OSU hires hand surgeon to lead expanded practice - Business First of Columbus:

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The move will end his 22-yeard association with , a prominenft Columbus group practice knownn for its work in trauma cases and with patientw needing severed hands and fingers reattachedat ’s . The othe r four physicians at thepractice – James Nappi, Lawrence Lubbers, Paul Cook and Raymond Kobus will remain and continue to do their surgeries at OhioHealtuh facilities, said Ruff and a spokeswoman for the Ruff, 56, is making the switch to OSU becausr he wants to work in more of an academi setting with resident physicians training in hand surgery.
Ohio Statee has two hand surgeons, plans to hire anothedr this summer froma out-of-state residency programj and will create a fellowship positioj in the specialty, Ruff said. It is part of OSU’zs push to beef up its efforts inorthopedicd specialties. “We intend to build (hand surgery) up to six or sevej physicians in the nextcouple years,” Ruff said. The hand centet will be in the outpatiengt facility OSU Medical Centet is opening in a new office buildingg at the Gowdy Fielc development site offRoute 315. Ruff said the centetr will train residents in orthopedic traumza andplastic surgery.