Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee

Casey T. Davidson, M.D., specializes in orthopaedic spine surgery at the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee and sees patients at clinics at the main office in Franklin. He offers advanced techniques for treating complex problems of the spine, including alternatives to spinal fusion that can help preserve motion. Davidson completed his medical training at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He participated in an AOSpine visiting fellowship with Dr. Paul Heini, M.D., at Sonnenhofspital in Bern, Switzerland, and then went on to complete his spine surgery fellowship with OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, N.C. He and his wife have 3 daughters, and enjoy traveling, attending live music concerts and participating in outdoor activities.

Ronald Derr, D.O., is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle surgery including Achilles tendon surgery, bunion correction, ankle scopes and adult painful flatfoot deformaties. He also has expertise in treating sports medicine injuries such as lisfrancs injuries, ankle and metatarsal fractures and tendon ruptures, and strives to expedite patients’ return to sports through early motion therapy and mobility, minimizing muscle atrophy and evaluating functional safety. He earned his medical degree from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed residency training in orthopaedics at Ohio University-Doctors Hospital in Massillon, Ohio. He went on to complete fellowship training at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham and a foot and ankle fellowship at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. He is a member of the American Foot and Ankle Society, American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics, Tennessee Osteopathic Society and Tennessee Medical Association. Dr. Derr has been an integral part of the bone and joint practice since 1996 and currently serves as team physician for Ravenwood High School. He and his wife have four children, and in his spare time, he enjoys sports and spending time with his family.

Richard Gibson, M.D. is a board-certified family medicine and sports medicine physician specializing in the evaluation and non-operative treatment of orthopaedic injuries. He joined the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee team in September 2021. Originally from Maryville, Tennessee, Dr. Gibson grew up admiring his father’s career as a family medicine physician and team doctor for Maryville College. He was inspired to pursue a career in medicine, earning his undergraduate degrees from University of Tennessee and his Doctor of Medicine from East Tennessee State University. He completed his family medicine residency at Bayfront Health in St. Petersburg, Florida, and his fellowship training at American Sports Medicine Institute, founded by the world-renowned sports medicine specialist Dr. James Andrews, in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Gibson specializes in the evaluation and treatment of concussions and related injuries. Throughout his training, he has served as team physician for multiple high school and college athletics departments, including providing coverage for Troy University, Samford University, Birmingham-Southern University and the SEC baseball tournament. He is the current team physician at Page High School. Outside of the office, Dr. Gibson and his wife, Sarah, enjoy outdoor activities, grilling and smoking meats, especially a good brisket.

Zachary Kalb, D.O., is a physiatrist (physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist) who specializes in interventional spine medicine. His clinical practice focuses on non-surgical treatments for spine- and joint-related pain through image-guided injections, radiofrequency ablation, and other minimally invasive interventions using state-of-the-art techniques to diagnose and treat spine and musculoskeletal conditions. He has performed thousands of image-guided procedures. His non-surgical approach to care is designed to reduce pain and improve function. Kalb often treats patients who wish to delay or avoid surgery or who have continued pain despite prior surgery. Kalb earned his medical degree at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine at Virginia Tech and completed his physiatry residency at Larkin Community Hospital in Miami, Fla. He then completed a fellowship in interventional spine and electrodiagnostic medicine at the OrthoCarolina Spine Center in Charlotte, N.C. In his free time, Kalb enjoys spending time with his family, fishing, biking, mountaineering and playing ice hockey.

John Klekamp, M.D., is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in care of the spine. A native of Ohio, he grew up in north Atlanta and earned his medical degree from the Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia. He began his residency training in internal medicine and completed orthopaedic surgery training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Klekamp received his spine fellowship training at the Emory Spine Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to joining Franklin Bone and Joint in 2004, Dr. Klekamp practiced with Piedmont Orthopaedics in Greenville, South Carolina, where he managed the spine residency training program for Greenville Memorial Hospital and later served as an adjunct instructor with Clemson University Biomechanical Engineering. During that time, he also served as a team physician for the Greenville Growl hockey team, and became a founding member of Medical Expeditions International, a nonprofit organization providing medical care to remote parts of the world. His professional interests include various approaches and treatments of the cervical spine including cervical anterior discectomy, cervical anterior disc arthroplasty, lumbar decompression and minimally-invasive cervical decompression. He has a certification by Zimmer/Biomet for surgery using the Mobi-C cervical disc arthroplasty system. Dr. Klekamp is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the North American Spine Society. He is a father of three boys and enjoys hiking, camping and spending time with his family.

Jeffrey Kutsikovich, M.D., is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in treatment of the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder including carpal tunnel release, distal radius fractures, CMC arthroplasty, wrist arthroscopy and shoulder arthroscopy and rotator cuff repair. He has a special interest in tendon repair and and early motion therapies. Dr. Kutsikovich earned his medical degree in 2010 from the Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Campbell Clinic. He completed fellowship training at the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center in Indianapolis. He is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Kutsikovich currently serves as the team physician for Independence High School. He enjoys playing the guitar, skiing and golfing in his spare time.

ERIC KING, FNP-C Eric King, FNP-C, is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and practices under supervising physician Brian Perkinson, M.D. at Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee. A native of Mt. Juliet, TN, he received his Associate of Science in Nursing from Aquinas College then went on for his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Belmont University in Nashville. He is licensed in the state of Tennessee as an APRN and RN. When he’s not at work, Eric enjoys traveling, running on trails and spending time with his family.

BECK BLEDSOE, PA-C Beck Bledsoe is a certified physician assistant to Colin Looney, M.D. at the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in biology in 2015 from Lipscomb University and went on to earn his Master of Science degree in Medicine from Trevecca Nazarene University in 2018. He is a U.S. Navy veteran and served from 2008-2012 at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, watching hockey and woodworking.

EMILY KENT, PA-C Emily Kent is a certified physician assistant from Pittsburgh, Pa., working with Geoff Watson, M.D., at the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee. She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in health science at James Madison University, then earned her Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree at Chatham University. She received her certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) in the state of Tennessee. She is a part of the Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, and the Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, running, and hiking with her fuzzy labradoodle.

Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee staff assisting with on-field athletic training