Sports Medicine Center

The AOC Sports Medicine Center focuses on orthopedic injuries that have occurred during athletic activity. The Sports Medicine Team is comprised of physicians, physician assistants, athletic trainers, and physical therapists. Our Sports Medicine team collaborates to form a unique treatment plan for each patient. Click here to read original articles written by AOC’s physicians about common orthopedic conditions.

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Physicians:
Mixon Robinson, M.D.
Robert Hancock, M.D.
Alonzo Sexton, M.D.
Steve Johnson, D.O.
Brad Register, M.D.
David Harkins, D.O.
Shane Smith, M.D.

Physician Assistants:
Kelly Ward, P.A.-C
Jeff Chambers, P.A.-C
Joe Kilzi, P.A.-C
Crystal Cottrell, P.A.-C
Phil Burr, P.A.-C
John Campbell, P.A.-C

Therapists and Trainers:
Gary Scott, A.T.C.
Trey Scott, P.T., A.T.C.
Hank Wright, P.T., A.T.C.
Will Gillespie, P.T., A.T.C., C.S.C.S.
John DeGenaro, P.T.A.
Zeb Rogers, A.T.C.
Becca Nyquist, A.T.C., O.T.C.
Christina Blanca, A.T.C.
Rosie LeBlanc, A.T.C.

William “Butch” Mulherin, M.D.

Emeritus- Founder of AOC 1966 Education Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA Doctor of Medicine 1961 University of Georgia Athens, GA Bachelor of Science in Chemistry 1956 Postgraduate Education Internship University Hospital Augusta, GA 1961 – 1962 Residency in General Surgery Talmadge Memorial Hospital 1962 – 1963 Scottish Rite Childrens Hospital Atlanta, GA 1963 -1964...Read More

Mixon Robinson, M.D.

Education Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA Doctor of Medicine 1976 University of Georgia Athens, GA Bachelor of Science in Chemistry 1972 Postgraduate Education Orthopedic Residency Medical College of Georgia 1981 Hospital Affiliations Athens Regional Hospital St. Marys Hospital Professional Affiliations American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons American Orthopedics Society for Sports Medicine Georgia Orthopedic Society...Read More

Daniel D. Moye, M.D.

Education Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA Doctor of Medicine 1980 University of Georgia Athens, GA Bachelor of Science 1976 Emory University at Oxford 1972 – 1973 Postgraduate Education General Surgery Internship Medical College of Georgia 1981 Orthopedic Surgery Residency Medical College of Georgia 1981 – 1985 Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship University of Washington , Harborview...Read More

Ormonde M. Mahoney, M.D.

Education Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA Doctor of Medicine 1983 University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN Bachelor of Arts 1976 Postgraduate Education General Surgery Internship Medical College of Georgia 1983- 1984 Orthopedic Surgery Residency Medical College of Georgia 1984 – 1988 Joint Reconstruction Fellowship Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas 1988 -1989 Hospital Affiliations -Athens...Read More

Robert E. Hancock, M.D.

Education Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA Doctor of Medicine 1989 University of Georgia Athens, GA Bachelor of Science in Chemistry 1985 Postgraduate Education Orthopedic Residency UTSW , Parkland Memorial Hospital Dallas, TX 1989 – 1994 Sports Medicine Fellowship Steadman-Hawkins Clinic Vail, CO 1994 – 1995 Hospital Affiliations Athens Regional Hospital St. Mary Hospital Professional...Read More

Alonzo T. Sexton, II, M.D.

Education Lenox Hill Hospital Sports Medicine Fellowship New York, New York 2005-2006 Emory University Department of Orthopedic Surgery Residency Atlanta, Georgia 2001-2005 Emory University Department of Surgery Internship Atlanta, Georgia 2000-2001 Emory University MD Atlanta, Georgia 1996-2000 Stanford University B.A.; Human Biology Palo Alto, California 1992-1996 Professional Affiliations Associate Team Physician UGA 2006 Associate Team...Read More

Joseph T. Johnson, M.D.

