MIDWEST ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Peoria Pirates, Volunteer Team Physician
- Volunteer League Medical Director
When Dr. Michael Gibbons joined Midwest Orthopaedic Center, he brought several firsts with him. As a sports medicine specialist with a focus on knee and shoulder conditions, he was one of the first surgeons in the area to perform a meniscus repair procedure, and he was also the first to do a meniscus transplantation and an autologous chondrocyte implantation -- necessary operations when treating damaged knee cartilage.
For Dr. Gibbons, practicing medicine and surgery at Midwest Orthopaedic Center was an easy decision. Not only does he fully trust his medical partners, he's found a group of health care professionals as collaborative and committed as the sports teams for which he's played. In fact, it's his athletic experience that's made him ideally qualified to treat sports-related injuries as well as knee and shoulder issues. He knows what it's like to be an athlete as well as the parent and spouse of one.
To Dr. Gibbons, Midwest Orthopaedic Center is a family affair - his wife and kids have all been treated by his fellow doctors. And now, his son is a medical student training to become an orthopaedic surgeon while his daughter is a clinical dietitian at UnityPoint Health - Methodist.
These days, Dr. Gibbons still practices what he preaches, recently completing three full-length marathons.
Education
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia
Fellowship: Sports Medicine & Arthroscopic Surgery, Cincinnati Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center
Certification: Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
Community Activities
Southern Professional Hockey League, Peoria Rivermen, Team Physician
Arena Football League 2, Volunteer League Medical Director
Arena Football League 2, Peoria Pirates, Volunteer Team Physician
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Volunteer
As a Peoria native, Dr. Adam Colen understands the community he treats. Following graduation from Bradley University, Dr. Colen went to Midwestern University for med school, then he completed his residency at the Mayo Clinic and his fellowship in sports medicine at St. Elizabeth Healthcare. Afterward, he returned to his hometown, bringing his expertise in interventional pain management and fracture care to Midwest Orthopaedic Center, your home for orthopaedics.
With a focus on the athletic injuries and conditions of active individuals, Dr. Colen prioritizes care that gives you a chance to return to play. He also offers image-guided interventions, like epidural steroid injections into the lumbar and thoracic regions of the spine to allow for improved mobility and pain relief. Through regenerative medicine and interventional pain management, Dr. Colen's treatments are designed to get you back into fighting shape on a timeline that best fits your schedule.
Prior to joining Midwest Orthopaedic Center, Dr. Colen was co-team physician at Thomas More College and Randall K. Cooper High School in Kentucky. It's this experience that's conditioned him to keep his eyes trained on the best possible recovery options, while you keep your eyes on the goal.
Education
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL
Dr. Brad Roberts helps you score a victory for your bone, muscle and joint health. As a sports medicine specialist and expert in non-operative fracture care, he uses a variety of techniques to return sidelined athletes and formerly active individuals to the playing field.
After graduating from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and finishing his residency at Riverside Regional Medical Center, Dr. Roberts completed his fellowship at Wake Forest University and Baptist Medical Center. At Wake Forest, Dr. Roberts worked at an NCAA-affiliated school steeped in athletic excellence. There's no doubt he's brought some of that school's competitive edge to the sports medicine team at Midwest Orthopaedic Center, your home for orthopaedics.
Here, where our fracture care and walk-in service -- Midwest Ortho First -- are the ideal, orthopaedic-focused alternative to your average ER visit, Dr. Roberts brings his A-game to your bone, joint, ligament, muscle and tendon health.
Education
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Downers Grove, IL
Residency: Family Medicine, Riverside Regional Medical Center, Newport News, VA
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Wake Forest University/Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC.
Certification: Board Certified in Family Medicine and Sports Medicine
Dr. Chukwunenye Osuji first came to Midwest Orthopaedic Center in 2011. Its reputation for delivering excellence in orthopaedic care is what inspired him to make this practice his professional home. In the time since, he's worked closely with his colleagues to bring first-rate bone, muscle and joint treatment to patients in Central Illinois and the surrounding region.
Specializing in the treatment and prevention of traumatic injuries and chronic conditions, Dr. Osuji operates on complex fractures and performs hip and knee joint reconstruction. For the latter, he offers robotic-assisted procedures and also champions the anterior approach to hip replacements -- which can help minimize pain and maximize mobility following surgery.
To Dr. Osuji, empathy is the driving force behind his approach to orthopaedics. He aims to understand the underlying cause of your injury before developing a relevant treatment plan for you. He's also fully aware that training doesn't stop in med school. Dr. Osuji's always learning new methods to bring to the table, and he applies whichever techniques may be most applicable and appropriate to your situation.
Education
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgical, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship: Orthopaedic Trauma, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Certifications: Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
It's a privilege to be part of the Peoria community. In providing expert orthopaedic care, it's important to not only know how to diagnose and treat medical conditions, but also to understand the patient beyond the ailment that I'm treating.
