Undergrad and Graduate studies were completed at Western Michigan University. Medical School was completed at Michigan State University.

His residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was completed at Baylor College of Medicine. Advanced specialties in interventional spine and imaging were completed at Diagnostic Conservative Medicine.

Board certifications include: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Interventional Pain Management, Electrodiagnostic, Bone Densitometry.

Currently, Dr. Joseph D. Fortin practices in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is the Medical Director of Spine Technology and Rehabilitation and a Clinical Professor at Indiana University School of Medicine. His fields of specialization include: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Interventional Pain Management, Regenerative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Sports Medicine, Electrodiagnostics and Bone Densitometry.