Dr. Christopher Chittum
Favorite All-Time Combat Athlete: Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone
Favorite Film: Dune
Preferred Combat Sport: Jiu-Jitsu
Reason Why You Became Part of the Fight Doctors Team: I created this company with Dr. Kramer in 2013 when we realized what a large deficit of information existed in the MMA community about health, nutrition, weight cutting, and rehydration. We were genuinely concerned about the dangers to the athletes who were not correctly educated on this.
Who Inspired You to Become What You Are Today and How: My parents always encouraged me to take on challenges.
Dr. Chittum received his medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo. He completed his internship at the Medical University of South Carolina in General Surgery, followed by a Medical University of South Carolina residency in Neurosurgery. He is board-certified in Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Chittum was the first surgeon to use robotic guidance for lumbar and thoracic spinal fusion in North and South Carolina.. He treats traumatic fractures, acute and degenerative disk problems and incorporates all non-surgical therapies to treat these conditions. In addition, he is trained in the use of artificial disk replacement for the cervical spine when indicated. He removes brain tumors, places shunts and decompresses the brain in times of trauma.
He operates at Spartanburg Regional Hospital, Mary Black Memorial, and holds privileges at Pelham Hospital.
Dr. Chittum is board certified in Neurosurgery and received his medical degree from Medical College of Ohio at Toledo. He completed his internship at Medical University of South Carolina in General Surgery, followed by a Medical University of South Carolina residency in Neurosurgery. His neurosurgery training included seven full years of inclusive spinal treatments, unlike “fellowship” trained spine surgeons who often only get one year of spine training.
Dr. Chittum is the current President of Carolina Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical Associates, Chairman of the Division of Neurosurgery at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. He operates at Spartanburg Regional Hospital, Mary Black Memorial, and holds privileges at Pelham Hospital.