As one of the founders of Midwest Orthopaedic Center, Dr. Jeffrey Akeson brings high standards and compassion to your home for orthopaedics. His seasoned guidance will take you from the early unknowns of diagnosis to the satisfaction of recovery.
Through his decades of experience and training, Dr. Akeson provides fracture surgery as well as surgical and brace treatment for scoliosis in adult and pediatric patients. He also specializes in hip and knee replacements, offering standard as well as robotic-assisted surgeries. Among his many accomplishments, he currently serves as the chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.
An avid boater, Dr. Akeson once built his own whitewater kayak and rowed his way through an Olympic training site. In his free time, he enjoys coasting along the currents of Lake Michigan.
Education
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, University of
Washington School of Medicine
Fellowship: Pediatric Orthopaedics, University of Toronto
Certification: Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
Peoria-born and raised, Dr. Luetkemeyer returned to Central Illinois following med school in Southern Illinois, a residency in Grand Rapids and a fellowship at the University of Virginia. He was initally drawn to Midwest Orthopaedic Center because of its reputation as a place where medical professionals work closely together for the good of their patients. Now practicing orthopaedics in his hometown, he's continuing his parents' health care legacy -- his father was an internal medicine physician and his mother was an ICU nurse in the area.
As an orthopaedic surgeon with long-standing ties to the community, Dr. Luetkemeyer enjoys coaching a local baseball team and volunteering for his local parish. In turn, he gets satisfaction from sharing his health care skills with area patients who are able to regain their mobility and quality of life after surgery.
Education
Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners/Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI
Fellowship: Adult Reconstructive Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Certification: Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
To Dr. O'Leary, his work is made easier thanks to the fact that Midwest Orthopaedic Center is a physician-owned, independent orthopaedic surgery practice. It's a place where the camaraderie of the staff and their connections to their patients foster positivity and hope for recovery from bone, muscle and joint conditions.
Dedicated to improving patient care at your home for orthopaedics, Dr. O'Leary's adopted advanced technologies that add precision to the surgeon's steady hand. In launching Midwest Orthopaedic Center's robotic spinal surgery program, he's completed over 100 Mazor X robotic-assisted spinal surgeries. After being at the forefront of its successes in Peoria, he now spreads the word, teaching surgeons across the country about how robotics can improve spinal care.
As a testament to his work, Dr. O'Leary stays physically active, having participated in several Olympic distance triathlons. He also enjoys local activities along the riverfront. Ultimately, Dr. O'Leary wants you to fully enjoy what your community and your life has to offer, helping you put your neck and back problems behind you.
Education
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Maywood, IL
Fellowship: Adult and Pediatric Spine, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Louis, MO
Certification: Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. James Williams understands that aches, pains and numbness in your hands, wrists and elbows can have a major impact on your daily life.
Arthritis in your joints can affect how you grab or hold items. Carpal tunnel can slow the way you work. Elbow pain can limit your arm movements. These problems are part of a whole host of issues that threaten the way you function. So, Dr. Williams promises to restore your upper extremities with surgical and non-surgical treatments, improving mobility and restoring the health of damaged tissue.
Whether your issue originated with a sports injury or is a symptom of a more serious illness, Dr. Williams guides you toward the treatments -- including medications, immobilizations, injections and physical and occupational therapies -- that get you better.
If surgery is needed, Dr. Williams is on hand to perform standard orthopaedic and microvascular procedures that heal your bones, joints, ligaments, muscles and tendons as well as the blood vessels and nerves around them. Let Dr. Williams help you, with all the state-of-the-art resources that Midwest Orthopaedic Center can provide.
Education
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: Hand and Microvascular Surgery, The Indiana Hand Center
Certification: Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
Job Titles:
- Baseball, 15U Travel Team, Coach
In replacing your hip or knee joint, Dr. Thomas Mulvey turns to the latest techniques to create the ideal fit. Through standard procedures as well as the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgical System, Dr. Mulvey can devise a care plan that's suited to your health needs.
The minimally invasive, robotic-arm assisted option is particularly useful thanks to its guidance system, with 3D mapping technology and built-in safeguards that add precision to the procedure. As the first orthopaedic surgeon in the region to employ this technology, Dr. Mulvey has a personal connection to the Mako system.
As for his connection to Midwest Orthopaedic Center, Dr. Mulvey made this practice his professional home because of the opportunities it offered in the field of joint repair. Throughout his time here, Dr. Mulvey's actively adapted to all of the exciting changes that have come his way -- in Central Illinois and in the field of orthopaedics.
He also remains active in his personal life, golfing regularly with his wife and going on memorable trips -- like hiking Machu Picchu with his son. It's this ability, to not only evolve professionally but to seek out new opportunities for growth, that makes Dr. Mulvey a practical and efficient match for your health needs.
Education
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: Joint Replacement Surgery, Harvard Medical School's Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Certification: Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery