John Pick-Jacobs, DO

Having grown up in Wisconsin, Dr. John Pick Jacobs shares a love for southeastern Wisconsin athletics and enjoying the outdoors. His family enjoys spending time running, biking, and hiking the outdoors together, and he enjoys lifelong learning and connecting with aspiring athletic training students.

The care of athletes and those who strive to be active for many years is a passion of his. Athletes come in many walks of life and ages. Through teaching both students and patients, he hopes to energize the athlete in everyone.

When he’s not teaching or caring for student-athletes at Carthage, Dr. Pick-Jacobs is a practicing physician at Comprehensive Orthopaedics in Kenosha.

• Bachelor of Science (B.S)., Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.), Medicine, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Residency, Family Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Columbia-St. Mary’s
• Family Medicine Residency Fellowship, Sports Medicine, Moses Cone Health Sports Medicine Fellowship, Greensboro, NC
• Board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine with a CAQ in Sports Medicine

• Case Presentation: Uncommon Case of Posterior Thigh Swelling
• Case Presentation: Grade IV Liver Laceration in a High School Football Player
• Research Study: Determining if baseline cervical spine flexibility is predictive of cervical nerve root or brachioplexus injury in Division 1 football athletes
• Research Study: Determine if ultrasonography if superior to orthopedic clinical examination in detection of knee joint effusion
• Research Study: What training factors might predict marathon success?

• Wuthrich, M et al. Vaccine-inducted protection against 3 systemic mycoses endemic to North America requires Th17 cells in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 4 Jan 2011.
• Wuthrich M, Pick-Jacobs JC, Hung CY, Gern BH et al. A TCR Transgenic Mouse Reactive with Multiple Systemic Dimorphic Fungi. Journal of Immunology. June 2011.

• Case Presentation: Uncommon Case of Posterior Thigh Swelling
• Case Presentation: Grade IV Liver Laceration in a High School Football Player