Orthopaedic Trauma Specialist

University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Program Director, Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedic Trauma Specialist

Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital of University Hospitals, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedic Trauma Specialist

University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedic Trauma Specialist

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Assistant Professor

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Assistant Professor

Northeast Ohio Medical University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Clinical Instructor, Orthopaedic Trauma Fellow

Indiana University Health, Methodist Hospital

Ohio State Medical Board

2015

American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

2017

International Society for Hip Preservation and Arthroscopy (2022)

Ohio Orthopaedic Society (2015)

AO Trauma North America (2013)

Orthopaedic Trauma Association (2012)

AAOS Active Fellow (2019)

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2009)

Modular Dual Mobility Acetabular Components: An Important Extension of a Proven Approach to Hip Instability. Wetzel RJ, Puri L, Stulberg SD. International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty, Sept 2011, Brugge, Belgium.

Current Practice in the Management of Type One Open Fractures in Children. Wetzel RJ, Minhas SV, Patrick B, Janicki JA. Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting, May 2013, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Platelet-rich Plasma as an Effective Treatment for Proximal Hamstring Injuries. Wetzel RJ, Patel R, Terry MA. International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) Annual Meeting, May 2013, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Can a prediction tool that utilizes both clinical and laboratory data increase accuracy of septic nonunion diagnosis? Moon T, Haase L, Burcke A, Wetzel RJ, Sontich JK, Ochenjele G, Napora JK. Annual Meeting, International Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Dec 2022, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.