Kevin Martin, DO

About

Biography

I am a foot and ankle sports specialist, and a leading expert in sports injuries and rehabilitation. I was selected as one of the top three foot and ankle specialists by the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, and I’ve traveled across Europe teaching and sharing sports medicine and rehabilitation. My surgical interests include minimally invasive nanoarthroscopy for the treatment of cartilage and Achilles tendon sports injuries. Currently, I am chief of the Foot and Ankle Division of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and I am also the team foot and ankle surgeon for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

My research focuses on Achilles tendon surgical repairs and accelerated rehabilitation, ankle instability, and innovative methods of repair with accelerated return to sports.

I continue to innovate new, advanced techniques, with more than 80 peer-reviewed articles and three U.S. patents. Recently, I was named to Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors list and Avant Garde Health’s Healthcare Research All Stars List “Top 5% Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgeons in the U.S.”

I am a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve, with more than 27 years of service and three combat tours with Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), receiving a Bronze Star Medal for direct combat actions. The Army also awarded me the prestigious Order of Military Medical Merit for Distinguished service to the Medical Corps. While serving as a member of JSOC, I was the team physician for the U.S. Army Special Forces, and for other government agencies.

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