Tim Kremchek

Tim Kremchek

  • Class Year:
    1981
  • Induction Year:
    2021

From Hall of Honor press release dated Jan. 31, 2022:

Tim Kremchek arrived at Wittenberg with dreams of becoming a professional baseball player. Four years later, he was on a path to becoming one of the most accomplished orthopaedic surgeons in the United States. In the years since, Kremchek has played a central role in the care and rehabilitation of hundreds of Tiger student-athletes.

Kremchek took over as the Medical Director and Chief Orthopedic Surgeon for the Cincinnati Reds, as well as all the Major League Baseball team's minor league affiliates, in 1996. That same year he became a founding member of Beacon Orthopaedics, a private practice that now has offices throughout Southwest Ohio. In addition to serving as team physician for his alma mater, Kremchek also serves as a team physician or medical director for numerous colleges and high schools in the Cincinnati area. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Kremchek currently resides in Indian Hill, Ohio.