The FitMed Partners team

Bright McConnell, III, MD: founding physician

Dr. McConnell is a board certified orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty expertise in sports medicine and human performance. He has completed physician training and certification in age management medicine, jointly sponsored by Cenegenics Education and Research Foundation (CERF) and the Foundation for Care Management (FCM). He is also a certified clinical densitometrist.

Dr. McConnell graduated from Davidson College and then attended the Medical College of Georgia, receiving his medical degree in 1979. He completed his orthopedic residency training at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. In his senior year of training, he completed a four-month clinical clerkship at a variety of medical centers in Europe. Following this, he served as a sports medicine fellow at the well known Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic, participating in the care of the Los Angeles Rams, Lakers, Dodgers, and Kings.

Dr. McConnell has maintained a busy orthopedic and sports medicine practice in Charleston, SC, since 1985 and served as team physician to the College of Charleston athletic teams until 2003. He holds a clinical faculty position at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Dr. McConnell has served as South Carolina’s representative to the Council of Delegates in the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine. He was recently reelected and has been repeatedly listed in The Best Doctors in America. His professional memberships include the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery, the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, the American College of Sports Medicine, the Age Management Medical Group, the International Society of Clinical Densitometry, the American Medical Association, and numerous state and local medical associations.

Anne Moore: exercise physiologist

Anne Moore, owner of Anne Moore Endurance Coaching and founder of TEMPO Indoor Cycling and Endurance Training in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., is a certified USA Triathlon coach, a certified wellness coach, and a certified spinning instructor. In these roles, she writes training plans and coaches athletes, including aspiring National Championship triathletes, and provides nutritional counseling to clients with an emphasis on holistic, whole-food based eating. She has also implemented a number of indoor cycling classes, which she instructs each day, and she routinely performs fitness assessments for clients. Additionally, she has served and continues to serve as a personal trainer and fitness coach at Charleston-area athletic clubs.

Moore received her master’s degree in biomedical sciences and physiology from the Medical University of South Carolina and her bachelor’s degree in biology from the College of Charleston. She is a sponsored Try Sports Elite Triathlon team member and placed in the top three in her age group in all triathlons completed. She is a Sprint, Olympic and Half-Ironman distance competitor.

Judith Mulvey Herrin, MS, RD: Registered Dietician

A vital element of FitMed Partner’s philosophy is not to put people on a perpetual diet, but to teach them how to change their lifestyles and reap the benefits of better health—for life! Judith Mulvey Herrin, MS, RD is FitMed’s registered dietician and nutrition planner and is a big part of educating our patients about nutrition, food psychology, and good choices.

As the Nutritionist for the MUSC Harper Student Wellness Center, she implemented the “Healthy Charleston Challenge,” an intense ten-week team weight loss program. She teaches participants the fundamentals of nutrition and exercise with the guidance of a dietitian, psychologist, physician, and a personal trainer; in 2010, the Medical Fitness Association ranked the Healthy Charleston Challenge third for most innovative program in the country. Preventing childhood obesity is a huge goal for her, which led Judith to implement the “MUSC Boot Camp for Kids” program, which is a program of exercise, anatomy, exercise physiology, nutrition, grocery store tours, behavior modification, games, and activities to help overweight children learn healthy lifestyle habits.

Judith currently teaches Nutrition, History of Culture and Diets, and Sanitation & Safety classes to the culinary and hospitality students at The Citadel and Trident Technical College. She received her MS in Health, Exercise and Sports Science at the Citadel, her RD from Winthrop University, and her BS in Food Science and Human Nutrition from Clemson University. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association and an active member of the Charleston Trident Dietetic Association.

FitMed medical partners

FitMed Partners firmly believes in partnering with primary care physicians, OB/GYNs, pediatricians, and other healthcare professionals to improve the overall health of our clients. We believe it is essential to effectively communicate with your primary caregivers, both to receive pertinent health information and to make your other physicians aware of any programs or treatment that may have an impact on your overall health program.

FitMed also partners with other healthcare organizations for specific services: