Nick Higinbotham, D.O.

I am excited to join the team at the Orthopaedic Center of the Virginias and look forward to providing quality care in a close-knit community. I diagnose and treat a wide variety of orthopedic problems in patients of all ages with a particular interest in fracture care, hip and knee replacement, rotator cuff repair, ligament reconstruction and carpal tunnel release.

Personal:
I have been married to my wife, Katrina, for 2 years. We have two dogs, Charley and Oliver, and are excited to welcome our first child in January 2023. We enjoy camping, hiking, traveling and spending time with our families.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Business Address:

Orthopaedic Center of the Virginias
311 Courthouse Road
Princeton, WV 24740

Business Phone:

304-487-2297

Specialties:

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Certified Independent
  • Medical Evaluations
  • American Medical Association
  • Disability Evaluation
  • Agreed Medical Evaluations

Education:

Kent State University
Kent, Ohio, 1963

Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, BS, 1965

Ohio State University
College of Medicine,
Columbus, Ohio,
Medical Doctor, 1969

Post Graduate Training:

Surgical Internship,
Los Angeles County!
University of Southern
California Medical Center,
Los Angeles, California
1969-1970

General Surgery Residency
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Pasadena, California 1970-1971

On-the-Job Training,
Department of Orthopedic
Surgery, United States Army,
Valley Forge General Hospital,
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania,
197 1-1973

Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Los Angeles County / University
of Southern California Medical
Center, Los Angeles, California
1973-1977

Chymopapain in the Management of
Lumbar Disc Disease, New York
University, Post-Graduate
Medical School, New York, New
York, 1983

American Disability Evaluation
Research Institute, Ann Arbor,
Michigan, 1985-1988

Special Education:

Neurosurgery, William Beaumont
General Hospital, El Paso, Texas

Sports Medicine
Sports Medical Center
Robert Kerland, Director
Inglewood, California

Board Qualifications:

Fellow of the American Academy
of Disability Evaluation.
Physicians

Board Certified by the American
Board of Independent Medical
Examiners

Board Eligible of the American
Academy of Orthopedic Surgery.

Commerce Industrial Medical Clinic
Commerce, California 90022
1977-1980

Robert P. Kropac, MD
101 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 401
Montebello, California 90640
1980-1994

HealthSouth
120 1 2L1i Street
Princeton, WV 24740
1994-1996

Robert P. Kropac, MD
311 Courthouse Road
Princeton, WV 24740
1996-Present