Western Baptist welcomes new orthopedic surgeons

        Orthopedic surgeons Clint Hill, M.D., Brian Kern, M.D., and K. Brandon Strenge, M.D., have  recently joined the medical staff at Western Baptist Hospital.

       Dr. Hill is a spine specialist. A graduate of East Tennessee State College of Medicine, he  completed his residency and spine fellowship at Universit of Mississippi Medical Center.

       Dr. Kern specializes in sports medicine. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. After an orthopedic residency at SIU, he completed  a fellowship in  sports medicine, arthroscopy and reconstructive surgery at the Southern California Orthopaedic Institute in Los Angeles.

       Dr. Strenge is also a spine specialist. A graduate of Southern Illinois University, he completed his orthopedic residency at SIU and then a spine surgery fellowship at The Spine Institute in Santa Monica, Calif.

   They joined the practice of orthopedic surgeons Stephen Jackson, M.D., and Burton Stodghill, M.D., at The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky.

     They are accepting new patents at Doctors Office Building 3, Suite 103, Western Baptist Hospital, 2605 Kentucky Ave. The office phone is (270) 442-9461.