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Physicians
| Patrick G. Kirk, M.D. |
| Edward V. A. Lim, M.D. |
| Gina M. Hissong, CNP |
Dr. Kirk is a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with primary interest in the surgical and non-surgical management of arthritis of the hip, knee and shoulder. A graduate of Northwestern University and Rush Medical College in Chicago, he completed his Orthopaedic Residency at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Additional specialty training was at the University of Michigan, and then as a Fellow in Joint Replacement Surgery at the University of Western Ontario. There he received the Maurice Mueller Scholarship for the study of Diseases of the Hip. Since starting practice Dr. Kirk has performed over 5000 hip and knee replacements. His current interests include minimally invasive hip and knee replacement surgery(including the anterior approach to hip replacement). Dr. Kirk has published numerous articles on hip and knee replacements and other aspects of orthopaedics, and has authored a textbook chapter on Revision Total Knee Replacement Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, the Mid-American Orthopaedic Society, the Ohio Orthopaedic Society, the Cincinnati Orthopaedic Club, the Cincinnati Academy of Medicine, and the Ohio State Medical Society. He currently serves on the Orthopaedic Executive Committee of The Christ Hospital. He is on the Board of Trustees of the Arthritis Foundation, Ohio River Valley Chapter. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Kirk and his wife, Mary, have two children, Margaret and Caroline. [ back to top ] |
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Dr. Lim is a board certified and re-certified orthopaedic surgeon with primary specialty interests in joint replacement, reconstruction and trauma(including the anterior approach to hip replacement). Dr. Lim is currently the Chairman of the Orthopaedic Department of The Christ Hospital of Cincinnati. He was born in the Philippines and obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of the Philippines in Manila. He completed his medical education (MD cum laude) at the University of the Philippines-College of Medicine in 1977. Following a five-year Orthopaedic Surgery Internship and Residency program at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, additional training included an AO Trauma Fellowship in Hannover, West Germany and Davos, Switzerland, and a second Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco – San Francisco General Hospital. He then returned to join the faculty at the University of Cincinnati. From 1992 to 2002 Dr. Lim served as Vice Chairman and Associate Professor of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director of the Division of Orthopaedic Trauma at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. During this period, Dr. Lim had a busy clinical practice at University Hospital, Christ Hospital, and Good Samaritan Hospital. He was responsible for orthopaedic residency education and was actively involved with orthopaedic education in the Philippines where he returned (and continues to do so) several times each year to volunteer his time and service. Dr. Lim has published numerous articles on orthopaedics and related topics. He continues to be an invited lecturer for educational courses throughout the United States and Asia. In 1997, he completed a Masters of Business Administration at Xavier University in Cincinnati (MBA), as well as a Physician Leadership Program through the Health Alliance in Cincinnati. In the clinical practice of orthopaedic surgery, Dr. Lim has also briefly practiced in Marietta, Ohio (1989-1992) and Richmond, Indiana (2002-2005). Dr. Lim is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and an Examiner for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He also serves as an editor for the Journal of Trauma and continues to be a volunteer Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a member of the Indiana State Medical Association, Orthopaedic Trauma Association, and other orthopaedic-related organizations, American Orthopaedic Association. In June 2006, Dr. Lim returned home to Cincinnati to resume his orthopaedic surgery and joint replacement practice at The Christ Hospital. He maintains patient offices at The Christ Hospital MOB and the Jewish Medical offices in Kenwood. Since starting practice Dr. Lim has performed over 3500 hip and knee replacements. Dr. Lim resides in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife, Julia, and their three children, Elizabeth, Meredith, and Edward. [ back to top ] |
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Gina M. Hissong is a Certified Nurse Practitioner with a certification in adult health. She has worked in the field of orthopaedics for 9 years. Education includes a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Nursing from the University of Cincinnati. Prior to that, she graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She is a current member of National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses and the Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses. She participated in a research project involving screening of patients pre-operatively for staph infections in conjunction with The Christ Hospital. The findings were presented at the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses annual congress. Gina and her husband Brad have twin boys, Bryson and Evan. [ back to top ] |
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