Sports Medicine Faculty
Program Director - John Shelton, MD, CAQ Dr. Shelton graduated from East Carolina University with a B.A. in Biology in 1976 followed by medical education at Bowman Gray School of Medicine/Wake Forest University in 1980. He completed University of Florida Family Medicine Residency receiving the resident teacher of the year award. Dr. Shelton's practice experience includes 3 years of Emergency Medicine practice in Central Florida followed by 3 years of private Family Medicine practice in Cary, NC.
In 1989, he joined the faculty at Halifax Health - Family Medicine Residency Program. The Halifax Health - Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, opened as the first accredited community hospital Sports Medicine Fellowship in 1997 with Dr. Shelton as Program Director. He remains active as an FSU Clinical Assistant Professor teaching medical students from the FSU Daytona Beach Campus, residents and Sports Medicine fellows. He has been a Team physician for middle, high school, college and professional teams, actively networking with local Athletic Trainers. He continues to evaluate elite athletes including ultra-marathon cycling and coverage of the Iron Man Hawaii. He is a member of the AMSSM Program Directors Committee and In-Training Exam committee. In addition to sports medicine, Dr. Shelton's other areas of expertise include procedural Family Medicine including stress testing, skin procedures and compartment pressure measurement in athletes. Being a good role model, his primary physical activity remains road bicycling, averaging 50- 75 miles weekly.
Richard Branoff, MD, CAQ Originally from Baltimore Maryland, Dr. Branoff received his B.S. from the University of Maryland. He subsequently received a M.S. from Georgetown University, where he also attended medical school. His residency training was at the Halifax Health - Family Medicine Residency Program. Formerly, Dr. Branoff was the Program Director of the Halifax Health - Family Medicine Residency Program from 1991 through 1999. He has been a full time faculty member at the Halifax Health - Family Medicine Residency Program since 1986. As FMRP Program Director, Dr. Branoff recognized the importance of Sports Medicine training and achieved his CAQ/SM. He spearheaded the development of a fellowship, promoted Dr. Shelton as Program Director and has subsequently served as a full time faculty member. He has been an active participant in the training of 12 primary care sports medicine physicians as of 2008. Team Physician duties include the Bethune Cookman University Wildcats for the past 6 years, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Eagles, the Seabreeze High School Sandcrabs, and the Daytona Thunder of the Arena 2 Football League. Notable event coverage activities include the Women's World Weightlifting Championships, and 2 National Tae Kwon Do Championships, the Daytona 500, and the NAIA National Soccer Championships for the past 5 years. His professional interests include wilderness medicine, ETT and procedures including soft tissue injections and tissue compartment manometry. He remains an active backpacker and cyclist.
Brent Fulton, MD, CAQBrent N. Fulton, MD, is a graduate of Bowman Gray/Wake Forest School of Medicine. He completed his family medicine residency and sports medicine fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he earned a degree in Ocean Engineering. He served in the United States Navy as a special operations officer before attending medical school. He is currently in a private sports medicine and orthopaedic rehabilitation practice in Daytona Beach, FL. He has special interests in acupuncture, spine rehabilitation, medical exercise and water/endurance/action sports injuries.
