Professional Bio
A native of Dayton, Ohio, he graduated from Fairmont High School in 1957, attended Dartmouth College and captained the 1960 football team. After graduating in 1961 he entered Dartmouth Medical School, receiving a BMS Cum Laude degree in 1963. He then transferred to Northwestern University Medical School where he was AOA and received his MD degree in 1965. His postgraduate education was at the Cleveland Clinic, finishing his Orthopaedic residency in 1972. This was interrupted by serving as a medical officer in the US Navy from 1967 to 1969.
After completing residency he remained on the faculty of the Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic Department until moving to Rochester, NY, in 1975 to join the full time faculty of the University of Rochester Department of Orthopaedics as the Director of Athletic Medicine. In July 2005 he transitioned to part-time Professor of Orthopaedics, continuing to be involved in teaching, clinical research and providing non-surgical care for sports related knee problems. From 2004 to 2008 he served as the Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Director of the University of Rochester Faculty Practice Group. In 2009 he launched his " hobby career" servicing and repairing mechanical clocks. ("Ken's Clocks").
Beginning in 1972, Dr. DeHaven was one of the first to utilize arthroscopy in an Orthopaedic Sports Medicine practice. He has been a full time faculty member involved in teaching, patient care and clinical research his entire career, and has been a mentor to many residents and fellows. He has also served as team physician for high school, college and professional teams, beginning during residency and continuing today. Throughout his career he has authored or co-authored more than 86 scientific papers, contributed 36 textbooks or chapters in textbooks, has done 46 visiting professorships, and given numerous other invited lectures nationally and internationally. He is probably most recognized for his work on the meniscus, especially meniscus repair.
Dr. DeHaven is also recognized as a leader in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics He is a past president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, the International Society of the Knee (a parent society to ISAKOS) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Patient Care Bio
Beginning in 1972, Dr. DeHaven pioneered the use of arthroscopy in an orthopaedic sports medicine practice. He continues to be involved in teaching, clinical research, and providing non-surgical care for sports-related knee problems.
He joined URMC Orthopaedics in 1975 as the Director of Athletic Medicine. For three decades, he served as a board-certified Orthopaedics faculty member involved in teaching, patient care, clinical research, training, and mentoring many residents and fellows. He has also served as team physician for high school, college, and professional teams. From 2004 to 2008, Dr. DeHaven was the Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the URMC and Director of the University of Rochester Faculty Practice Group. In 2009 he launched his " hobby career" servicing and repairing mechanical clocks. ("Ken's Clocks").
Throughout his career, he has authored or co-authored nearly 90 scientific papers, contributed to 36 textbooks or chapters in textbooks, has provided 46 visiting professorships, and given numerous other invited lectures nationally and internationally. Dr. DeHaven is probably most recognized for his work on the meniscus, especially meniscus repair.
| Dedication Kenneth DeHaven Arthroscopic Surgical Skills Laboratory |
2010 |
| Distinquished Alumnus of the Year Award 2010 | Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, Ohio |
2010 - 2010 |
| Best Doctors in America for Knee Surgery |
2009 |
| Best Doctors in America for Sports Medicine |
2009 |
| Best Doctors in America for Arthroscopy |
2009 |
| Sports Hall of Fame (as team physician) | University of Rochester |
2008 |
| Guide to America's Top Surgeons |
2006 |
| AOSSM - Hall of Fame Award |
2006 |
| AOSSM/Aircast Award for Clinical Science for "ACL reconstruction |
2003 |
| AOSSM John C. Kennedy MD, FRCS Memorial Lectureship |
2003 |
| Lifetime Achievement Award - The Bay Area Knee Society |
2001 |
| Fairmont HS (Dayton, OH) Athletic Hall of Fame (Inaugural class) |
2000 |
| The Best Doctors in America |
1999 |
| AOSSM Mr. Sports Medicine Award |
1997 |
| Rochester Press Radio Club - Elliott Cushing Award |
1995 |
| AOSSM - ESKA Traveling Fellowship Godfather |
1990 |
| University of Rochester Department of Athletics Spike Garnish Award |
1986 |
| American Orthopaedic Association - North AmericanTraveling Fellow |
1972 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha, Northwestern University Medical School |
1964 |
| Northwestern University Medical School Scholarship |
1963 - 1965 |
| Cum Laude, Dartmouth Medical School |
1963 |
| Dartmouth Medical School Scholarship |
1961 - 1963 |
| Travelli Scholarship |
1958 - 1961 |
| Dartmouth College Scholarship |
1957 - 1961 |
