Kate Linehan

When Kate Linehan began playing soccer as a youngster, she like many other young athletes, dreamt of competing at the highest level for as long as possible. Unfortunately, by the time she reached 7th grade, she became one of a vastly increasing number of young female athletes who tear their ACL (anterior cruciate ligament). Determined not to be defeated by her injury, Katie underwent her first ACL surgery. The first surgery seemed to be enough of a fix to get her back to soccer and she went on to play for The Ohio State University Women’s Soccer Team. It was there that her second tear occurred and she once again found herself facing the procedure that so many of her fellow teammates had also undergone.

When it came time for her second surgery, Katie chose Dr. Pete Edwards of the Ohio Riverside Sports Medicine Institute, of The Ohio Orthopedic Center of Excellence “because of his excellent reputation in treating athletes such as herself.” Kate felt that the consistently positive feedback about Dr. Edwards she received from fellow players gave her added confidence in going through with another surgery and rehabilitation.

“Dr. Edwards went out of his way to make sure I had everything I needed from the time of my MRI until the end of my physical therapy…he was very accommodating and really seemed to care about me,” says Kate. As a graduate of The Ohio State University, Dr. Edwards continued his commitment of caring to Kate, assisting her with an internship, shadowing, and offering medical school direction. “I am proud to call Dr. Pete Edwards my surgeon and my friend”.