Dr. Jack E. Taunton

Biography

Dr. Jack Taunton is a visionary and leader in the field of sport medicine. He is a Professor Emeritus Faculty of Medicine, Division of Sports Medicine at the University of British Columbia and Director Sports Medicine at Fortius Sport & Health. He has a clinical practice in sports medicine at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre where he was the director for over 25 years after co-founding the centre in 1979. Thirty years ago, he co-founded Sportmed BC while president of the Sports Medicine Council of Canada. He is very involved in clinical and exercise medicine research with a keen interest in overuse injuries, injury prevention and concussions in sport. Dr. Taunton is also currently the director of Sports Medicine for Fortius Sport and Health. He is on the board of directors of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. He was the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and CMO for Canada at the Sydney Olympics, two Pan American and two World Student Games. Dr. Taunton works with distance runners, cyclists, triathletes and other athletes both as doctor and coach. He was the Women’s Team Physician and Association Coordinating Physician for Field Hockey Canada for over 25 years. Dr. Taunton was the Team Physician for the Vancouver Grizzlies NBA team during its time in Vancouver. He was co-founder of the Vancouver Marathon, the Vancouver Sun Run and most recently the UBC Grand Prix of Cycling. In 2012, he was the recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. Jack was inducted into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame in 2012 and was named to the Globe and Mail 2012 Power 50. Most recently, Jack was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum on September 25, 2014.

Research Interest

sports medicine