Specialty: Sports Medicine
Dr. Jonathan R. Pettit received a Bachelor of Engineering Degree from Vanderbilt University in 1997. He attended medical school at the University of Kentucky where he graduated with high distinction in 2001 and then completed his internship. His orthopedic surgery residency was completed at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga. Dr. Pettit received several awards and honors during his education:
• American College of Surgeons Student Representative for the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, October 2000
• L.H. May Scholarship for Academic Excellence, 2000-2001
• Chambers Scholarship for Academic Excellence, 2000-2001
• Southern Medical Association Academic Excellence Scholarship, 1999
Dr. Pettit currently serves on the physician advisory board at NHC Columbia and is the team doctor for the Columbia Central Lions. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, and is an active member of the Southern Orthopaedic Association and the Arthroscopy Association of North America
Dr. Pettit was born and raised in Lexington, KY. He and his wife, Eleanor (Ella), have four children. He joined TOA Columbia (formerly Mid-Tennessee Bone and Joint Clinic) in August 2006.6.
