Thomas L. Pommering, DO

Thomas Pommering, DO, is Division Chief for Sports Medicine and Medical Director for Nationwide Children’s Sports Medicine. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Family Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine as well as, a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is fellowship trained and board certified in sports medicine, he is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. Dr. Pommering attended medical school at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine before completing an internship at Doctor’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, a Family Medicine Residency at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio and a Sports Medicine Fellowship at Grant Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Pommering regularly teaches pediatric and family medicine residents, sports medicine fellows, athletic trainers, school nurses and coaches about sports medicine issues in both the clinical and didactic settings. As well as having been the team physician for local high school, college and semi-professional athletic teams, he is currently the Medical Director for the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure and Tour de Grandview. He is also team physician at Grandview Heights High School.

Gender:

• Male

Languages Spoken:

• English

Medical School

• Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  Date Completed: 06/12/1991

Internship

• Doctors Hospital
  Date Completed: 06/30/1992

Residency

• Miami Valley Hospital
  Date Completed: 06/30/1994

Fellowship

• Grant Medical Center
  Date Completed: 07/30/1995

Department:

• Pediatrics

Section:

• Family Practice

Speciality:

• Family Practice
  
• Sports Medicine
  

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:

• 03/30/2001

• Pommering, TL. 2012. Using Technology to Assist in Concussion Management.  The Ohio Family Physician. Vol. 64, no. 2. (June): 31-32.
• Bowman ES, Pommering TL. 2011. A 10-year-old with a winged scapula - but not from what you might think.  Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. Vol. 21, no. 2. (March): e175.
• Pommering, TL, Young JA. 2011. Hip flexibility and sagital plane pelvic alignment: Differentiating spondolytic from non-spondolytic low back pain.  Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. Vol. 21, no. 2. (March): 163-164.
• Kerr,Zachary,Y; Collins,Christy,L; Pommering,Thomas,L; Fields,Sarah,K; Comstock,R,Dawn. 2011. Dislocation/Separation Injuries Among US High School Athletes in 9 Selected Sports: 2005-2009.  CLINICAL JOURNAL OF SPORT MEDICINE. Vol. 21, no. 2. (March): 101-108.
• Ravindran R, Rodenberg R, Pommering TL. 2011. Heel Pain: Heel Fat Pad Syndrome and Lateral Plantar Nerve Entrapment. In The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
• Cuff, S, Pommering, TL. 2011. Sternal Fracture. In The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
• Fischer AN, Pommering TL. 2011. Menstrual Disorders in the Athlete. In The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkens.
• Pommering, TL. 2011. Classification of Distal Phalanx Fractures. In The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult. Edited by Bracker, MD. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
• Pommering, TL. 2010. PPE 4 Update: What is New with the Preparticipation Evaluation.  The Ohio Family Physician. Vol. 3, no. 62. (January): 42-43.
• Kerr ZY, Collins CL, Pommering, TL, Fields SK, Comstock RD. 2010. Dislocation/Seperation Injuries among United States High School Athletes: 2005-2009.  Clin J Sport Med. Vol. 2, no. 21. (January): 101-108.
• Pommering TL. 2007. Erythropoietin and other blood-boosting methods.  Pediatric Clinics Of North America. Vol. 54, no. 4. (August): e691.
• Pommering TL; Kluchurosky L. 2007. Overuse injuries in adolescents.  Adolescent Medicine: State Of The Art Reviews. Vol. 18, no. 1. (May): e95.
• Pommering TL. 2007. Erythropoietin and other blood-boosting methods.  Pediatric Clinics of North America. Vol. 54, no. 4. (January): 691-699.
• Pommering TL; Kluchurosky L; Hall SL. 2005. Ankle and foot injuries in pediatric and adult athletes.  Primary Care. Vol. 32, no. 1. (March): e133.
• Cooper MA; Pommering TL; Korányi K. 2003. Primary immunodeficiencies.  American Family Physician. Vol. 68, no. 10. (November): e2001.
• Pommering TL; Wroble RR. 1996. Septic arthritis of the shoulder: treating an atypical case.  The Physician And Sportsmedicine. Vol. 24, no. 5. (May): e74.
• Pommering TL; Brose JA; Randolph E; Murray TF; Purdy RW; Cadamagnani PE; Foglesong JE. 1994. Effects of an aerobic exercise program on community-based adults with mental retardation.  Mental Retardation. Vol. 32, no. 3. (June): e218.
• Frank RA; Pommering T; Nitz D. 1988. The interactive effects of cocaine and imipramine on self-stimulation train-duration thresholds.  Pharmacology, Biochemistry, And Behavior. Vol. 30, no. 1. (May): e1.
• Frank,R,A; POMMERING,T; Nitz,D. 1988. THE INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF COCAINE AND IMIPRAMINE ON SELF-STIMULATION TRAIN-DURATION THRESHOLDS.  PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR. Vol. 30, no. 1. (May): 1-4.
• Frank RA; Martz S; Pommering T. 1988. The effect of chronic cocaine on self-stimulation train-duration thresholds.  Pharmacology, Biochemistry, And Behavior. Vol. 29, no. 4. (April): e755.
• Frank,R,A; MARTZ,S; POMMERING,T. 1988. THE EFFECT OF CHRONIC COCAINE ON SELF-STIMULATION TRAIN-DURATION THRESHOLDS.  PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR. Vol. 29, no. 4. (April): 755-758.
• Pommering TL. Erythropoietin and Other Blood Boosting Methods. Pediatric Clinician North America 54(4): 691-699, 2007.
• Pommering TL, Kluchurosky LK. Overuse injuries in Adolescents. Adolescent Medicine American Academy of Pediatrics 18(1): 95-120, May 2007.
• Pommering TL. Modification of gene expression: a novel tool to detect gene doping with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs). (Review) Haematologica/The Hematology Journal, September 2007.

• Head Team Physician, Capital University
• Listed, Best Doctors in America
• Medical Director, Greater Ohio Bicycle Adventure
• Medical Director, Tour de Grandview Professional Bike Race
• Physician Volunteer, Special Olympics Preparticipation Physicals, Columbus, Ohio
• Team Physician, Canal Winchester High School