Sliding Into Safety: Preventing Baseball Injuries Before They Happen

By Dr. Robert Pettit, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Surgeon, Cincinnati Reds Team Physician Baseball may be known as America’s pastime, but even this non-contact sport comes with its fair share of injuries. Whether you're a youth athlete just learning to pitch or a weekend warrior playing in a recreation ...

Patients May Avoid Arthritis and Potential Knee Replacement with Beacon Orthopaedics’ MACI Treatment

Patients suffering from chronic knee pain now have a promising option to delay arthritis and potentially avoid knee replacement surgery. Dr. Robert Pettit, a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon at Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, performs an innovative cartilage restoration ...

Just What You KNEE-d: How to Prepare for Knee Replacement Surgery

Whether you have a total or partial knee replacement surgery scheduled, it’s surely been a long time coming, and you’re experiencing a whole spectrum of emotions. From the natural anxiety that surgery can trigger to the excitement of finally living life with less knee pain, you're probably ready ...

Research Publication - Time Matters: Knee Cartilage Defect Expansion and High-Grade Lesion Formation while Awaiting Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation

To access the full published research article by Beacon's Dr. Robert Pettit, please click here. Objective The objective of this study was to assess potential risk factors, including time delay until implantation, for knee cartilage defect expansion or new high-grade defect formation between ...

Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Announces Dr. Robert Pettit to Lead New Fort Thomas Location

FORT THOMAS, KY – Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine as announced that Dr. Robert Pettit - a highly skilled, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports-related injuries - will lead Beacon's Fort Thomas location, which is scheduled to open in late February. Pettit is a ...

Cincinnati Magazine Top Doctors 2022

Each year, physicians are selected by their peers in a survey, asking them which physicians they would turn to for their own personal care. Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is proud to have 49 doctors listed on the latest Cincinnati Magazine’s Top Docs List of 2022. We are very proud of all ...

Beacon taps former Boston Celtics physician to lead its newest office - Cincinnati Business Courier

By Liz Engel Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, one of the region’s largest independent physician groups, has hired a former Boston Celtics team physician to head its newest office in Northern Kentucky. Dr. Robert Pettit, a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes ...

Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Welcomes Dr. Robert Pettit

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is proud to announce the addition of orthopedic surgeon Dr. Robert Pettit. Dr. Pettit is a highly skilled, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports-related injuries. Dr. Pettit will hold clinic at four different Beacon ...

Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Expands Again in Northern Kentucky

CINCINNATI, OH. – Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is continuing its expansion into Northern Kentucky with the planned opening of two Orthopaedic Care Centers in Kenton and Campbell counties. Beacon's Kenton County care center at 2900 Chancellor Drive in Crestview Hills is scheduled to ...