Thomas T. Dovan, MD

James N. Johnson, MD

Educational Background

Undergraduate Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Degree: B.A. – Mathematics
Phi Beta Kappa
Summa Cum Laude
1985-1989
Medical School Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
1989-1993
Internship Transitional Internship
1993-1994 Mayo Clinic
Graduate School of Medicine
Jacksonville, FL
USAF Aerospace Medicine Primary Course
Brooks AFB, TX
Flight Surgeon
July – Sept 1994
Residency Family Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Graduate School of Medicine
Jacksonville, FL
1998-2000
Fellowship Sports Medicine
Stanford University/San Jose Medical Center
Palo Alto and San Jose, CA
2000-2001

Board Certification

  American Board of Family Practice
Certified 2001-2008 Recertified 2007-2014
  Certificate of Added Qualification, Sports Medicine
Certified 2002-2012

Military Experience

July 1994 – Aug 1998 United States Air Force – Active Duty
Captain July 94-Feb 98
Major (select) 1 Feb 98
Honorable Discharge 4 Aug 98
July 1994 Officer Training School
Maxwell AFB, AL
Top Performer
March 1989-July 1994 United States Air Force Reserve
Second Lieutenant

Professional Experience

2012-Present Elite Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center
Sports Medicine Physician
2010-2011 The Pain Management Group, PC
Director, Sports Medicine Center
Sports Medicine Physician
2005-2010 Nashville Orthopaedic Specialists, PC
Sports Medicine Physician
Chief Operating Officer
2003-2005 Southern Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine Physician
2001-2003 Palo Alto Medical Clinic
Family Practice/Sports Medicine
Primary-Care and Sports Medicine
Stanford Sports Medicine, Team Physician
1997-1998 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, Primary Care
Primary outpatient provider for active duty and retired military and their dependents, ages eighteen and older. Developed and implemented health promotion screening program for all active duty members.
1996-1997 Travis AFB, CA, Cardiology Research
Developed a protocol for emergency department management of any patient presenting with chest pain.
Aug 1996-Oct 1996 Yokota Hospital, Yokota AB, Japan
Emergency Room Physician
Sep 1994-Aug 1996 Robins Hospital, Robins AFB, GA
Family Practice Physician, 1995-1996
Served as primary care physician for active duty and retired military families of all ages, including infants. Rotated call duties with four family physicians and worked acute care and emergency room shifts three to four times monthly.

Flight Surgeon 1994-1995
Began four-year commitment as a Captain in the United States Air Force taking care of aviators and their dependents and providing education to flying squadrons on the effects of flight on human physiology.

Medical Directorships

2005-present Susan Underwood Physical Therapy
2005-2009 Australus Physical Therapy
2009 STAR Physical Therapy
2003-2009 Results Physiotherapy

Continuing Medical Education

July 2011 USOC Concussion Symposium
Colorado Springs Colorado
9 units CME
Dec 2010 American Board of Family Medicine
Maintenance of Certification
45 Units CME
Feb 2010 Musculoskeletal MRI
18 Units CME
June 2009 Sports Medicine Update: Fingers to Toes
35 Units CME
June 2008 Use of the AMA Guides, 6th Edition
12 Units CME
July 2007 Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Conference
6.5 Units CME
October 2006 AAOS Workers Compensation Course
24 Units, Cat I CME
October 2006 AAOS Expert Witness Course
5.25 Units, Cat I CME
July 2006 Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Conference
6.5 Units CME
October 2005 Vanderbilt Shoulder Conference
6.5 Units CME
October 2005 Mayo Alumni Meeting
12 Units, Cat I CME
Sept 2005 People-to-People Ambassador Program
Sports Medicine
23.5 Units CME
Oct 2004 FINA World Sports Medicine Congress
Indianapolis, IN
12 Units, Cat I CME
Nov 2003 Advanced Teams Physicians Course
Phoenix, AZ
28 Units, Cat I CME
May 2002 American College of Sports Medicine
St Louis, MO
32 Units, Cat I CME
Feb 2002 AAFP Sports Medicine CSQ Review
St Louis, MO
35 Units, Cat I CME
May 2001 American College of Sports Medicine
Baltimore, MD
32 Units, Cat I CME
April 2001 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
San Antonio, TX
32.75 Units, Cat I CME
June 2000 Primary Care Update
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fl
26 Units, Cat I CME
June 2000 American College Sports Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
35 Units, Cat I CME
June 1996 Primary Care Update
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
26 Units, Cat I CME
May 1996 Family Medicine Update
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
31 Units, Cat I CME

