Van Diest Medical Center has announced that Benjamin K. Wilke, MD, FAAOS, an orthopedic oncologist with Iowa Ortho, will be joining its visiting specialist team at VDMC.

Dr. Wilke specializes in primary and revision hip and knee replacement procedures and utilizes the latest technology and advances in surgery, such as the direct anterior approach for total hip replacement. As an orthopedic oncologist, he also specializes in both hip and knee arthritis, bone and soft tissue tumors, treating patients with metastatic disease and amputee care.

He treats both adult and pediatric conditions.

Dr. Wilke earned his bachelor’s degree in science and graduated with honors and distinction from the University of Iowa in three years. He completed his MD at St. Louis University School of Medicine. He received his orthopedic surgery training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he had the distinction of serving as Chief Resident. He then continued his training with a fellowship in Orthopedic Oncology at the University of Florida.

Prior to joining the Iowa Ortho team, Dr. Wilke spent several years on staff at the Mayo Clinic

in Jacksonville, Florida where he mentored residents and fellows and rose to the rank of

associate professor.

Dr. Wilke will begin to see patients at the Specialty Clinic at VDMC on October 7 and will hold clinics on the first and third Mondays of each month. Hip and knee replacement surgeries will be performed at VDMC.