MercyOne Clinton Medical Center based in Clinton, Iowa, has announced the addition of orthopedic specialist Tim Micek, M.D. to its health care organization.
Dr. Tim Micek Joins MercyOne Clinton Medical Center
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Dr. Micek is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with 19 years of orthopedic surgery experience. Prior to joining MercyOne Clinton, he practiced at Champion Orthopaedics in Olive Branch, Mississippi, treating patients of all ages. Dr. Micek also worked as an orthopedic surgeon at Atlanta Orthopaedic Specialists in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Additionally, Dr. Micek has experience as a practice owner. He owned Cornerstone Orthopaedics in Richmond, Kentucky, for six years from 2003 to 2009. Before that he practiced at Summit Orthopaedics in Georgetown, Kentucky, for two years.
Dr. Micek has vast orthopedic surgery experience. His expertise includes hip and knee joint replacements; high school and college athletic injuries including shoulder, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and knee injury repairs; workers’ compensation to keep people at work during treatment; spine evaluations; and sports nutrition. He is also able to repair buckle fractures and other injuries in pediatric patients.
Dr. Micek will serve patients from his office in MercyOne Specialty Care in Clinton. MercyOne Clinton Specialty Care is a multi-specialty care clinic with doctors offering a variety of services across multiple specialties.
Ryan Grekoff is senior vice president at MercyOne Medical Group in Clinton. Grekoff stated, “We are very pleased to have a surgeon of Dr. Micek’s distinction join our provider team.”
Grekoff continued, “We welcome him to MercyOne Clinton and the Clinton community.”
A non-profit, faith-based health care organization, MercyOne Clinton is a member of MercyOne based in Des Moines, Iowa, and Trinity Health based in Livonia, Michigan. MercyOne Clinton serves the residents of Clinton and surrounding areas including eastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois. MercyOne Clinton is the area’s largest employer, with a staff of more than 800 employees, including more than 50 medical providers.
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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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