Certifications
� American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
� American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
� American College of Surgeons
Societies
� American Medical Association
� Ohio State Medical Association
� Ohio Orthopaedic Society
� Cincinnati Academy of Medicine
� American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine
� U.S. Olympic Sports Physician Society
� Arthroscopy Association of North America
� International Society of Knee
� American College of Sports Medicine
� American Medical Society of Sports Medicine
Current Offices/Position
Associate Director, Bone & Joint Institute, The Christ Hospital
Clinical Instructor, University of Cincinnati
Team Physician, Cincinnati Bengals
Member, U.S. Swimming Team
Chief of Staff, The Christ Hospital
Education
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, St. Louis University; St. Louis, Missouri
Medical Doctor
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Cincinnati, Ohio
Postgraduate--Residencies
and Additional Training
Internship at University of Cincinnati Medical Center Department of Orthopaedic
Surgery; Cincinnati, Ohio
Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Fellowship in:
Knee & Sports Medicine
Memorial Hospital; Long Beach, California
Sports Medicine
Centinela Hospital Medical Center; Los Angeles, California
Robert
S. Heidt, Jr., M.D.
Dr. Rob Heidt, Jr. had
the opportunity to learn about medicine at an early age. At 15, he volunteered in
a hospital and by 16, he was an orderly, getting hands on experience. Of course,
it didn�t hurt that his father, Dr. Heidt Sr., was in charge of the Emergency Department
at Christ Hospital at the time.
Since then, Dr. Heidt Jr. has made his own mark in the world of orthopaedics. As
president of the NFL Physicians� Society this year, he heads up all NFL team physicians
and often works with commissioner Paul Tagliabue in New York. He�s also the Cincinnati
Bengals� physician, always traveling with the team and providing care on and off
the field.
�Like most people in this area, I�m a Bengals� fan, so I enjoy my work with the team,�
said Dr. Heidt, who has held the position for the past 13 years. �While I�ve come
to know many of the players, Anthony Munoz really stands out. I have great respect
for him.�
An athlete himself, Dr. Heidt is a past member of the U.S. Swimming Team and the
U.S. Olympic Sports Physician Society. Dr. Heidt, who serves on the Executive Committee
for The Christ Hospital, also directs a fellowship program there, training two orthopaedic
fellows every year.
�I guess being a leader falls in our family lines,� said the younger surgeon, who
is married and has three sons. �My father has been everything I�ve been--plus some.
That�s quite a model to follow.�
In addition to the Mt. Auburn practice, Dr. Heidt sees patients in the Anderson and
Blue Ash offices. �Staying on the leading edge of treatment options, helps all my
patients, not just athletes,� said Dr. Heidt. �Whether they�re 10 or 90, the important
thing is for them to get better.