Born on July 7, 1950 in Savannah, GA. He received his B.A. from Tulane University in 1972, his M.D. from the Medical College of Georgia in 1976 and an Internal Medicine residency in 1979.
Dr. Homansky moved to Nevada in the late 1970s and in 1980 began his career in boxing as a ringside physician and oversaw thousands of bouts. He was Chief Ringside Physician for nearly 20 years and Chairman of the Nevada State Athletic Commission Medical Advisory board from 1989-98. He was at the forefront and instrumental in many protocols to enhance boxer safety including reducing championship rounds from 15 to 12 and mandatory HIV and anabolic steroid testing. In 2000 Dr. Homansky was appointed to the Nevada State Athletic Commission and served for nearly 5 years. He was also First Vice-President of the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) from 2003-05, ABC co-medical director from 2000-03 and is Vice President of the non-profit Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA).
In 2006 he was awarded the James A. Farley Award for Honesty and Integrity by the Boxing Writers Association of America.
Born: July 7, 1950
Induction: 2026
Dr. Flip Homansky
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