FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) has named Dr. Abbott “Bo” Kagan II the athletic department’s team physician, it was announced by Carl McAloose, FSW Director of Athletics.
“We feel very fortunate that Dr. Kagan has agreed to be the FSW team physician,” McAloose said. “There are few doctors in the country who have his experience and skills, so our student-athletes and coaches will certainly benefit from his talents. Dr. Kagan will play a vital role in our success, so our coaches are very excited to have him working with our student-athletes”
Kagan, who serves as the local team physician for the Boston Red Sox and is team physician for Bishop Verot High School, has over 43 years of experience. He is very proud of his leadership of the Florida Orthopedic Society, which has been recognized as the best state orthopedic society in the United States on several occasions.
"Athletics has played a huge part in shaping my life and I am honored having grown up in Fort Myers to have an opportunity to give back,” said Kagan. “I look forward to working with FSW to develop a top-notch sports medicine program"
Kagan did fellowships in arthritis surgery in Leuven, Belgium and Denver, Colo. He co-authored one of the original papers on polyethylene wear in tibial components in total knee replacements and is involved in many national and international orthopedic organizations.
He has been very active in sports and sports medicine, having served as a consultant to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and as president of a national society that focuses on swimming sports medicine. Kagan has also been a national team physician to the U.S. Swimming Team, accompanying them at competitions all over the world.
A graduate of Fort Myers Senior High School, Kagan attended college at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia where he majored in physics. He went to medical school and did his orthopedic residency at the University of Florida.
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