Teaching Experience

2004-Present Clinical Asst Professor
Assistant Fellowship Director, Sports Medicine
Meharry Medical College
Dept of Family Medicine
2004-Present Clinical Instructor
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Department of Family Medicine
2001-2003 Clinical Instructor (Voluntary Clinical Faculty)
Stanford University School of Medicine
Preceptor of Fellows/Residents/Medical Students
Instructor in Physical Diagnosis and Intro to Clinical Medicine
Lecturer to Internal Medicine Residency
2000-2001 Preceptor, Family Medicine Resident Clinic, Stanford University
San Jose Med Center Family Medicine Residency
1997-1998 Clinical Instructor, Kettering Medical Center
Physician Assistant Program
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
1988-1989 Statistics Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Vanderbilt University Department of Mathematics

Invited Lectures

April 2011 "Diagnosis and Management of Acute and Chronic Musculoskeletal Injuries."
Orthopaedics for Non Orthopaedists
Baptist Sports Medicine
July 2011 "Foot and Ankle Sports Injuries."
Sports Medicice Symposium
Baptist Sports Medicine
Sept 2005 "Swimming Biomechanics and Injury Prevention"
People to People Ambassador Program
New Zealand Academy of Sport
Auckland, New Zealand
Nov 2004 "The Back, Hip, and Knee Exam"
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
FMIG, Nashville
Oct 2004 "Little League Shoulder in Non-throwers"
Baptist Sports Medicine Lecture Series, Nashville
Sept 2004 "The Shoulder Exam."
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG), Nashville.
Sept 2004 "Olympic Dreams." Excel Aquatice Olympic Day.
Nashville
April 2004 "Two Cases of Fatigue and Syncope."
Baptist Sports Medicine Lecture Series, Nashville
Feb 2004 " Stress Fractures in Female Athletes."
Baptist Sports Medicine Lecture Series, Nashville
April 2003 "Shoulder Injury Incidence in Swimmers."
Vanderbilt University Sports Medicine Fellows
Conference, Nashville
March 2003 "Management of Acute Athletic Injuries."
Nashville Medical Group Lunch Conference
Sept 2002 "Infectious Illness and Prevention." And "
Biomechanics and Injury Prevention."
American Swim Coaches World Clinic, Las Vegas
June 2002 "Two Cases of Fatigue and Syncope."
Palo Alto Medical Clinic/Redwood Shores
Office Grand Rounds, Redwood City
April 2002 "Management of Acute Athletic Injuries."
Palo Alto Clinic/Redwood Shores Office
Grand Rounds, Redwood City
March 2002 "Infection and Immunity in Exercise."
Internal Medicine Residency
Stanford University School Of Medicine
2001-2002 Medical Topics Lecturer
Stanford University Sports Medicine Fellowship
Stanford, CA
2000-2001 Monthly Musculoskeletal Lectures to Stanford
Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Residents
Palo Alto, CA
May 2001 Musculoskeletal Week Lectures (series of four)
Stanford University
PA/NP Primary Care Associate Program
Palo Alto, CA
April 2001 "Two Cases of Fatigue in Swimmers."
USA Swimming Sports Medicine Society Meeting
Colorado Springs, CO

Publications

  • "Adolescent athlete's shoulder: a case series of proximal humeral heard epiphysiolysis in non-throwing athletes."
    Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, Jan 2006.
  • "Aquatic Rehabilitation." Chapter in Complete Rehabilitation edited by Andy Cole. November 2003.

  • "Competitive Swimming Illness and Injury: a review of common conditions limiting participation." Current Sports Medicine Reports, 2(5), October 2003.

  • "Swimming Biomechanics and Injury Prevention." The Physician and Sports Medicine, 31(1), Jan 2003, 41-8. Reprinted in ASCA Magazine June 2003 and Polish sports medicine journal Summer 2003.

  • HYPONATREMIA – Swimmer. ACSM Clinical Case Abstract and Presentation. 30 May 2002
  • "Mononucleosis." USA-Swimming Website, 5 January 2002
  • "Understanding Swimmer's Shoulder and More." USA-Swimming Website, 4 October 2000; and ASCA Magazine, Jan 2001.
  • FATIGUE-Swimmer. ACSM Clinical Case Abstract and Case Presentation. 29 May 2001
  • "Near-Syncope in an Elite, Distance Swimmer." AMSSM Poster Presentation,. 9 April 2001.

