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RAY CHOW<br />
Assistant Trainer/Massage Therapist<br />
Ray Chow begins his 14th season with the Raptors. He will also assist with strength and<br />
conditioning and the nutrition of the players.<br />
A native of Burma, Chow graduated from the University of Toronto with a Master’s degree<br />
in molecular biology and from the Sutherland-Chan School of Massage Therapy. He<br />
currently assists the Canadian men’s basketball team and previously worked with Canadian<br />
Olympic track and field and swimming athletes.<br />
JON LEE<br />
Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach<br />
John Lee joined the Raptors in September as the team’s assistant strength and conditioning<br />
coach. He will assist Francesco Cuzzolin with the development and implementation of<br />
year-round training programs for the players, as well as assisting the training staff with<br />
maintaining the players’ optimal health throughout the season.<br />
Prior to joining the Raptors, Lee served as a fitness consultant, the strength and conditioning<br />
coach for Western Canada Basketball Academy, the strength and conditioning coach/team manager for the Canadian<br />
Men’s National Basketball team and the interim strength and conditioning coach for the <strong>NBA</strong>’s Vancouver Grizzlies.<br />
A native of Richmond, British Columbia, Lee earned his Masters (Education) and undergraduate degrees (Physical<br />
Education and Education) from the University of British Columbia. He is also a certified strength and conditioning<br />
specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.<br />
DR. PAUL MARKS<br />
Team Medical Director/Orthopaedic Surgeon<br />
Dr. Paul Marks is team medical director and Orthopaedic Surgeon and has been associated<br />
with the Raptors medical staff since the club’s inception in 1995. He is currently an associate<br />
professor of surgery at the University of Toronto with clinical practice at Sunnybrook Health<br />
Sciences Centre.<br />
Dr. Marks has served on the research Committee of the American Orthopedic Society for<br />
sports medicine. He has published numerous peer reviewed scientific journal articles, and is currently researching<br />
clinical out<strong>com</strong>e measures as they relate to knee ligament injuries as well as factors that lead to progression of<br />
degenerative arthritis. His research is funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research<br />
and the Canadian Arthritis Network.<br />
DR. HOWARD PETROFF<br />
Assistant Team Medical Director<br />
Dr. Howard Petroff is in his sixth season as a member of the Raptors medical staff and<br />
provides the team with primary care medical support. Dr. Petroff practices both Family<br />
Medicine and Emergency Medicine. He is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital and the<br />
Rouge Valley Health System.<br />
Dr. Petroff currently serves as the Lead Physician for the West Durham Family Health<br />
Team. Dr. Petroff is also a staff physician in the Emergency Department at Mount Sinai Hospital. Previously Dr.<br />
Petroff served as the Chief of Family Practice at the Rouge Valley Health System, <strong>com</strong>pleting his term in 2007.<br />
Additionally, Dr. Petroff is a lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of<br />
Toronto and regularly supervises medical trainees.<br />
TORONTO RAPTORS 2009-10 PRESEASON
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