Dr. Fanning currently is the Tactical Sports Medicine Lead Clinician at SCU Health.  In this position he provides musculoskeletal care to Law Enforcement, First Responders and Veterans.

He served six years in the USAF as a member of the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) stationed at the 15th Air Support Operations Squadron, Detachment 1 at Fort Benning, GA. His service included two tours in Iraq’s Diyala and Wasit provinces as a Forward Air Controller attached to the 1/15 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division.  He was honorable discharged as a Staff Sergeant in 2011.

Dr. Fanning’s military specializations included joint Terminal Attach Controller (JTAC), Basic-Parachutist qualifications and receiving an Associate of Arts in Information Systems from the Community College of the Air Force.

Upon discharge, he studied Biology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He competed in triathlons, ultramarathons and cycling events.  He  also became a USA Triathlon Certified Coach.  In 2013, he transferred to Southern California University of Health Sciences to begin his Doctor of Chiropractic Program.

Dr. Fanning graduated Cum Laude and awarded the Lester McCoy Clinical Excellence Award from SCU in 2016.  He immediately joined SCU’s two year Sports Medicine Residency where he completed his Diplomate in Chiropractic Sports Medicine from the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians (ACBSP) and became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.  During his residency he provided sideline sports medicine coverage for St. Paul High School, Whittier Christian High School and the Whittier Union High School District.  Additionally, he completed two six-week Sports Medicine Rotations at the Chula Vista U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Training site providing care to resident athletes.  He has traveled nationally and internationally with multiple National Governing Bodies including USA Fencing, Parafencing, and ParaTrack and Field.  He was an alternate Sports Medicine Provider for both the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. He was on the United States Olympic Sports Medicine Team for Paris 2024.

Dr. Fanning has been published in the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s TSAC-Report on “Bone Stress Response Injuries in Law Enforcement Recruits”.  He has published with the ACBSP over a dozen Abstracts, including the  ACBSP Robert C. Reed Award for Best Abstract at the 2020 ACBSP Chiropractic Sports Science Symposium.  Dr. Fanning has presented for the California Chiropractic Association’s Sports Symposium in 2020 and 2021 on Conservative Care for Musculoskeletal Injuries.  He currently instructs for SCU’s Sports Medicine Track in multiple Sports Related Concussion Courses.  He recently joined the ACBSP’s Practical Exam Committee.

DC, California, United States, 33834, Active, 2017, October 2025

National Strength and Conditioning Association, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, 7248188524, 2018-01-22, 2026-01-01

American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians, Diplomate Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine, 391, 2018-05-18, 2024-01-31

Type: Residency, Southern California University of Health Sciences, Residency, Sports Medicine, Whittier, California, United States, January 2017, December 2018

2024 - 2024

Chiropractor, United States Olympic and Paralympic Team, Paris, France