Our Physicians

Physician Bio

Dr. Kevin Reilly joined Wellington in 1995 and is the seventh of eight sons, born and raised in Cincinnati by Tom and Agnes Reilly. He was an Academic All American in football at The College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts and returned to Cincinnati from medical school and his orthopaedic training. In 2011, he was named a team physician for the Cincinnati Bengals. “I always dreamed of making it in the NFL, I just didn’t realize it would take me 25 years and a medical career to get there.” He serves as the team physician for St. Xavier, where he wrestled and played football in high school. He also serves as an orthopaedic consultant for multiple other area high schools, several colleges and the McGing Irish Dancers. “I’ve enjoyed remaining involved with high school athletics since this was one of my earliest attractions to Orthopaedics as a career. There is a great deal of satisfaction from the one-on-one interaction you have when treating a patient and helping them restore their function and achieve their goals. Whether it’s a 9 year-old soccer player or a 90 year-old walker, a 100-pound dancer or a 300-pound lineman, helping someone do the things they need to do and want to do, by correctly diagnosing and treating them, is the greatest thing about my job.”

In this era of specialization, he is also proud of being a general orthopaedic surgeon. “I have a particular interest in joint replacement surgery, arthroscopy and sports medicine, but I enjoy the variety and challenge of seeing virtually all patients and treating most of them,” says Dr. Reilly, who is married and has six children. “If a problem is extremely rare or complex, we have an extensive team of subspecialists within the Wellington group available as a valuable resource.”

According to Dr. Reilly, up to 90% of an orthopaedic practice involves non-operative care. In most cases, multiple nonsurgical options are explored before resorting to surgery. “Our responsibility is to try to get patients better, and if I can do that without resorting to surgery, that is usually the first choice. When surgery is required, I make use of state of the art techniques and equipment, from less invasive arthroscopic and total joint surgeries to computer assisted and partial joint replacement surgeries.

The local and national climate of healthcare has not dampened his enthusiasm for this chosen profession. “I consider it a significant and humbling honor and privilege to serve patients in need. Despite the stresses and ever increasing challenges of the business of medicine, I continue to find the practice of orthopaedic surgery very fulfilling.”