MABS Spring Commencement 2023

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Dr. Delmas Bolin Professor, Sports & Family Medicine

Dr. Del Bolin graduated from the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign with a PhD in Biochemistry and a Medical Degree. He completed a Family Medicine Residency through Michigan State University and a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, training under the doctors for the Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL), Penguins (NHL), and Panthers (DI). Before coming to Virginia, he was a co-director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship at UPMC - St Margaret’s Hospital. In addition to Sports Medicine, he is board certified in Sleep Medicine and is one of 8 MDs in the United States to teach osteopathic manual techniques. Since 2002 he has been a Professor of Family and Sports Medicine at the Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg. While his passion is teaching, he has served as team physician and medical consultant for Virginia Tech, Radford, Roanoke College, Salem High School, and the Salem Red Sox baseball team. He maintains a private practice in Salem, Virginia, where he continues to mentor numerous undergraduates, medical students, residents, and sports medicine fellows.