Robert Pettit, M.D.

About Dr. Pettit

Dr. Robert Pettit is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, joint preservation, joint replacement, and trauma. He is a Cincinnati native from Anderson Township and graduated from St. Xavier High School as a member of the 2005 State Championship Football Team. His personal experience with sports-related injuries compelled him to pursue a career in Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine. He has a particular interest in helping patients get back to a functional lifestyle at any stage of life and level of competition.

He completed his undergraduate degree in Biology at The Ohio State University, medical degree at the University of Cincinnati, and Orthopaedic residency at The OSU Wexner Medical Center. He earned academic, clinical, and research awards along the way, including the OSU College of Medicine House Staff Humanism Award, recognized as “A member of the house staff who is widely regarded by faculty members, house staff, nurses, medical students, and other healthcare professionals as routinely exhibiting attributes of: Ethics and integrity, Caring and compassion for patients and patients’ family members, effective communication with patients, physicians, and other healthcare professionals, and excellent customer service.”

Dr. Pettit completed his fellowship training in Sports Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the prestigious Beth Israel New England Baptist Hospital (affiliated with Harvard and Tufts academic programs). During his time in Boston, he served as an assistant team physician for the Boston Celtics, New England Free Jacks (major league rugby), and the Merrimack Warriors Division 1 teams.  He had the opportunity to care for numerous professional and intercollegiate athletes, as trained under direct supervision of current/previous head team physicians for the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, and several other professional and collegiate organizations.

He currently provides care as a team physician for the Cincinnati Reds, Florence Y’alls, Clark Montessori, and several local high schools.

Dr. Pettit continues to contribute to the orthopaedic knowledge base as his clinical research has been published in high impact journals, presented at national and international conferences while serving as a reviewer for Orthopedic Journals. His most recent articles have been published on Return to Play criteria for ACL reconstruction, cartilage restoration, and shoulder replacement.

Dr. Pettit trained with leaders in the fields of ACL reconstruction, cartilage restoration, meniscal allograft transplantation, knee osteotomies, mako robotic knee arthroplasty, arthroscopic shoulder surgery, and shoulder arthroplasty. He has a special interest in knee and shoulder preservation utilizing techniques to prolong joint health and delay or avoid joint replacement in young active patients. For those patients that could benefit from joint replacement, he is certified in Mako robotic-assisted knee and partial knee replacements.

Dr. Pettit spends his free-time with his wife, Alison, a healthcare worker herself, and their growing family. They and their three children are thrilled to be surrounded by family and friends in the Cincinnati area.

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