Education/CredentialsResidency: University of CincinnatiBachelor's Degree: The Ohio State University (Biology/Biochemistry)Medical Degree: The Ohio State University Board Certifications & LicensesAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine (Certification Date: 2017-06-05)American Board of Emergency Medicine (Sports Medicine) (Certification Date: 2017-08-17) SpecialtiesEmergency MedicineSports Medicine Contact Information Medical Sciences Building Office 513-558-1045 Email betzbt@ucmail.uc.edu Clinical Interests Emergency MedicineOrthopaedic SurgerySports MedicineAchilles TendinitisAchilles Tendon InjuriesAcromioclavicular (AC) Joint InjuryAdductor TendinopathyAdhesive Capsulitis (Frozen shoulder)Ankle FractureAnkle SprainAnterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) InjuryAnterolateral Ligament InjuryArm FractureArm InjuriesArthralgiaArthritisAthletic InjuriesAvascular Necrosis (Aseptic necrosis)Baker's cyst (Popliteal cyst)BursitisCarpal Tunnel SyndromeCartilage DamageChronic Exertional Compartment SyndromeCubital Tunnel SyndromeDe Quervain's TenosynovitisDislocated ShoulderDislocationsFemoracetabular ImpingementFlexor Tendon InjuriesFoot FractureFracturesGanglion CystGolfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)Hamstring InjuryHand InjuriesHand PainHand, Wrist, Elbow or InjuryHeel pain (Plantar Fasciitis)Hip ArthritisHip Dysplasia (Congenital hip dislocation)Hip Impingement (Femoroacetabular impingement)Hip InjuryHip Labral tearHip OsteoarthritisHip PainIliotibial Band SyndromeJoint DislocationJoint PainJumper's Knee (Patellar tendinitis)Knee ArthritisKnee BursitisKnee Cap DislocationKnee DislocationKnee FractureKnee InjuriesKnee Ligament InjuryKnee OsteoarthritisKnee PainLabral TearLateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) InjuryLateral Patellar DislocationLigament InjuryMedial Collateral Ligament (MCL) InjuryMedial Tibial Stress SyndromeMedian NeuropathyMeniscus TearMorton's neuroma (Plantar Neuroma)Muscle CrampMuscle StrainsMusculoskeletal DiseaseMusculoskeletal PainMusculoskeletal TraumaNerve Injuries of the Hand, Wrist and ElbowOsgood-Schlatter diseaseOsteoarthritis (Degenerative Arthritis)Overuse InjuriesPatella Tendon TearPatellar DislocationPatellar InstabilityPatellar Tendon RupturePatellofemoral Pain SyndromePosterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) InjuryPronator SyndromeProximal and Distal Bicep Tendon TearProximal Hamstring TearQuadricep Tendon RuptureQuadricep Tendon TearRadial NeuropathyRadial TunnelRadius FracturesRotator Cuff InjuryRotator Cuff TearRunner's Knee (Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome)Separated ShoulderShin Splints (Medial tibial stress syndrome)Shoulder ArthritisShoulder DislocationShoulder FracturesShoulder Impingement SyndromeShoulder InjuryShoulder PainSports Related InjuriesStress FracturesSwollen KneeTarsal Tunnel SyndromeTendinitisTendinopathyTendon InjuriesTendonitisTennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)TenodesisThrowing InjuriesThumb ArthritisTibial MenisciTibial NeuropathyTrigger Finger (Stenosing tenosynovitis)Trochanteric BursitisUlnar Nerve Compression SyndromesUlnar NeuropathiesWrist InjuriesWrist Pain Peer Reviewed Publications Bernard, Aaron William; Kman, Nicholas E; Betz, Bret; Khandelwal, Sorabh; Caterino, Jeffrey M 2013. Faculty prefer continuity with medical students in the emergency department. Emergency medicine journal : EMJ, 30 4, 327-8Guirado, Evelyn; Arcos, Jesus; Knaup, Rose; Reeder, Rebecca; Betz, Bret; Cotton, Cassie; Patel, Tejal; Pfaller, Stacy; Torrelles, Jordi B; Schlesinger, Larry S 2012. Characterization of clinical and environmental Mycobacterium avium spp. isolates and their interaction with human macrophages. PloS one, 7 9, e45411Betz, Bret E; Azad, Abul K; Morris, Jessica D; Rajaram, Murugesan V S; Schlesinger, Larry S 2011. ?-Glucans inhibit intracellular growth of Mycobacterium bovis BCG but not virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis in human macrophages. Microbial pathogenesis, 51 4, 233-242