Education Georgia State University Bachelor of Science in Biology Graduated Cum Laude Senior Honor Society 1987-1991 Emory University School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine 1996-1997 General Surgery Internship 1992- 1996 Emory University School of Medicine Orthopedic Surgery Residency 1997- 2001 Emory University School of Medicine Foot and Ankle Fellowship with...Read More

John “Jack” Robert Manfredi, M.D.

Education Fellow in Adult Reconstructive Surgery Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA 2006-2007 Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA 2002-2006 Surgical Internship Department of Surgery Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA 2001-2002 Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia, PA 1997-2001 M.D. University of Georgia Athens,...Read More

Joseph M. Savitz, D.O./Physiatrist

Dr. Savitz grew up in Tampa, Florida. After completing college and medical school, he proudly served in the U.S. Navy as a Naval Flight Surgeon. He was the Senior Flight Surgeon at Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California where he then went on to become the Senior Flight Surgeon/Medical Officer for Marine Air Group...Read More

Michael S. Shuler, M.D.

Dr. Shuler was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for undergraduate education. He then attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for medical school. He trained in orthopedic surgery at Emory University and then spent an additional year in Seattle at the University of Washington....Read More

Stephen B. Johnson, D.O.

Dr. Johnson is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder, elbow and knee as well as in Sports Medicine. He completed his orthopedic training at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta with special interests in Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Traumatology. He went on to pursue these interests...Read More

William C. Tally, M.D.

Education Undergraduate North Carolina State University John T. Caldwell Merit Scholarship, Full Academic Scholarship Chemistry/Biochemistry/History Duke University Department of History MA Program in History of Medicine and Science History Medical School Wake Forest University Wake Forest Alumni Scholarship, Full Academic Scholarship Residency Thomas Jefferson University Hospital/The Rothman Institute Chief Resident, 2005-2006 Philadelphia, PA Fellowship University...Read More

Bradley C. Register, M.D.

Education Johns Hopkins University- Baltimore, MD Doctor of Medicine 2000-2004 University of Georgia- Athens, GA B.S. in Microbiology 1996-2000 Professional Experience Emory University- Atlanta, GA Orthopedic Surgery Resident: 2004-2009 Steadman Hawkins Clinic- Vail, CO Sports Medicine Fellow: 2009-2010 Licensure/ Certifications State of Georgia Medical License Effective February 2009 State of Colorado Medical License Effective March...Read More

Charles “Chip” L. Ogburn, III, M.D.

Education Medical College of Georgia- Doctor of Medicine Augusta, GA August 2000 University of Georgia- M.S. Clinical Sports Nutrition Athens, GA 1996-1999 *Stanford University- B.A. Psychology Palo Alto, CA 1990-1994 Professional Experience St. Louis University Department of Orthopedic Surgery Trauma Fellow St. Louis, MO 2009 Residency Training and Meetings Medical College of Georgia Department of...Read More

Julian “JP” P. Price, M.D.

Education MD, May 2005 Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA BSED in Exercise and Sport Science, May 2000 The University of Georgia Athens, GA Postgraduate Training Twin Cities Spine Center Minneapolis, MN Orthopaedic Spine Surgery Fellowship, July 2010-July 2011 University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Unit/Erlanger Hospital Chattanooga, TN Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, July 2005-June 2010 Postgraduate Honors...Read More

David I. Katz, M.D.

David I. Katz, M.D. is a native of Richmond, Virginia. He graduated with honors from the University of Virginia where he was an Echols Scholar. After graduation, he lived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for a year as a ski instructor. He went on to attend medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School...Read More

David C. Harkins, D.O.

Dr. Harkins completed a Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He did his Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his medical degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, West Virginia. Dr. Harkins is Board Certified through the...Read More

M. Shane Smith, M.D.

Dr. Smith is a board certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder and knee as well as in orthopedic sports medicine, upper and lower extremity trauma, and degenerative conditions. He attended medical school at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and then did his Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the...Read More

Jian Hu, M.D.

Jian Hu grew up in Chongqing, Peoples Republic of China. He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Doctor of Medicine from the Third Military Medical University in Chongqing. During that time, he also completed an Orthopaedic & Tramatology Residency and later received his Doctorate of Philosophy in Medical Science with a concentration on Neuroscience. After...Read More

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