Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon opening in OH

**Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon opening in OH**
**Located in Portsmouth, 90m to Columbus**
**Full Time and Permanent Position**

Position Overview:
We are seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeon to join a hospital-employed practice. The ideal candidate will be fellowship-trained in sports medicine with expertise in shoulder and knee arthroscopy and an interest in expanding services to include elbow and hip arthroscopy. This is an excellent opportunity to grow a high-demand sports medicine program within a well-established orthopedic group supported by a strong referral network.

Office Hours/Work Schedule:
Monday Thursday: 8:00 AM 4:30 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM 11:30 AM
No evening or weekend office hours

Staffing:
6 providers
8 clinical staff (CMA, LPN, Ortho Techs)
4 front office staff
2 surgery schedulers
Radiology and athletic training support

Call Schedule:
Call is 1:4

Case Load:
25-40 patients/day in clinic
Office procedure volume varies, including joint injections, aspirations, pin removals, and cast application/removal
4-8 procedures/day in the hospital

Key Responsibilities:

Sports Medicine:
Opportunity to lead and grow the sports medicine service line

Perform advanced procedures such as:
Shoulder and knee arthroscopy
Complex ligament reconstruction and/or revision
Meniscal debridement and repair
Chondroplasty and cartilage restoration
Rotator cuff/labral repairs
Additional procedures such as elbow and hip arthroscopy would be welcomed

Trauma:
Manage community trauma cases (not a designated trauma center), including:
Long bone, periarticular, pediatric, periprosthetic, and hand/foot fractures
Proximal humerus and hip fractures
Most open fractures and complex pelvic/acetabular trauma are referred out

Joint Replacement Surgery:
Opportunity to perform primary and revision joint arthroplasty, including:
Knee, hip, and shoulder replacement
Collaboration with a fellowship-trained arthroplasty specialist
Potential for elbow arthroplasty

Hand Surgery:
Current services include:
Carpal and cubital tunnel release
Compression neuropathy management
Soft tissue mass excisions and thumb CMC arthroplasty
Opportunity to expand into flexor tendon repair, Dupuytren's contracture management, and ligamentous wrist repair

Pediatrics:
No inpatient pediatric cases
Outpatient pediatric sports procedures desired, including:
Arthroscopy of the knee and shoulder
Patellofemoral realignment
Chondral lesion management
Fracture care and benign lesion excision

Foot & Ankle Surgery:
Most procedures currently handled by in-house podiatrists, though orthopedic collaboration is welcome, especially in:
Ankle arthroscopy
Ligament repair/reconstruction
Chondral lesion management

Spine:
No spine surgery performed in-house. Cases referred to regional neurosurgeons, supported by on-site pain management services.

Equipment & Facilities:

Office:
Cast saw & x-ray

Hospital:
Computers in every room, CPMs, patient lifts, air mats for safe patient handling, Hana table, Wixon, Beach chair, peg board positioning devices in surgery
Mini C-arm and standard C-arm