About the authors

Dr. Browder earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in 1998 and his medical degree from the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2003. He completed an Internal Medicine internship and residency in 2006 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

Dr. Browder is board certified in Internal Medicine and has a special medical interest in Osteopathic Manual Medicine (OMM), Internal Medicine, andRegenerative Medicine treatments such as prolotherapy and platelet rich plasma. Prior to joining Tidewater Physician Multispecialty Group (TPMG) in 2009, Dr. Browder served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force Medical Corps at Langley Air Force Base. Throughout his military career, Dr. Browder was selected to serve in various supervisory and liaison positions, including Director of Internal Medicine, Director of the Coumadin Clinic, and Liaison to the NASA Clinics.

Dr. Browder is a member of multiple professional organizations including the American Osteopathic Association, American Academy of Osteopathy, Virginia Osteopathic Association and the American Board of Medicine. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine at the Edward Via School of Osteopathic Medicine, where he was named eastern-regional preceptor of the year for graduating classes of 2018 and 2020. Dr. Browder has also lectured extensively on Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathic principles and practice.

In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Browder serves on the TPMG Board of Directors from 2016- present. He has also been honored as a Coastal Virginia Magazine “Top Doc” for consecutive years since 2014, as voted for by his peers in the Hampton Roads medical community.

Dr. Johnson is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine and has been practicing Sports Medicine since 2006 in the Portland/Vancouver area. He attended the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, and then onto Rush Presbyterian – St. Luke’s Medical Center / Cook County Hospital, in Chicago, IL, for residency in Internal Medicine, followed by a Sports Medicine fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr Johnson is a specialist in the non-surgical management of acute and over-use musculoskeletal/spinal conditions, Osteopathic Manual Medicine, concussion management, and ultrasound guided regenerative injections. He works closely with other medical specialists, athletic trainers, and physical therapists to provide comprehensive musculoskeletal care and rehabilitation for athletes and non-athletes alike.

Dr. King earned a bachelor’s degree from Duke University, a master’s degree in Psychology from Trinity University. He earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Louisiana State University. His medical training was at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. His graduate medical training was at Dallas Memorial Hospital. He has served on the Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine department faculties at Western University of Health Science, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Andrew Taylor Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona. He also served as the Associate Executive Director of the Osteopathic Research Center in Fort Worth.

He is currently a Clinical Professor at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, which he joined after serving in a similar position at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. King is a Past President and Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy and a Fellow of the Osteopathic Cranial Academy. His private practice is at the Osteopathic Center for Children, continuing the work of Viola M. Frymann, DO.

Dr. King was the Editor in Chief of The Science and Clinical Application of Manual Therapy, and has authored chapters on “Osteopathic Cranial Manipulative Medicine” in the last three editions of Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine. He has authored and co-authored over 20 peer reviewed articles on osteopathic clinical research. He is currently conducting clinical research on the effects of osteopathic treatment on Parkinson’s disease, glaucoma, traumatic brain injury and deformational plagiocephaly.

Rob Foster is a freelance Visual Problem Solver, working as an illustrator, sketch-noter, painter and cartoonist from Greater Atlanta area for more than 25 years.

Finding it difficult to choose between a deep interest in biology and artistic talent, illustrator Rob Foster was one of a select few to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Illustration from the University of Florida, which allowed him to explore and excel in both. His senior projects were a children’s book of insects and a drawing collection of native Florida freshwater fish. Earning an Illustration Certificate from the Portfolio Center in Atlanta followed.

Foster has completed commercial projects for national brands such as Inn, Hill York Air Conditioning, Popeye’s Simmons Co. and Cottrell Media for Cartoon Network.

Noteworthy creations in his freelance portfolio are:

• Illustrations and animations for the Centers for Disease Control Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Self
• Study Program, for which he won the CDC/ASTDR Communicator’s Roundtable Award for Electronic Media
• Graphics depicting the scientific concept in child friendly illustrations for each exhibit in the Atlanta Botanical
• Garden Children’s Gardens
• Graphics and logo for Georgia State Parks system
• Mural depicting local wildlife for Dunwoody Nature Center, Sandy Springs, GA
• Dinosaur hall exhibit display for Teaching Museum South in Atlanta, GA
• Interpretive graphics for Pritchett and Hull Health Publishing
• Sketchnoting, the live on-site-real-time drawing to capture concepts visually during meetings for technology
• conferences and companies including Home Depot and City Bank
• Book illustrations for The Paleo Diet Mom, Dr. Sarah Ballantyne
• 􏰇Precise biological illustrations for use as medical posters, charts and textbooks

When not engaged at the intersection of art, science and technology, Foster can be found leading classes as an Adaptive Art Special Education teacher. He holds a Specialist in Education degree in Instructional Technology from the University of West Georgia.