Kevin Klingele, M.D. has just been appointed chief of Orthopedics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Kevin Klingele, M.D. Is New Ortho Chief at Nationwide Children’s
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In his previous role, Dr. Klingele was the interim chief of Orthopedics. He will continue to serve as the surgical director of Sports Medicine at Nationwide Children’s. Dr. Klingele is director of Orthopedic Education and Clinical Research at the hospital, and is a clinical assistant professor of Orthopedics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
“We are grateful for Dr. Klingele’s leadership during the interim and, with this new appointment, look forward to what his expertise will bring to our orthopedic patient families and to our staff, ” said Lawrence Moss, M.D., surgeon-in-chief at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the August 26, 2013 news release.
Dr. Klingele received his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He completed his residency at Indiana University and followed with a fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. His clinical interests include adolescent and children’s sports medicine, pediatric trauma, hip and pelvis reconstruction and lower extremity reconstruction. Dr. Klingele is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, The Columbus Orthopaedic Society, The Ohio Orthopaedic Society, The Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and Gillespie Pediatric Orthopaedic Study Group.
Dr. Klingele told OTW, “My main early focus in this role is to expand upon the recent momentum of departmental growth which includes the addition of three new partners within the past six months. Subspecialty interests and focused program growth within pediatric spine surgery, pediatric hand surgery, sports medicine, and limb deformity will enhance the department’s past success in providing state of the art care to the pediatric orthopedic patient. Building a foundation for clinical and basic science research is also a top priority. I hope to bring the department of pediatric orthopedics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital to the forefront of our field, both clinically and academically.”
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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