Clinical Interests Emergency MedicineOrthopaedic SurgerySports MedicineAchilles TendinitisAchilles Tendon InjuriesAcromioclavicular (AC) Joint InjuryAdductor TendinopathyAdhesive Capsulitis (Frozen shoulder)Ankle FractureAnkle SprainAnterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) InjuryAnterolateral Ligament InjuryArm FractureArm InjuriesArthralgiaArthritisAthletic InjuriesAvascular Necrosis (Aseptic necrosis)Baker's cyst (Popliteal cyst)BursitisCarpal Tunnel SyndromeCartilage DamageChronic Exertional Compartment SyndromeCubital Tunnel SyndromeDe Quervain's TenosynovitisDislocated ShoulderDislocationsFemoracetabular ImpingementFlexor Tendon InjuriesFoot FractureFracturesGanglion CystGolfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)Hamstring InjuryHand InjuriesHand PainHand, Wrist, Elbow or InjuryHeel pain (Plantar Fasciitis)Hip ArthritisHip Dysplasia (Congenital hip dislocation)Hip Impingement (Femoroacetabular impingement)Hip InjuryHip Labral tearHip OsteoarthritisHip PainIliotibial Band SyndromeJoint DislocationJoint PainJumper's Knee (Patellar tendinitis)Knee ArthritisKnee BursitisKnee Cap DislocationKnee DislocationKnee FractureKnee InjuriesKnee Ligament InjuryKnee OsteoarthritisKnee PainLabral TearLateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) InjuryLateral Patellar DislocationLigament InjuryMedial Collateral Ligament (MCL) InjuryMedial Tibial Stress SyndromeMedian NeuropathyMeniscus TearMorton's neuroma (Plantar Neuroma)Muscle CrampMuscle StrainsMusculoskeletal DiseaseMusculoskeletal PainMusculoskeletal TraumaNerve Injuries of the Hand, Wrist and ElbowOsgood-Schlatter diseaseOsteoarthritis (Degenerative Arthritis)Overuse InjuriesPatella Tendon TearPatellar DislocationPatellar InstabilityPatellar Tendon RupturePatellofemoral Pain SyndromePosterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) InjuryPronator SyndromeProximal and Distal Bicep Tendon TearProximal Hamstring TearQuadricep Tendon RuptureQuadricep Tendon TearRadial NeuropathyRadial TunnelRadius FracturesRotator Cuff InjuryRotator Cuff TearRunner's Knee (Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome)Separated ShoulderShin Splints (Medial tibial stress syndrome)Shoulder ArthritisShoulder DislocationShoulder FracturesShoulder Impingement SyndromeShoulder InjuryShoulder PainSports Related InjuriesStress FracturesSwollen KneeTarsal Tunnel SyndromeTendinitisTendinopathyTendon InjuriesTendonitisTennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)TenodesisThrowing InjuriesThumb ArthritisTibial MenisciTibial NeuropathyTrigger Finger (Stenosing tenosynovitis)Trochanteric BursitisUlnar Nerve Compression SyndromesUlnar NeuropathiesWrist InjuriesWrist Pain
Peer Reviewed Publications Bernard, Aaron William; Kman, Nicholas E; Betz, Bret; Khandelwal, Sorabh; Caterino, Jeffrey M 2013. Faculty prefer continuity with medical students in the emergency department. Emergency medicine journal : EMJ, 30 4, 327-8Guirado, Evelyn; Arcos, Jesus; Knaup, Rose; Reeder, Rebecca; Betz, Bret; Cotton, Cassie; Patel, Tejal; Pfaller, Stacy; Torrelles, Jordi B; Schlesinger, Larry S 2012. Characterization of clinical and environmental Mycobacterium avium spp. isolates and their interaction with human macrophages. PloS one, 7 9, e45411Betz, Bret E; Azad, Abul K; Morris, Jessica D; Rajaram, Murugesan V S; Schlesinger, Larry S 2011. ?-Glucans inhibit intracellular growth of Mycobacterium bovis BCG but not virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis in human macrophages. Microbial pathogenesis, 51 4, 233-242
Bernard, Aaron William; Kman, Nicholas E; Betz, Bret; Khandelwal, Sorabh; Caterino, Jeffrey M 2013. Faculty prefer continuity with medical students in the emergency department. Emergency medicine journal : EMJ, 30 4, 327-8Guirado, Evelyn; Arcos, Jesus; Knaup, Rose; Reeder, Rebecca; Betz, Bret; Cotton, Cassie; Patel, Tejal; Pfaller, Stacy; Torrelles, Jordi B; Schlesinger, Larry S 2012. Characterization of clinical and environmental Mycobacterium avium spp. isolates and their interaction with human macrophages. PloS one, 7 9, e45411Betz, Bret E; Azad, Abul K; Morris, Jessica D; Rajaram, Murugesan V S; Schlesinger, Larry S 2011. ?-Glucans inhibit intracellular growth of Mycobacterium bovis BCG but not virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis in human macrophages. Microbial pathogenesis, 51 4, 233-242