Team/Event Coverage

2005-present Nashville Ballet, Company Physician
2003-present Nashville Aquatic Club, Team Physician
2001-present United States Olympic Team Physician
2001-present USA Swimming National Team Physician
Aug 2010 USA Swimming Physician, Pan Pacific
Championships, Maui
Jan 2009 USA Swimming Physician, Pan Pacific
Championships, Guam
March 2006 USA Swimming Physician, FINA World Championships, Shanghai, CHINA
July 2005 USA Swimming Physician, Duel in the Pool, USA vs. Australia, Irvine
Oct 2004 USA Swimming Physician, FINA World Championships, Indianapolis
July/Aug 2004 USA Swimming Physician, 2004 Olympics, Athens, GREECE
May 2004 Event Physician, USA Gymnastics National Championship, Nashville
Jan 2004 USA Swimming Physician, Queensland Championships, Brisbane, AUS
June 16-30 2003 US Olympic Training Center Physician, San Diego, CA
2003-2005 Lipscomb University Athletics, Head Team Physician
April 2003 Co-Medical Director, Country Music Marathon, Nashville
Jan 2003 USA Swimming Physician, Australian Youth Olympic Festival, Sydney
2001-2003 Stanford Athletics Team Physician
Sept 2002 Medical Staff, Stanford Cross Country Invitational, Stanford
Aug 2002 USA Swimming Physician, Pan Pacific Championships, Yokohama
June 2002 Medical Staff, USA Track and Field National Championship, Stanford
June 2002 Covering Physician, US Open Track and Field Meet, Stanford
May 2002 Covering Physician, NCAA Women's Tennis Championship, Stanford
August 2001 Covering Physician, USA Swimming National Championship, Fresno
August 2001/2002 Covering Physician, Vineman Triathlon, Santa Rosa
July 2001 Consultant Physician, Stanford Swimming and Cross-Country Champs
June 2001 Covering Physician, US Open Track and Field Meet, Stanford
May 2001 Covering Physician, NCAA Softball Regional, Stanford
April 2001 Medical Director, Special Olympics Track and Field, Santa Clara
March 2001 Stanford Team Physician, NCAA Women's Swimming Championships, Long Island, NY
Event Physician, USA Swimming National Championships, Austin, TX
Feb 2001 Covering Physician, Sybase Open ATP Tour Event
2000-2001 Associate Team Physician, San Jose State University
Assistant to Team Physician, Stanford University Women's Swimming
December 2000 Covering Physician, NCAA Women's Soccer College Cup, San Jose
October 2000-2002 Mass Physicals, Stanford University
October 2000 Medical Director, Silicon Valley Marathon, San Jose, CA
April 2000 WTA Tour, Bausch and Lomb Tennis Tournament, Amelia Island, FL

Invited Lectures/Panels/Boards

2004-2006 Arthritis Foundation Board of Directors
2003-2004 Chair, USA Swimming Task Force on Immunity and Illness.
May 2003 USA Swimming Eating Disorders Task Force Panelist, Colorado Springs, CO. Consensus statement published 11/03.
September 2002 ASCA World Clinic Speaker, Las Vegas
Topics: Swimming Biomechanics and Injury Prevention Infectious Illness in Swimmers
April 2002 USA Swimming Shoulder Injury Task Force Panelist,
Colorado Springs, CO. Consensus statement published 10/02.

Additional Clinics/Conferences
Attended: (participant/non CME)

Annually from 1999 ASCA World Clinic, USA Swimming Convention / Sports Medicine Committee and Sports Medicine Society Meetings.
April 1998 USA Swimming Coach Mentoring Workshop, Colorado Springs, CO
September 1995 ASCA World Clinic, New Orleans, LA
January 1997/2002 Napa Coaches Clinic
Napa, CA

Honors/Awards

  • Meharry Family Medicine Teacher of the Year 2009-2010
  • AMA Physicians Recognition Award 2005, 2008, 2011
  • Meharry Family Medicine Faculty Award 2006-2007
  • Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians 2004-present
  • Kentucky Colonel
  • USA Swimming Sports Medicine Gold Standard Award 2003-2010
  • USA Swimming Sports Medicine High Performance Award 2003-2010
  • Japan-US Senate Scholarship Exchange
  • Kentucky Governor's Youth Merit Award
  • Outstanding Young Kentuckian 1985
  • Vanderbilt University Dean's Select Scholarship
  • Lotus Eater's Honorary
  • Athenians Honorary
  • Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary
  • Mortar Board Honorary
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • USAF Health Profession Scholarship (HPSP)
  • HPSP Indoctrination Physical Fitness Test Award
  • Medical Officer's Indoctrination "Top Performer"
  • USAF Outstanding Unit Award
  • USAF Training Award
  • USAF Overseas Tour Award
  • USAF Longevity Service Award

Licensure/Certification

  • California Medical License
  • Tennessee Medical License
  • Kentucky Medical License
  • Florida Medical License
  • DEA License
  • American Board of Family Practice Diplomate 2001-2014
  • CAQ in Sports Medicine, 2002-2012
  • American Swimming Coaches Association, Certified Level 4
  • USA Swimming Certified Coach

Memberships

  • USOC Sports Medicine Society, Elected 2001
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • American College of Sports Medicine
  • American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
  • USA Swimming Sports Medicine Society
  • USA Swimming Sports Medicine Committee
  • American Swim Coaches Association

Volunteerism

  • Special Olympics Volunteer Swim Coach
  • Arthritis Foundation Board Member 2004-2007
  • USA Swimming Youth Swim Coach

References

On Request