KEVIN BURROUGHS, MD

Kevin E. Burroughs, MD, originally from South Carolina, has lived in North Carolina since 1982. Dr. Burroughs completed medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, then went on to complete a residency in family practice and a fellowship in sports medicine through the Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro, NC. Following his fellowship, served as Assistant Director of the Moses Cone Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship, and as the Team Physician at Elon University, until August of 2003. in 2003, he became the Director of Sports Medicine at the Cabarrus Family Medicine Residency Program, and in 2005 founded the Cabarrus Sports Medicine Fellowship. In his current position, Dr. Burroughs teaches in the Residency Program and directs the Sports Medicine & Injury Center.

He is active in resident education and in 2006 was named Most Valuable Attending in the Residency. He has published over 30 book chapters, several articles in national journals and made over 100 presentations at the state, regional and national level on both Family Medicine and Sports Medicine topics. He is the team physician at JM Robinson High School, at Catawba College, and is a consultant for athletes at all schools in Cabarrus and the surrounding counties.

Dr. Burroughs was named as the 2008 Sports Medicine Person of the Year by the North Carolina Athletic Trainer's Association. He is very active in the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, serving on the Board of Directors. He also serves on both the North Carolina Medical Society Sports Medicine Committee and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Advisory Board.

He treats athletes and active people of all ages, but takes care of special areas of interest such as throwing and overhead sports, gymnastics and running injuries. He has special training in diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound and in foot mechanics and orthotics.

Dr. Burroughs enjoys outdoor sports, particularly golf, cooking and music. He, his wife Julie, and their daughter live in Concord.