Dr Ian Thomas, owner, Harvard-Trained Orthopedics

Ty’Asia Reese

Ty'Asia Reese ATC, MS is a Certified Athletic Trainer through the National Board of Certification and licensed through the state of Michigan. Ty’Asia received a Health Science Degree with a concentration on Pre-Physical therapy from Oakland University and a Master Degree in Athletic Training from Eastern Michigan University. Her experiences include working with high school and collegiate athletes and her interest include injury prevention, rehabilitation, and treating the “whole” person.

Nicole Marter

Nicole is a physical therapy assistant who has had the pleasure of working in both outpatient and homecare since 2010, where she has treated all stages of patient care. She is very passionate about finding the unique path each patient needs to reach their individual goals. With her experience and insight Nicole will help you throughout your exercise program Nicole loves being a mom, traveling, being active outdoors and spending time on the lake. She lives by the motto "the easy way out usually leads back in." Let her be your therapy guide and accountability partner.

Vanessa Leon

Vanessa Leon (AT, ATC, CPT, CEP) earned her Master’s in Athletic Training from the University of Indianapolis and began her career in secondary school athletic training in 2023. Her diverse experience includes working in collegiate and professional sports, as well as providing clinical care for police and firefighters. Vanessa is dedicated to continuous learning and actively seeks out educational opportunities to enhance her expertise. Her passion lies in optimizing athletes' health and being a vital part of the healthcare team that enhances their performance both on and off the field.

Meet Dr. Thomas

Ian Thomas, MD MSc CAQSM RMSK RSCC CSCS

Dr. Thomas, owner of Thomas Sports and Regenerative Orthopedics (TSARO), is a Harvard-trained orthopedic interventionist fellowship trained in Sports Medicine, Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography with additional fellowship experience in stem-cell harvesting techniques at the Harvard Dana Farber Cancer Institute and interventional pain procedures at Harvard Boston Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Thomas has a particular interest in injury prevention, biomechanical analysis, sports performance optimization, diagnostic ultrasonography, regenerative medicine, and minimally-invasive sono-surgical techniques with a focus on performing arts athletes and golf medicine.

He has over ten years of coaching experience as a strength and conditioning coach, head coach, and program director in men's artistic gymnastics. He has trained multiple first-place all-around state and regional champions, junior elite and national competitors. Dr. Thomas has written book chapters in ultrasonography including the upcoming third edition of "Mayeaux's Essential Guide to Primary Care Procedures: Deep Vein Thrombosis Evaluation" and co-authored the chapter on gymnastics in the second edition of The American College of Sports Medicine’s “Sports Medicine: A Comprehensive Review”, the premier textbook for training sports medicine physicians.

Dr. Thomas also owns Morrison Lake Golf Club (MLGC) where he plans to provide comprehensive athletic care, injury prevention and performance optimization services to local golfers. He has served as the sideline physician for various collegiate and professional sports including ice hockey, football, soccer, wrestling, golf, men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics, and has fellowship experience caring for baseball players, runners, and elite ice skaters, ballet dancers, gymnasts and other performing arts athletes.

Dr. Thomas was awarded the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education ranking him among the top ten graduating residents in the country. He was also awarded 1st place national leadership award from the AAFP Emerging Leaders Institute for building an ultrasound curriculum for his residency, the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP), and thirteen academic institutions across three continents as well as fundraising for an ultrasound curriculum for the only Family Medicine Residency in Malawi, Africa.

Dr. Thomas teaches full spectrum point-of-care ultrasound to physicians both nationally and internationally and serves as the Chair of the Ultrasound Assessment Council for Inteleos, Ad Hoc Instructor for the American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), and Lead Instructor for the Global Ultrasound Institute (GUSI).

It has been Dr. Thomas’ dream is to return to Michigan to utilize his training with top experts in the fields of Sports and Regenerative Medicine, Orthopedics and Interventional Pain Medicine to provide state-of-the-art musculoskeletal and sports care for local athletes and active individuals.