning with RRIPG since the December of 2020. She is a rising freshman at Cornell University obtaining a B.S. in Biology.
Lilianna Tasovac, BS (2023)
Lilianna Tasovac has been interning with RRIPG since 2018. She is a rising junior at Binghamton University studying to get her B.S. in Biology on a pre-health track.
Jasmin Strong, MS (2022)
Jasmin Strong has been interning with RRIPG since the summer of 2021. She is currently a graduate student at the University of Southern California, obtaining her M.S. in Biokinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Science.
Ericjon Sero, BA (2019)
Ericjon Sero has been interning with RRIPG since the summer of 2021. He graduated from Stony Brook University in 2019 with a B.A. in Biology and a minor in Sociology.
Erica Marcano, MS, ATC, CSCS
Erica Marcano has been a consultant with RRIPG and Dr. Lopez since 2012. She currently works independently, and her DBA is The Notorious ATC.

Chizitam Ibezim, MD
Chizitam Ibezim interned with RRIPG at the 2019 USA Rugby National Club 7s Championships in Kansas City. Here are his words thanking Dr. Lopez for that experience and how it has benefited him as a medical student.
