Meet Dr. John Batson
Committed To Community
Dr. Batson grew up in the Lowcountry the youngest of six with a single mom. He graduated from Hilton Head High School and through his early years worked as a windsurfing instructor and kayak guide with Outside Hilton Head. During college, he volunteered hundreds of hours with Hilton Head Hospital. He has raised thousands of dollars for the local Volunteers in Medicine Center during Kayak for Charity events.
His medical practice has been an avid patron sponsor for the RBC Heritage of Golf where he organized local physicians to jointly sponsor the event when the future of the tournament was in jeopardy. For over 10 years he has served as a volunteer team physician with Bluffton High School.
He is a Volunteer Physician with the US Olympic Ski and Snowboard team. He serves on the board of The Outside Foundation which is dedicated to getting kids outside and protecting our local environment. Dr. Batson and his wife Alice recently served as the American Heart Association Heart Ball chairs.
Committed To Medicine
Dr. Batson graduated from USC School of Medicine and completed an internship and residency in Greenville, SC. He then completed dual fellowships in both Sports Medicine and Spinal Pain Medicine. In fact, he is the only physician in the state of South Carolina to hold these dual board certifications. He has lectured extensively in the field of sports medicine and spine care and has personally co-authored 5 book chapters in sports medicine and spine care. He is a fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine as well as a member of the International Spine Intervention Society, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, and the Pain Society of the Carolinas. He is a reviewer for the journal Current Sports Medicine Reports. For his dedication to medicine, he has been presented with the USC School of Medicine Young Alumni Award.
Committed To You
Dr. John Batson has been in private practice for over 10 years in the Lowcountry providing nonsurgical spine and sports medicine care in a safe and compassionate environment. Having performed thousands of medically-proven spine and sports medicine procedures, Dr. Batson knows just what it takes for immediate pain relief.
Patients appreciate a doctor who listens and takes the proper time for examination. He believes medical testing and procedures should only be performed when necessary to diagnose your problem, or when medically necessary to treat your pain.
From the entire team at Lowcountry Spine & Sports, we go above and beyond typical care and medical practice to get you back to living your best life.