James E. Kemmler, MD

Drawn to Orthopaedics

"I've always loved science, and I think in terms of proper structure and mechanics. Fixing things is a passion. Orthopedics gives me the opportunity to help people get well and return them to their work, their sports, and their lifestyles."

• BS: Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
• MD: University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
• Author: Research papers in medical journals

A Higher Standard of Patient Caring

"I prefer a more personalized and higher standard of care. Interacting with patients on a personal level is important and valuable. I take time with my patients and try to gear care towards them individually. My goal is both a quality orthopedic outcome as well as a globally satisfying experience."

• Residency: Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
• Board-Certified: Orthopaedic Surgeon
• Member:
• American Medical Association
• American College of Sports Medicine
• Ohio Orthopaedic Society
• Mercer and Auglaize Orthopaedic Societies
• Member: Hospital Foundation Board, Joint Township District Memorial Hospital—9 year term
• Fellow: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Physician Rehabilitation Director for Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Joint Township District Memorial Hospital

Helping People, No Matter Where They Are

"I have learned so much about people by traveling to third world countries and doing my residency in primarily underprivileged tertiary care centers. These experiences have taught me to appreciate people of all backgrounds. We, as a group, and I personally, strive to help people at all levels. We are working with a group called the Children's Medical Mission West to help children, coming from Africa, with their orthopedic needs. I have co-founded a successful group called 'Giving Thanks'. Its primary goal is helping people who are in need of food and fellowship, primarily surrounding Thanksgiving, but also with donations to other groups, at other times throughout the year. I also like donating time to young people through the school athletic programs, helping both on and off the field. Interest in the arts has led me to become a supporting member of the West Ohio Art League and Ohio Watercolor Society. I have helped to co-found a group called ACE (Arts for Community Enrichment) led by master glassblower James Kahle, with a mission to foster the teaching, promotion, recognition, and accessibility of the Arts, for the enrichment of the Community. A recent project, spearheaded by some friends and me, is a project called MOJO International, a Not-for-Profit organization with a mission statement "MOJO International is a creative and caring group devoted to the preservation of happiness and humanity through an integrated approach to giving in the arenas of the environment, medicine, child welfare, and the arts. We stand for equality, respect and opportunity, and the preservation of clean and healthy "space" and pledge to help those people, animals and environments no longer in this state of joy."

Darby W. Wehrley, D.P.M.

Dr. Darby Wehrley is an alumnus of Tippecanoe High School, Tipp City, Ohio. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN in 1996 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemistry. In addition, he completed a second major in General Science Education with emphasis in Biology and was a Division I football participant. Dr. Wehrley continued his education at Wright State University's School of Medicine, Graduate Department of Anatomy where he studied microscopic and gross human anatomy from 1997-1999. During his second year of graduate school he developed, a computer aided teaching tool involving a human foot and ankle dissection and worked as a graduate teaching assistant to the nursing anatomy education program. He then attended the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland from 2000-2004, where he attained Dean's list status. During his third year in medical school, Dr. Wehrley was elected president of the Ohio Podiatric Medical Student Association and served nationally as a student council member to the American Podiatric Medical Student Association. In his fourth year of medical school, he fulfilled clinical externships at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio; Kaiser Permanente, Parma, Ohio; The Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio; The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dayton & Cleveland, Ohio. Upon graduation from medical school, he completed a three-year comprehensive surgical residency program based at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio, 2004-2007. While rotating in the Dayton medical community his training included instruction in primary care, wound care, limb salvage, forefoot surgery, rear-foot surgery and rear-foot reconstructive surgical procedure utilizing Ilizarov surgical techniques for trauma and reconstruction.

Dr. Wehrley is licensed by the State Medical Boards of Ohio and Indiana, is a member of the Ohio Podiatric Medical Association (OPMA), serving as an alternate delegate for the Midwest Academy of the OPMA, and is a member of American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). Dr. Wehrley is a sports fanatic with medical interests in sports related foot and ankle injury, diabetic limb salvage, and neuromuscular disease. He is the newest member of Kemmler Orthopaedic Center and is actively associated with Children's Medical Mission West, providing volunteer care for underserved individuals.

Dr. Wehrley has hospital privileges at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater, Ohio; Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Mary's, Ohio; Community Medical Center, Disease Management Clinic, Celina, Ohio; and Jay County Hospital, Portland, Indiana

Dr. Wehrley's most enjoyable time is spent with his wife Monica (Kleinhenz, of St. Henry) and his two children..