LEXINGTON, KY. – 6/1/2020 – William Ben Kibler, MD, FACSM has retired from Lexington Clinic Orthopedics – Sports Medicine after 43 years of dedicated service.
Having joined Lexington Clinic in 1977 and establishing The Shoulder Center of Kentucky, Dr. Kibler has been at the forefront of comprehensive shoulder repair and rehabilitation, and has had a profound impact in the field of sports medicine.
Throughout his stellar career, Dr. Kibler has provided specialized shoulder surgery, scapula, acute knee injury surgery, sports medicine and arthroscopic surgeries of the knee, ankle and elbow. Countless patients and healthcare providers have and will continue to benefit from his outstanding scientific and scholarly contributions to sports medicine.
“Dr. Kibler’s passion for healthcare and his inspiring spirit will be greatly missed here, but we wish him all the best in his well-deserved retirement,” said Dr. Andrew Henderson, CEO of Lexington Clinic. “We seek to honor Dr. Kibler’s contributions in the field of orthopedics and sports medicine by continuing with the elevated levels of service we provide to our patients and the community at large.”
Prior to joining Lexington Clinic, Dr. Kibler completed a Neuromuscular Diseases fellowship at Vanderbilt University. He completed his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Vanderbilt as well, an internship at Parkland Hospital, Dallas, and graduated from the Vanderbilt Medical School.
As an internationally recognized and renowned visionary in his field, Dr. Kibler has shared his expertise through speaking engagements and educational symposiums both domestically and abroad. Those in the field have benefited from his hunger for excellence, his wisdom, the enthusiasm of his teachings, his discipline and his mentoring. Dr. Kibler has held many important posts over the years with various organizations such as the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, the Society for Tennis Medicine and Science, ISAKOS etc. He has also contributed to many professional publications and been honored with numerous awards including the coveted Thomas Brady Award by the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, which recognized Dr. Kibler for his service and dedication to sports medicine and the impact he has made on his community.
Some of his other achievements include:
- Developing the first comprehensive sports medicine program in Kentucky
- Being the first to provide athletic training services to area schools and sports organizations in Kentucky
- Developing 3 Consensus Conferences on Disorders of the Scapula
- Performing over 23,000 surgical procedures
- Founding member of the Society for Tennis Medicine and Science
- Head Team Physician for the Lexington Legends since 2001
Within the realms of medical innovations, Dr. Kibler:
- Was the first to describe kinetic chain in sports activities
- Was the first to describe scapular kinematics and scapular dyskinesis
- Wrote and co-edited first and only book on scapular disorders
- Developed concepts of core stability and closed chain rehabilitation
- Developed protocols and programs that set the basis for comprehensive shoulder rehabilitation
- Developed and described 3 clinical exam tests for shoulder pathology
- Developed and determined outcomes for 2 operations for AC injury and scapular muscle detachment
- Developed the Personal Insight Program to address issues of professional and personal burnout.
We wish Dr. Kibler the very best in this new chapter of his life.
About Lexington Clinic:
Lexington Clinic was founded in 1920 and is Central Kentucky’s oldest and largest group practice. Lexington Clinic has more than 200 providers and serves more than 600,000 patients every year. Lexington Clinic has providers in 30 different specialties and has more than 25 locations throughout Central Kentucky. For more information about Lexington Clinic, please visit LexingtonClinic.com or you can follow us on Facebook.
