Orthopaedics

Medical Degree from Penn State University

Orthopedic Surgery at University of Texas Medical Branch

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy at Ulleval Hospital at the International Olympic Trauma and Research Center

Orthopedic Surgery & Fellowship Trained in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy., Subspecialty trained in Orthopedic Sports Medicine

While working in Oslo, Dr. Foad perfected skills that were extremely successful on athletes who had suffered career ending injuries. Using those skills, Dr. Foad performed the first knee cartilage transplant in eastern Iowa in September 2010. He has now performed hundreds of surgeries that have allowed athletes to live normal pain-free lives. Dr. Foad publishes and gives presentations on the national and international level. He recently published a simpler and less invasive technique in shoulder surgery. His successful two-year outcome study was also recently published in a high-level peer-reviewed sports medicine journal. He continues to publish several peer-reviewed, evidence-based research papers regarding knees and shoulders. He was an expert chapter author in a recently world-renown published textbook this year: Disorders of the Rotator Cuff and Biceps Tendon. He advocates service with science and specializes in Sports Medicine. Phone: 815.772.5505 Fax: 815.772.5591

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