Sports Medicine Doctor Abilene, Texas - Dan Munton, MD

Daniel L Munton, MD - "Dr. Dan" - Biographical Information

Board certified physician in the fields of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine with subspecialty fellowship training in Sports Medicine and Interventional Spine Care.

Bachelor’s degree from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, graduating with honors.

While at Hardin-Simmons University, he was the last HSU NCAA Division 1 Athlete to be named Academic All American. HSU Baseball player that had 4.0 GPA in senior year while pre-med.

Medical degree from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas where he graduated near the top quarter in his class.

Completing a four year residency program at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Completed a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Interventional Spine at the renowned Hughston Clinic under the guidance of Dr. Jack Hughston in Columbus, Georgia.

Taught a university Sports Medicine course at HSU as guest faculty in the athletic training program.

2005 he was asked to join the medical staff at Saint Louis University where he co-founded Illini Sports Medicine which served as the Fellowship training clinic for the SLU Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.

He has served as a medical director and a team physician for numerous teams at the professional, collegiate and local levels including Hardin Simmons University, St. Louis University, Dallas Whiterock Marathon, Gateway Grizzlies professional baseball team, Hardin-Simmons University, Columbus Cottonmouths Hockey team, and Wylie High School Texas 3A High School football Champions and Abilene Prairie Dogs

In 2006, he returned to Abilene, Texas as to continue pursuing his passion for sports medicine and spine care and to once again be a team physician for his alma mater, Hardin-Simmons University where he is entering his 13th year as HSU team physician.

In 2008, as his practice grew, he is the founder and President of Texas Sport & Spine. In May 2012, Dr. Munton moved his operation into the new location located at 4351 Ridgemont Drive, Abilene, TX.

He is the host of Dox and Jox; a sports medicine talk show that is broadcasted each Friday, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on ESPN 98.1 The Ticket.
Dr. Munton was instrumental in recruiting D1 Sports Training to Abilene, TX; this facility provides athletes (of all ages) superior sports training from knowledgeable and experience world class coaches that teach core values and accountability to athletes. Dr. Munton is owner and operator of Munton Sports Complex, a facility that is home to over 12 separate sports related entities all under one roof. From the beginning, the goal has been to provide athletes with superior sports training from knowledgeable

Dr. Munton, who has written peer reviewed journal articles and authored and edited sports medicine textbook chapters, hopes to continue to give lectures and symposiums on the topics of sports related injuries, rehabilitation and spine care. He had also served in the capacity as Occupational Medicine/Industrial Rehabilitation Medical Director for the well known and widely respected West Texas Rehabilitation Center.

His memberships have included the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation; American College of Sports Medicine, and the Hughston Society.