Robert Wetzel, MD
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Specialty: Orthopedic Trauma Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
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Primary Location: 1000 Auburn Dr (5 mi.)
Other Locations - Languages Spoken: English
Office Locations
UH Ahuja Medical Center (5 mi.)
1000 Auburn Dr
Ste 210
Beachwood, OH 44122
216-844-7200
UH Cleveland Medical Center (0 mi.)
11100 Euclid Ave
Bolwell 5th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-844-7200
Biography: Robert Wetzel, MD
Expertise
Titles
- Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery, UH Cleveland Medical Center
- Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
Certifications & Memberships
- Orthopaedic Surgery - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Education
Fellowship | Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery - Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital (2014 - 2015)
Residency | Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery - Mcgaw Medical Center Of Northwestern University (2009 - 2014)
Medical Education
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) (2009)
Undergraduate
University Of Akron (2005)
About
Dr. Robert J. Wetzel, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic trauma surgeon at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Dr. Wetzel also has privileges at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital for the treatment of complex pediatric traumas. He also sees patients at UH Ahuja Medical Center and is an Assistant Professor of orthopaedic surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Dr. Wetzel is board certified in orthopedic surgery, with expertise in adult reconstructive surgery and hip joint preservation and reconstruction. His special interests include complex adult and pediatric trauma, fracture care, multiply-injured patients, fractures of both the upper and lower extremities, and fractures of the pelvis and hip socket. Dr. Wetzel also specializes in hip deformity and hip dysplasia, performing open hip preservation and deformity correction surgeries, including periacetabular osteotomy (PAO).
He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. He earned his medical doctorate from Northeast Ohio Medical University where he completed a rigorous 6-year accelerated, combined undergraduate and medical school program. He went on to complete his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the prestigious Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Wetzel then went on to further specialize by completing an orthopaedic trauma and hip preservation fellowship at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He joined the UH Cleveland Medical Center medical staff in 2015 with the advent of the hospital obtaining Level 1 Trauma status. Dr. Wetzel has also served on multiple committees throughout the building of the trauma center to ensure excellent and timely patient care for individuals with traumatic injuries.
Dr. Wetzel is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, the AO North America and the Ohio Orthopaedic Society. Dr. Wetzel also serves as a program director for the orthopaedic trauma fellowship program at UH Cleveland Medical Center.
Patient Experience Reviews
Dr. Wetzel is wonderful. He went above and beyond helping to research alternative treatment options and spent time speaking with my insurance in efforts to have expensive tx approved.
excellent Doctor
My Doctor and his nurses are great. ***
All things considered. I was extremely happy about this experience overall.
Couldn't be more pleased with Dr. Wetzel and his PA ***. They are both dedicated professionals.
Dr. Wetzel is the best! *** I have been blessed to have absolutely amazing doctors treat me but it's very rare when you get amazing doctors because of the skills they know and at the same time to be genuinely decent human beings. In that category is, Dr. Wetzel, Dr. ***, Dr. ***, Dr. *** and last but certainly not least, my neurologist, Dr. ***
Good
The care received during this visit was excellent. The doctor came in the room having already reviewed my file and knowledgeable about the records and what we were here to discuss. He showed great patients as I work to understand the options and pros and cons of each choice. I went ahead with the surgery with this provider due to the confidence and care that he demonstrated.
Doctor Wetzel is the best!
Dr Wetzel is personable, easy to talk to, great at explaining diagnoses and benefits of treatment in logical way, and provided excellent care!
Dr Wetzel did an amazing job for me in a trauma situation. He has great bedside manner and cares about his patients. I am grateful.
Dr. Wetzel kind of got stuck with my case as the attending who was on call when I came into the ER wasn't answering the page & Dr. Wetzel read my CT & Xray and subsequently my follow-up as well. I appreciate his taking on my case very much and have the utmost confidence in his treatment of my calcaneal fracture.
Dr. Wetzel saw me on short notice even though I was not a previous patient of him (my wife was). Unlike the Cleveland Clinic related specialist I have been seeing for this injury, Dr. Wetzel listened to me, diagnosed the injury correctly (as it turned out), scheduled an MRI and follow-up visit within minutes. That was more than I had expected!
The group of people who work here are some of the nicest people we have had to work with.thank you to you all.
Dr. Wetzel is a very attentive provider. He actively shows concern and understanding and fully discusses any questions or concerns I have.
Good
I love Dr Wetzel and his team! I traveled from Atlanta for bilateral transtibial osseointegration and I am grateful
Dr. Wetzel and his staff have always been fantastic. Professional , but they talk to you and care for you like family. I have recommended his office to family and friends many times. If my Insurance were to ever become out of network or not accepted, I would pay out of pocket.
Dr Wetzel is the best
Great service by all and Dr. Wetzel's office
Dr.Wetzel is an excellent doctor .i would highly recommend him too family or friends.give him a raise .
Doctor was great ***
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As of December 31, 2016, Robert Wetzel did not disclose any Outside Relationships with Industry.