Check out this inspiring story from the Zanesville Times Recorder on Orthopaedic Associates of Zanesville’s Dr. Brautigan’s Pelotonia ride this weekend in memory of Rita Church.
Dr. Brautigan of Orthopaedic Associates of Zanesville is an expert in pain that affects the shoulder and how to treat it.
On September 13, Dr. Brautigan will conduct a seminar titled “Shoulder Pain. Modern Solutions to a Common Problem.”
The seminar will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Genesis Healthplex Conference Center, located at 2800 Maple Avenue in Zanesville, Ohio. The event is free and open to the community.
To register for the event, please call the Genesis Healthcare Systems NurseLine at 740-455-4949 or 1-800-948-4949.
A native of southeast Ohio, Dr. Finck returns to the area after completing a fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at the University of Cincinnati and an orthopaedic surgery residency at Doctors West Hospital in Columbus.
An avid sports fan and weight lifter, Dr. Finck has covered multiple sporting events for several central Ohio high schools, the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets, the Cincinnati Bearcats, and the Cincinnati Bengals. He also has provided annual sports physicals for Columbus-area and Cincinnati-area athletes. In 2005, he received the Community Service Medallion Award honoring his volunteer time with high school athletes.
Please join us in welcoming him to Orthopaedic Associates of Zanesville.
Dr. Brad Brautigan, M.D. of Orthopaedic Associates of Zanesville, will participate in the annual “Pelotonia: Ride for the Cure” on August 20-22 in memory of his former colleague Rita Church.
Rita was a much-loved employee at Orthopaedic Associates of Zanesville. She served as the practice’s bookkeeper since 1981 and sadly lost her battle with cancer in January 2010.
Dr. Steven Kimberly of Orthopaedic Associates of Zanesville is an expert in knee replacement surgery. He offers his expertise to the southeast Ohio community frequently. On April 12, 2010, he presented at Genesis Healthplex on the unicompartmental knee replacement surgery offered by Biomet. And on May 4, 2010, will speak to the Zanesville Rotary Club.
Also, check out his feature in “Live Well” a publication from Genesis Healthcare System.
Dr. Steven Kimberly of Orthopaedic Associates in Zanesville recently shared with WHIZ-TV the benefits of partial knee replacement over total knee replacement.
Read the story and see great photos at www.whiznews.com/content/news/local/2010/03/04/partial-knee-replacement.
To learn more about partial knee replacement from Dr. Kimberly, Genesis is holding a presentation Monday, March 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Genesis-Bethesda Meeting Rooms 1,2 and 3. It is free to the public and there will a representative from Orthopaedic Associates on hand if residents would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Kimberly. To register, call (740) 455-4949.
Dr. Karl Saunders will be speaking at Ohio University in Zanesville, Ohio on Friday evening, October 23 for the Genesis Spirit of Women “Girls Night Out.” He will be speaking about successful life strategies dealing with bone and joint health for women.
Dr. Karl Saunders, president of Orthopaedic Associates of Zanesville and Jiu Jitsu enthusiast, recently hosted the Magno Gamma Ohio Seminar. The seminar took place on August 8 at OAZ’s new facility on Bell St. It featured Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt Magno Gamma of New Your City’s Renzo Gracie Academy.
Dr. Saunders is the owner and founder of Saunix Jiu Jitsu and is a black belt in Kachido Aiki Jitsu and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ). As a physician, Dr. Saunders is an advocate of the idea that keeping your body in shape is a good way to keep your bones and joints healthy as well.
Dr. Karl Saunders presented at Genesis HealthCare System’s Spirit of Women event on July 23, 2009. The program, titled “Life’s Not a Spectator Sport,” focused on maintaining active lifestyles. The event welcomed more than 100 guests.
Dr. Saunders spoke about women’s health as it relates to bones, exercise, proper nutrition, calcium, proper diet and weight control. He also gave tips for appropriate footwear.
For more information on Genesis HealthCare System and Spirit of Women, visit Genesishcs.org.
Dr. Steven Kimberly, who specializes in general orthopaedics and total joint replacements at OAZ, was recently featured on WHIZ-TV. In the story related to National Arthritis Month, Dr. Kimberly provides tips for arthritis prevention.
