Program Director

John C. Biery, Jr., DO, CAQSM, C-ONMM

Dr. Biery hails from northwest Ohio, growing up in an Osteopathic family.  Upon completion of his education, he served twenty years in the US Navy as a Family and Sports Medicine physician in academic, administrative and clinical settings.  After retiring from Naval service he joined the faculty at the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine where he taught Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Family Medicine and Sports Medicine in both didactic and clinical environments.  Realizing he needed a deeper knowledge of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine to improve his teaching ability, he completed a residency in Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (ONMM) and is now board certified in ONMM.  His research interests include; heat injuries, musculoskeletal injuries, and anything to do with Osteopathic Medicine and teaching Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine.  He is married to his high-school sweetheart, Shari and has two young adult children. 

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine:
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth; Ft Worth, TX; 1998

Residency:
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine; Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine and HCA; Blacksburg, VA; 2021
Family Medicine; Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL; 2004

Fellowship:
Primary Care Sports Medicine; Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton; Camp Pendleton, CA; 2007

Military Service:
United States Navy Medical Corps; Family Medicine and Sports Medicine, Undersea Medicine and Fleet Marine Forces Qualified.  Retired, honorable discharge 2018.

Professional Memberships:
American Osteopathic Association
American Academy of Osteopathy
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine
Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Association
Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons

Additional Information:
Chair, Osteopathic Principles and Practice, Baptist University College of Osteopathic Medicine