Dr. Joe is a board-certified specialist in both Internal Medicine and Sports Medicine. He has practiced in Jacksonville, Florida since 1993. Dr. Joe served as Medical Director for a large healthcare organization in Jacksonville for 12 years. He is also an experienced CEO and entrepreneur. He was the founder and Chief Medical Officer for the HIT Center of Jacksonville, a provider of high intensity training, performance testing and conditioning for elite athletes, and Healthletix Corporate Management, a provider of medical testing, injury prevention and chronic disease care.
Dr. Joe is also the CEO of Safe Step Systems, which provides physician-directed fall prevention assessments to homeowners and senior-care facilities to help improve outcomes for the elderly.
Dr. Joe began his career as a sports medicine specialist at the Atlantic Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute. He served as head team physician for the University of North Florida from 1993-2014 and has been a team physician for many high school, college and semi-pro teams in Northeast Florida.
Dr. Joe began a personal yoga journey in 2017 and has found it integral to the health of his body as well as his ability to manage stress at work and home. With the backing of scientific studies showing the benefits of yoga and mindfulness he considers those practices a regular part of his treatment recommendations for patients.