Education
- A.A. North Greenville College,
Tigerville, South Carolina,
1970
- B.A. – William
Carey College, Hattiesburg,
Mississippi, 1972
- M.D. – University
of Mississippi School of
Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi,
1978
internship
Surgical – Spartanburg
General Hospital, South Carolina,
1979
residency
- Orthopaedic Surgery – University
Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi,
1980
- Orthopaedic Surgery – St.
Louis University Hospital,
St. Louis, Missouri, 1985
date began at KOC
2003
board certified
American Board of Orthopaedic
Surgery, 1997
professional distinctions
- Diplomat – American
Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Fellow- American Academy
of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Baptist Medical – Dental
Fellowship
- Mississippi Orthopaedic
Society
Southern Medical Association
- Southern Orthopaedic
Association
- American Association
for Hip and Knee Surgeons
military experience
- Health Professions Scholarship
Program, 2nd Lieutenant,
Reserve. Commissioned – 1974
- Flight Surgeon, Grissom
Air Force Base, Indiana,
1980-1982, Captain Award:
Air Force Commendation
Medal
- Promoted to Major – 1983
- Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon,
USAF Hospital Barksdale
AFB, Louisiana, 1985-1987 – Officer
in Charge of Emergency
Services
- Chief, Hospital Services
(SGH), USAF Hospital Barksdale
AFB, Louisiana, 1986-1987—
Awarded the Meritorious
Service Medal
- Flight Surgeon, USAF
Reserve, 919th S.O.W.,
Eglin AFB, Florida, 1994-1995
- Chief Flight Surgeon,
186th Air National Guard,
Meridian, Mississippi,
1995-2000— Awarded
the Mississippi Magnolia
Medal for distinguished
service.
- Promoted to Lieutenant
Colonel, 1996
- Honorable
Discharge, USAF Reserve,
2002
Office info
Appointments:
865-475-4484
Office Locations
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
120 Hospital Drive, Suite 120
Jefferson City, TN 37760
John J. McGraw, Sr., M.D.
John Jay McGraw, Sr., M.D. joined the Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic in 2003
and anchors the KOC Jefferson City office. He comes to KOC from Laurel,
Mississippi where he had been in practice for the past 14 years. Dr.
McGraw sees patients exclusively in Jefferson City and performs surgery at
Jefferson Memorial Hospital.
Dr. McGraw had previously served for 28 years in the United States Air Force
Reserve as a Staff Orthopedic Surgeon and Flight Surgeon, rising to the rank
of Lieutenant Colonel and receiving an Honorable Discharge in 2002.
Through extended family members, Dr. McGraw was
introduced to and fell in love the with East Tennessee area. He is a father
of two children: a daughter who has recently married and a son at Baylor
University. Dr. McGraw and his wife, Ann, are proud to call East Tennessee,
home.
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