About Me
Over my 22-year career in the US Army, I learned to be a leader while gaining empathy for our wounded warriors as they live with devastating injuries to their feet and ankles. Caring for these soldiers was an honor and it prepared me for my career at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.
I’m an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon specializing in sports medicine and arthroscopic procedures. I’m passionate about caring for patients and developing necessary procedures because lower extremity injuries can be very disabling and painful. I strive to be a good listener first, understanding my patients’ expectations and goals.
As a prior farm kid, I greatly appreciated the opportunities given to me that allowed me to study medicine. In order to pay it forward, I’m an active mentor for residents and medical students, and give them opportunities to get involved in research and clinical activities. I have helped develop orthopedics surgical simulation training in order to improve patient safety while providing residents a safe, protected environment to grow and develop. Mentorship is paramount—balancing our faith, family, friends and a career can be difficult, but having a mentor makes it much easier.
Being an associate professor at The Ohio State University means I’m on the cutting edge of medicine—publishing research, learning new techniques and educating other surgeons as an associate master instructor of arthroscopy. My research is all directed at improving my patients’ outcomes. I have published several new surgical techniques, and have worked to improve assistive devices (crutches) and the transition to a hands-free crutch. I’m also developing a dynamic foot and ankle research consortium to further enhance patient care.
In my free time, I enjoy continuing to serve in the Army Reserve as well as four-wheeling, camping and fishing with my family and friends.
Highlights
- American Orthopaedic Traveling Fellow, representing America on the world stage
- Bronze Star (Army) combat award for serving in Afghanistan
- Order of Military Medical Merit (top 10% of all Army physicians)
- Two U.S. patents for developing new combat splinting materials (FastCast™ spray-on foam)
- Designated as a Distinguished Arthroscopic Leader (DAL) by the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
Procedures and Conditions I Treat
- Sports Medicine
- Ankle Injuries
- Foot Injuries
- Orthopedics
Locations Where I Practice
2835 Fred Taylor Drive
Columbus, OH 43202
614-293-2001
6100 North Hamilton Road
Westerville, OH 43081
614-814-8100
6515 Pullman Drive
Lewis Center, OH 43035
614-688-7140
in Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Institute
2835 Fred Taylor Drive
2nd Floor Room 2020
Columbus, OH 43202
614-366-0088
in Outpatient Care Lewis Center
6515 Pullman Drive
Suite 1100
Lewis Center, OH 43035
614-293-3668
in Outpatient Care New Albany
6100 North Hamilton Road
1st Floor, Suite 1B
Westerville, OH 43081
614-293-2663
Please note: Not all physicians schedule patients at each listed location.
Education and Training
Education History
Medical School
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA
8/1/2004 - 6/1/2008
Residency
William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, TX
7/1/2008 - 6/30/2013
Fellowship
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA
8/1/2013 - 7/1/2014
Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
7/28/2016
Academic Information
My Department
Orthopaedics
My Division
Orthopaedics
Reviews
The overall patient satisfaction rating is an average of all patient responses to the six doctor communication related questions shown below from the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey. For additional information about the patient satisfaction survey, please visit our Patient Satisfaction Survey page.
The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their view and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.
187 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
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Overall
4.7 out of 5
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Explains Things Carefully
4.8 out of 5
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Listens Carefully
4.8 out of 5
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Gives Understandable Instructions
4.7 out of 5
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Knows My Medical History
4.5 out of 5
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Shows Respect
4.8 out of 5
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Time Spent Together
4.6 out of 5
Consulting and Related Relationships
At The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, we support a faculty member’s research and consulting in collaboration with medical device, research and/or drug companies because a faculty member’s expertise can guide important advancements in the practice of medicine and improve patient care. In order to provide effective management of these relationships, the University requires annual disclosures from all faculty members with external interests related to their University responsibilities.
As of 09/30/2024, Dr. Martin has reported relationships with the companies or entities listed below. If you have questions about the relationships listed below, please ask the faculty member. If you have questions about how these relationships are monitored by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, please contact our Compliance Office.
- Conmed
- Arthrex
- iWALKFree
- Triton Systems Inc
- MTF Biologics
Everyone was professional and polite
Excellent
I felt like he was condescending. I was told at a previous visit that they wouldn't do surgery on my broken foot until I was 12 months out. Ok, so came back short of 14 months to be told still not healed but now won't do surgery to try to fix it because it's been so long since it happened. None of the responses made sense.
Great
Excellent care provider. Went above and beyond to explain what needed to be done as well as excellent follow up.
Knowledgeable, confident, caring
Good
Best care provider ever. Made me feel educated and safe during all steps of pre-surgery, surgery, and post-surgery.
Dr. Martin explained what I need to do to continue to heal my sprained Lisfranc ligament and ankle.
Excellent doctor, bedside manner is wonderful, very knowledgeable and informative
Dr. Martin is kind and extremely knowledgeable. I am very thankful to have had him as my surgeon.
He explained exactly the nature of my ankle break and exactly what he was going to do to fix it. He was always respectful and answered every question I had. I believe I had the best possible surgeon for my particular injury. I feel very fortunate he was my surgeon
Dr. Martin was so helpful in allaying fears and redirecting my concerns toward what will actually help based on my symptoms and x-rays as opposed to what I walked in guessing might be the treatment
At times, he seemed like he was in a rush, but he took the requisite time to diagnose my injury and explained my choices. Very knowledgeable
Great personality and knowledge
He's just plain awesome and patient centered.
