Hall of Fame
Dr. Paul Nitz
Dr. Nitz has been serving Central State University since 1992 as the athletic department's primary team physician. While being asked year after year to serve teams on the professional and NCAA division I level, Dr. Nitz has remained dedicated to catering to the needs of athletes at Central State University. In addition to his duties as the physician, Dr. Nitz has been instrumental in a number of athletic initiatives including the success of the Marauders' fall football camp and integral improvements to athletic facilities.
Dr. Nitz' practice specializes in orthopaedic surgery with a special emphasis in shoulder and knee surgery and sports medicine. Dr. Nitz graduated from the Indiana University School of Medicine and completed his orthopaedic surgery training at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. He received specialized fellowship training in Sports Medicine at the Methodist Sports Medicine Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, under the direction of Donald Shelbourne, M.D., team physician for the Indianapolis Colts and Orthopaedic Consultant to Purdue University.
Dr. Nitz served in the U.S. Army receiving an honorable discharge with the rank of Major. While in the service he served as a staff orthopedic surgeon and later as chief of orthopedic surgery at Reynolds Community Hospital in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Dr. Nitz is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery and is a Fellow of the Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He is an active member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine. Dr. Nitz serves on the editorial board for The Physicians and Sports Medicine journal. He provides sports medicine coverage for various high school, college and professional teams in the Dayton, Ohio area.
