James S Aston, D.O. & Athena Cannon, PHARM.D.

Dr. James S Aston, D.O. is a family medicine physician in Fort Worth, Texas, who is also the world’s first fellowship trained specialist in performing arts medicine. He trained under Drs Sajid Surve, D.O. and Yein Lee, D.O. at the University of North Texas (UNT) Performing Arts Medicine Fellowship and has since joined the faculty of the fellowship. His emphasis is providing performance aware primary care for performers of all kinds. He is married to a pianist, Martha, and makes his kids take piano lessons and sing in church. Reach out to him on instagram: @pam_d0c.   Athena Cannon is an ambulatory care trained pharmacist working at the Indian Health Board Medical Clinic in Minneapolis, a consultant with Drug Free Sport International, and the founding Chair of the U.S. Sports Pharmacy Group. She was born and raised in Texas where she completed her pharmacy prerequisites at the University of Texas at Arlington, her Doctor of Pharmacy at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy in Abilene, Texas, and then moved to Minnesota for post-graduate residency training with the University of Minnesota in 2020. She has served as an expert in the field of sports pharmacy through research, lecturing, consulting, and committee work nationally and internationally, which has overlapped with her interests in performing arts medicine. Her and her family frequent a variety of performances in St. Paul-Minneapolis every year, with a special appreciation for theater and stand-up. Her overarching passion lies in public service, whether it is advocating for safe and effective medication use, giving her time to various non-profit organizations within and outside of pharmacy, or volunteering at local sporting events.