Hall of Fame
Dr. Anthony Canterna has been a pillar for W&J athletics for over five decades as the department’s team physician. He started as the Presidents’ team physician in 1972 and ever since, comes to the campus Rea and Lesako athletic training room three times per week to provide care for over 700 student-athletes annually.
Going above and beyond to help support the care and well-being of student-athletes of Washington County, Canterna has treated all types of sports injuries, both surgically and non-surgically, and has directed the rehabilitation of countless athletes at all age levels.
In 1974, Dr. Canterna was hired by the Washington school district as the Little Prexies’ team doctor, a position he held until 2001. He also worked as Canon-McMillan’s sports team physician from 2002 until 2009.
Canterna, who graduated from Universita Di Bologna in Italy, has long been known as one of the most humanistic and philanthropic individuals to serve the young athletes in western Pennsylvania. He has spearheaded and guided numerous athletic European team excursions for W&J athletics and helped enhance the experience for W&J student-athletes and their families with his extensive local knowledge. His residencies including time at West Virginia University and service as the Chief Resident at the University of Pittsburgh.
A 2020 inductee into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, Dr. Canterna was a college athlete himself as a three year football player at the University of Dayton. He played multiple sports scholastically at Clairton and Thomas Jefferson high schools.
