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About Dr. Jonathan Paul, MD
Dr. Paul is a board certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in non-surgical orthopedics and sports medicine. After his orthopedic training, Dr. Paul completed a sports medicine fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic where he served as Team Physician for the 1997 NBA All-Star game and was part of the medical team for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland State University.  After his fellowship, Dr. Paul established his practice in Charlotte, NC, focusing on shoulder and knee injuries.  Dr. Paul has gained a reputation for expertise, becoming the first doctor to appear on the local sports talk show Fox Got Game as well being consulted on various sports medicine articles in the Charlotte Observer.  In Charlotte, he served as Team Physician for the Charlotte Checkers Hockey Team and the Carolina Speed Professional Indoor Football Team. Himself an avid athlete, Dr. Paul played college soccer at Syracuse University and continues to push the limits of an aging athlete as a “weekend warrior.”

Education

Undergraduate

  • Syracuse University 1981 - 82

  • University at Albany, BS, Biology 1982 - 85 Magna Cum Laude

Medical School

  • University of Pittsburgh, MD 1986-91 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (Award for top 10% of class)

Internship

  • Pennsylvania Hospital, 1991 - 92

Residency

  • George Washington University, Orthopedic Surgery, 1992 - 96

Fellowship

  • Cleveland Clinic, Fellowship in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy, 1996 - 97

Society Memberships

  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (Award for top 10% of medical school class)

  • America Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

  • Warthog Sports Medicine Society of the Cleveland Clinic

Other Achievements

  • Performed First Knee Meniscal Transplant in North Carolina

  • Head Team Physician, Carolina Speed, 2009 - 2010

  • Team Physician, Charlotte Checkers, 2000 - 2003

  • Team Physician, Cleveland Cavaliers, 1996 -1997

  • Team Physician, Baltimore Ravens, 1996 - 1997

  • Team Physician, Cleveland Rockers, 1996 - 1997

  • Team Physician, NBA All-Star Weekend, 1997

  • Grant Reviewer, National Institutes of Health, 2016 -2018

  • Case Reviewer, North Carolina Medical Board, 2019 - Present

Dr. Paul on TV