KimLStearnsMD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Cleveland, OH

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Trauma

Chairman, Department of Surgery Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital, Team Physician Cleveland Indians/Guardians, Assistant Professor of Surgery Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anatomy Northeast Ohio Medical University

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Office
1730 W 25th St FL 6
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone+1 216-363-2222

Fax+1 216-771-5873

Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1985 - 1990
Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1986 - 2026
CA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
VT State Medical License 1988 - 1989
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

105 citations
The Association Between Operative Time and Short-Term Complications in Total Hip Arthroplasty: An Analysis of 89,802 Surgeries.
Peter Surace, Assem A Sultan, Jaiben George, Linsen T. Samuel, Anton Khlopas
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2019-03-01
35 citations
The Potential Effects of Imposing a Body Mass Index Threshold on Patient-Reported Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Alexander Roth, Hiba K. Anis, Ahmed K. Emara, Alison K. Klika, Wael K. Barsoum
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2021-07-01
26 citations
Preoperative cut-off values for body mass index deny patients clinically significant improvements in patient-reported outcomes after total hip arthroplasty.
Nicholas R. Arnold, Hiba K. Anis, Wael K. Barsoum, Michael R. Bloomfield, Peter J. Brooks
The Bone & Joint Journal. 2020-05-31

Press Mentions

Scary Symptoms That Aren't as Serious as You ThinkJune 14th, 2022
Why Steroids Are Best AvoidedNovember 7th, 2019
TKR - One or Two at a Time?February 19th, 2019
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