This approach involves experts in all areas of orthopedics and operating room care, physicians, nursing, psychology, social services, pharmacy, nutrition, anesthesiology, pain management, infection control, and pastoral care. As always, our professionals work as closely as possible with referring physicians, keeping them informed about their patients and obtaining their input regularly. Following is a list of Spine Specialists on the medical staff at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Please click here to link to our physician directory. Because sports-related injuries involve any and all parts of the body and its systems, our approach to sports medicine is multidisciplinary.
Patients benefit from expertise gleaned from many areas of care.
In addition to routine fractures and sprains, we are at the forefront of some unique and promising procedures and techniques, including cartilage replacement procedures. A trusted and respected name in this community and beyond, our sports medicine experts provide care for athletes of all ages from youth, high school, collegiate, and professional to weekend warriors. Our sports medicine experts are also the team physicians for the area's major sports team, the Columbus Crew, and many central Ohio high schools. Our commitment to teaching and learning extends to high school coaches, for whom we offer state certification programs to help them learn to identify injuries and enhance their own performance in initial administrations. In addition, our services include sports physicals, as well as late Friday night and early Saturday morning sports injury clinics for scholastic athletes.