- Gender:
- Male
Specialties:
Family Medicine,
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine,
and Sports Medicine
Areas of Interest
John Diefenderfer, DO, CAQSM, C-NMM/OMM, is an osteopathic family medicine, sports medicine and neuromusculoskeletal medicine specialist who treats patients as part of the clinical teams at the Maine-Dartmouth Collaborative Care Center, located at the Ballard Center in Augusta, and the Maine-Dartmouth Family Practice, located at Thayer Center for Health in Waterville. He serves as Director of Osteopathic Education for the Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency program and splits his faculty time between the Family Medicine and Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine residencies.
Languages Spoken
Education
Education
- 2015
- West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV, Medical School
Residency
- 2018
- St. Vincent's Family Medicine Residency, Jacksonville, FL, Family Medicine
- 2019-2020
- Maine-Dartmouth ONMM3 Residency, Augusta, ME, Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
Fellowship
- 2018-2019
- Maine Dartmouth Sports Medicine Fellowship, Augusta, ME, Sports Medicine
Professional Memberships
- American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
- American Osteopathic Association
- Maine Osteopathic Association
- American Academy of Osteopathy
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
Honors, Awards, etc.
- 2024 National Emerging Leader Award, American Osteopathic Foundation
- 2024 State Emerging Leader for Maine Award, Maine Osteopathic Association
- Sigma Sigma Phi Honorary Osteopathic Service Fraternity
- Maine Osteopathic Association's Young Physician of the Year Award for 2022
