Tim Degan, DO is a fellowship-trained, Board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Sports Medicine.
Dr. Degan is a second-generation orthopedic surgeon, originally from Seattle, Washington, and has been involved in all facets of patient treatment from a young age. His interest in sports medicine stems from his own experience as an athlete, as well as a patient, throughout his college football career.
Dr. Degan comes to Blom Orthopedics from the CORE Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, where he practiced orthopedics for the past five years and worked in a Level 1 trauma center. There, Dr. Degan practiced general orthopedics with a focus on sports procedures involving the shoulder and knee joint, including tendon, ligament and meniscal repair and reconstructions. His goal is getting his patients back to their active lifestyle, whether by joint preservation procedures, such as cartilage restoration, or joint replacement.
Prior to his time in Arizona, Dr. Degan cared for patients at The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group (Burkhart Research Institute for Orthopaedics) and Baylor Medicine during his sports medicine fellowship in Texas. There he served on the Physician Teams for the Texas A&M University Football team, the San Antonio Missions AAA Baseball team and the Houston Sabercats Rugby team. Dr. Degan completed his residency at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center and earned his doctoral degree from Midwestern University in Arizona. He began his undergraduate studies at the University of Montana in Missoula, where he played on the football team, and finished his undergraduate degree at Carroll College.
Dr. Degan is an active member of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and is affiliated with other orthopedic organizations.
In his free time, Dr. Degan enjoys spending time with his family and maintaining an active lifestyle by being outdoors – boating, fishing and downhill skiing in the winter. He also enjoys cooking, reading and playing golf. Dr. Degan is married with two daughters and recently relocated to Florida to be closer to family. He is looking forward to contributing to the local community.