Orthopaedic Surgeons:
Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., MD
Keith R. Berend, MD
Thomas H. Mallory, MD
Consulting Physician
Physician Assistants
Patient and Family Advocates
 Case Managers
Nursing Staff
Physical Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Social Worker

  
ORTHO TEAM
Keith R. Berend, MD

Dr. Keith Berend, a native of Columbus , Ohio , received his bachelor’s degree from Florida Southern College. He completed his medical doctorate and orthopaedic residency at Duke University in Durham , North Carolina . While in training, he received several major awards for his research work including the Clinical Orthopaedic Society Resident/Fellow Research Award, the Eastern Orthopaedic Association Resident Research Award, the American Orthopaedic Association – Zimmer Annual Travel Resident Research Award, Duke University ’s Division of Orthopaedics Annual Award for Outstanding Research, and an International College of Surgeons Research Scholarship. Dr. Berend completed a fellowship in Adult Reconstruction of the Hip and Knee at Joint Implant Surgeons, Inc., with Thomas H. Mallory, MD, and Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., MD. He joined that practice in 2003 and is a founding physician of New Albany Surgical Hospital . Dr. Berend was a Hip Society-British Hip Society Traveling Fellow in 2004 and a John N. Insall Knee Society Traveling Fellow in 2005.  Dr. Berend is the author of numerous articles published in peer-reviewed medical journals, and has presented his work at a host of medical conferences both domestically and internationally. He is a reviewer for The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at The Ohio State University. He is a member of The Columbus Medical Association, The Ohio Orthopaedic Society, The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, The Piedmont Orthopedic Society and The International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. His special interests include less-invasive total knee and total hip arthroplasty, minimally invasive partial knee replacement, knee arthroscopy, rapid rehabilitation protocols for faster recovery after surgery and outcomes studies. In 2004 Dr. Berend traveled to Oxford , UK , and was trained and certified by the developers of the Oxford Mobile-Bearing Unicompartmental Knee System as one of the first 12 instructors for the American market.

Dr. Berend's Research & Publications