Dr. Martin is the best foot/ankle ortho.
Very informative
Always good experience- Dr. Martin is patient and kind
No concerns. Seemed to attend to patient concerns efficiently and effectively.
Dr martin is fantastic, very thankful for his modern approach
He was very careful and seems extremely smart and knowledgeable and has a great personality
Dr.Martin was personable and thoroughly explained the extent of my injury, and what his plan was to fix it. He also explained what to possibly expect long term from my type of injury.
Very nice and knew what he was talking about. Reassured me he could help and that surgery was needed and why. Excellent experience
Exceptional
Very knowledgeable and asked a lot of questions. Completed exam that I felt to be thorough and explained diagnosis and treatment plan clearly.
Very good
The Doctor and staff were amazing and listened to my needs and cared what I had to say.
I was impressed with Dr. Martin's knowledge, concern, and advice for my foot fractures.
I had a surgery with Dr. Martin, I heard it went well but I did not get to talk to him afterwards. I was hoping to talk to him after the surgery to hear about the surgery and hear any precautions. I think it is best for a patient to be able to spend at least a little time with the surgeon after the surgery to check up on things and answer any remaining questions.
Although dr. Martin did not give me the outcome I wanted he did explain the reasons why. And discussed alternative options for me. I like that he is very honest and I respect and appreciate his work and opinions on my condition
Excellent communication skills. Instills the utmost in confidence of care.
Dr Martin is always wonderful, everytime that I see him. Wouldn't trade him for anyone else.
Well prepared
Dr. Martin was attentive and responded to my concerns respectfully
Took the time to listen to and answer all of our questions. Obviously knowledgeable in the specifics of my injury.
Very knowledgeable and nice
Dr Martin explained my injury and plan for treatment in terms that were easy to understand. He was very kind and caring.
Dr. Martin is the best. Very knowledgeable, with excellent bedside manners.
Very easy to talk with. Listened well and didn't rush. Very positive appointment
I went in with a swollen foot and told him I felt and heard a popping noise on the bottom of my foot. He didn't even bother to do xrays and told me to see myself out of the office. He's one more OSU doctor off my list.
The surgeon is finally doing surgery.I have been to many doctors and surgeons.I was finally given a chance.
Friendly. Efficient. Listens.
Felt like Dr. Martin really had a lot of experience dealing with my type of injury. It was great that he explained how often he had repaired broken ankles. He looked to be in excellent physical shape which gave me confidence in his physical abilities and in his desire to help me create the best possible outcome for my well-being to help me regain my strength.
Was able to confirm what I had suspected was wrong with my ankle and provided practical solutions to functional deficits.
Good
Explaining to me about cleaning my privates
Good
After a very brief bumpy introduction, I was thoroughly pleased with this provider
Listened to any concerns I had. Gave easy to understand instructions and answers.
Dr. Martin is an excellent doctor who is friendly and communicates well
Very nice. Wish wait time can be shorter.
Kevin Martin was not helpful, he did not go over my x-ray - he didn't give me any help nor did he tell me anything I didn't already know. I came in due to a damage Achilles (possible torn) this is why my primary Dr. sent me to get some treatment which I didn't received. I ended up later date actually going to the E.R. 5 days later. I was in pain and more damage to my Achilles.
Everyone was so kind and so helpful.
Dr. Martin has been amazing through my whole surgery process. This was my 1 year checkup, when I previously met with Dr. Martin I was in extreme pain walking and was mentally in a bad place thinking I was going to live my life in constant pain and walk with a permanent limp. He told me our goal was to get me at least 50% less pain. At this time I was happy with that expectation and couldn't wait for the surgery. After surgery I was immediately in at least 80% less pain that I had been in for the past 2 years and less than I was from previous surgery 10 months prior to Dr. Martin doing this revision surgery. Within 3 months of this surgery I was and still to this day 100% pain free and walk without any limp. I can walk, run, jump and enjoy daily living completely pain free. Dr. Martin exceeded any expectations I had for this surgery. Going to OSU and choosing Dr. Martin was by far the best decision I have made.
Doctor was very easygoing yet professional and thorough, awesome experience and would recommend
Dr Martin evaluated my full foot and ankle and provided an overall strategy for my issues beyond the two broken bones.
It wasn't bad, just didn't care for the prognosis
Excellent
Clean cut, well groomed. Attentive & to the point. Great communication skills & explained everything well.
Care provider was very friendly and knowledgeable
Very personable. Explained things well.
Dr. Martin is professional and extremely knowledgeable. I wish I had seen him sooner.
I was impressed by how personable and attentive Dr. Martin was. He was very straight forward and answered all our questions.
Even though I have been experiencing multiple issues with my feet, it seemed like the provider only wanted to focus on one. I wasn't given the opportunity to talk about the other problems, and it almost seemed like the provider was a bit dismissive when he told me that he didn't think that there was much he could do for me other than set me up for physical therapy. I felt like the provider didn't want to be bothered and that the appointment seemed rushed.
Very good.