Benjamin R. Wilson, MD

Specialties

Sports Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery

Location(s):

Languages Spoken:

English

Benjamin Wilson, M.D., is a pediatric orthopedic specialist at Shriners Children's Lexington specializing in sports injuries and conditions. He has worked at Shriners Children's Lexington since 2020, and is also an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Kentucky.

He earned his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine, and completed his residency at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and fellowships at Boston Children's Hospital and Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.

Dr. Wilson was a collegiate football player at Kentucky Wesleyan College. He dealt with his own sports injuries that required surgery, which further inspired his passion for sports medicine. He also serves as the team physician for Morehead State University.

In his free time, Dr. Wilson enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, running, playing and watching sports, working out, playing guitar, cooking and reading.

Pediatric Care

Specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine

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More About Me

Board Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine

Education and Training

Medical Education|Indiana Univeristy School of Medicine |Indianapolis|IN||05/11/2014

Internship|University of Kentucky College of Medicine|Lexington|KY||06/01/2015

Fellowship|Boston Children's Hospital|Boston|MA||07/31/2020

Academic Positions and Locations

University of Kentucky Dept of Orthopaedics
Assistant Professor

Leadership and Memberships

2014-Present: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
2017-Present: The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
2015-2016: American College of Sports Medicine
2017-Present: The American Orthopaedic Association
2017-Present: The Arthroscopy Society of North America

Awards and Honors

2014-2015, Recipient, International Pediatric Orthopaedics Symposium Scholarship, Shriners Children's/Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
2014, Emergency Department Off-Service Resident of the Year, University of Kentucky
2018-2019, Orthopedic In-Training Exam Award
2018, Shriners Children's Scholarship, International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium