Kenneth J. Brislin, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine

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Overview

Languages spoken

  • English

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About

Philosophy of care

A long-distance runner and former rower, I understand how devastating injuries can be to athletes. My practice is dedicated to helping injured athletes return to peak performance as quickly and safely as possible.

Why I entered medicine

My biggest influences were my great-uncle, Peter Savage, and my father, Thomas Brislin. My great-uncle was an old-time general practitioner. He would do house calls, deliver babies and even set bones. He loved three things: family, medicine and fishing. My father had an old-fashioned "black bag" and would have me or my brother bring it to him when he would get called into the hospital for a patient. I would make "rounds" with my father when I was 5 or 6 years old. I just felt a deep calling to medicine. I never thought of becoming anything other than a physician. During the summer before my senior year in college, I participated in a program for pre-medical students run by a cardiothoracic surgeon in Scranton. I became very interested in surgery after spending weeks with general surgeons, plastic surgeons, cardiothoracic surgeons, and, of course, orthopedic surgeons. I entered medical school thinking about neonatology, the care of pre-term infants. But I was more drawn to surgery as medical school progressed. I enjoyed orthopedics most of all, because I really felt that this specialty could allow us to help restore patients to full function.

Education

Undergraduate
 University of Scranton, BS - Biology, 1994

Medical Training
 Temple University School Of Medicine, MD - Doctor of Medicine, 1998

Training

Internship 1999
 Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Residency 2000
 Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Residency 2001
 Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Residency 2002
 Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Residency 2003
 Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship 2004
 Sports Medicine, Mississippi Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center, Jackson, MS

Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Publications & Clinical Trials

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