Packers head physician Dr. Pat McKenzie transitions to senior medical advisor after 30-plus years
GREEN BAY − After more than 30 years as chief medical officer of the Green Bay Packers, Dr. Patrick McKenzie is moving into a new role.
The Packers announced Oct. 9 that Dr. Michael K. Ryan had been named chief medical officer after serving as assistant team physician since 2023. McKenzie becomes senior medical advisor.
Ryan has worked in the NBA G League and various college and high school teams throughout his career, including on-site medical coverage for the University of Alabama athletic program. He currently serves as the team physician at St. Norbert College, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and Kimberly High School.
The move ends a long and successful tenure under McKenzie’s leadership.
In 2011 he won the Jerry "Falcon" Rhea Award as NFL Physician of the Year in honor of his work during the 2010 season, when the Packers had the longest injury list in the league. In 2022, he received the Bob Harlan Leadership Award from the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc.
For the rest of the staff, Dr. Jeremy Metzler will remain as the team’s associate physician, a role he has held since 2023. Dr. Kyle McCarty, who joined the team last year, will work as an emergency physician. Dr. Alan Shamrock begins his first season with the Packers as the team’s associate physician.
This article originally appeared on Packers News: Green Bay Packers announce changes to medical staff
