John McCallin, MD

About

John (J.P.) McCallin III, MD, is a board-certified physical medicine & rehabilitation physician at University Hospitals and an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Also board-certified and fellowship-trained in pain medicine, Dr. McCallin specializes in interventional and neuromodulation approaches for the management of chronic pain.

Dr. McCallin completed his undergraduate education at Case Western Reserve University, earning a bachelor’s degree in chemistry with a minor in sports medicine. During this time, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army at nearby John Carroll University.

After earning his medical degree at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, Dr. McCallin went on to complete an internship and residency in physical medicine & rehabilitation at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC and later, at the newly formed Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Following his residency, Dr. McCallin served as a staff physiatrist at physical medicine & rehabilitation clinics at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Belvoir, Virginia, and Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Antonio, Texas.

Shortly after his arrival to BAMC he was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as the squadron surgeon for 4/9 Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. Upon return from deployment, Dr. McCallin further advanced his training, completing a fellowship in pain management at BAMC.

After his fellowship, Dr. McCallin remained at BAMC where he served in numerous leadership roles, including Chief of the PM&R Service; Chief of the Complementary & Integrative Medicine Clinic; Chief of the Palliative Care Service; Medical Director of the Functional Restoration Program; Chief of the Department of Pain Management; and Chief of the Division of Pain Management. He then served as the Program Director for the Pain Medicine Fellowship at BAMC. During this time, he attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

After separating from the Army in 2021 he returned home to Northeast Ohio and sought an academic position with University Hospitals to continue to teach residents and fellows in pain medicine. 

Dr. McCallin has several peer reviewed publications and book chapters and is the co-author of the VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation. He has given multiple lectures regionally as well as nationally on various topics related to pain medicine and was the recipient of the 12th annual Samuel J. Hassenbusch Lectureship Award at the Texas Pain Society Annual Meeting in 2017.