ABOUT DR. CLAIR

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS  

Specialty Board Certification: 

Board Certified, American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery – Foot Surgery 
Board Certified, American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery – Rearfoot, Reconstructive & Ankle Surgery 

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Fellow: American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons – post board certification procedures
Residency: Foot & Ankle Surgery at Hennepin County Medical Center (Department of Orthopaedics) and Twin Cities Hospitals – Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
Residency Specifics: >1700 surgical procedures during three-year comprehensive foot and ankle residency training
Completed Rotations as fully functioning allopathic intern in Orthopedic Surgery (yearly), General Surgery, Ambulatory Medicine, Inpatient Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Radiology, Surgical Pathology, Plastic/Burn Surgery, Anesthesia, Rheumatology, and Behavioral Medicine.

Chief Resident: 2008-2009

Internship

Hennepin County Medical Center – Minneapolis, MN – 2006-2007

Medical Degree

Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science – North Chicago, IL - Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) - awarded May 2006

Undergraduate Education 

The Chicago Medical School/Finch University of Health Sciences – North Chicago, IL - B.S. Biomedical Science – awarded May 2004
Bethel University – St. Paul, MN - B.S.: Biology 1997-2001; Minor: Chemistry

CLINICAL AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

Ankle Care: Ankle Fracture Care, Ankle Instability Evaluation and Repair, Achilles Tendon Disorders, Masses & Cysts of the Foot & Ankle, Flatfoot Deformity Evaluation and Repair, Arthritis & Deformity, Nerve Entrapment Conditions, Work Related Injuries. 

Foot Care: Foot Fracture Care, Hallux Valgus (Bunion) Repair, Hallux Rigidus (Great Toe Joint Arthritis) Repair, Arthrodesis (Fusion) Procedures of the Foot & Ankle, Toe Contractures (Hammertoe Deformities), Arthritis, Metatarsalgia (Ball of Foot Pain), Cavus Foot (High Arched) Evaluation and Repair, Pediatric Foot Conditions, Nerve Entrapment (Neuroma), Limb Preservation, Technology (Orthobiologics, Implant & Fixation Design), Osteotomies, Joint Capsular Repair, Heel Pain Conditions. 

Sports Medicine: Arthroscopy of the Foot & Ankle, Tendon Rupture Repair, Stress Fracture Care, Cartilage Repair, Technology/Orthobiologics, Early & Active Rehabilitation, Enhanced Tendon Repair. 

Pediatric Foot & Ankle Care: pediatric flatfoot, talipes equinovarus; cavus foot conditions, apophyseal pain/growth related pain, biomechanical assessment, sports injuries, tarsal coalitions, foot dysfunction, limb length discrepancy 

LICENSURE

State of Texas: license number 3121; issued in Texas – October 6, 2021 
State of Minnesota – Specialty: Foot & Ankle Surgery; Medical License: 820, issued in the state of Minnesota 
State of Wisconsin – license number 1025-25, issued in the state of Wisconsin 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons 
International Weight Bearing CT Society 
Texas Podiatric Medical Association 
American Podiatric Medical Association   
AO – Trauma, Foot & Ankle 
Arthroscopy Association of North America 
American Podiatric Sports Medicine Association 
Christian Medical & Dental Association 
American College of Foot & Ankle Pediatrics 

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

Faculty Instructor: American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) 2017 - current
Scientific Chair: Twin Cities Foot & Ankle Conference, MPMA – 2010-2019
Faculty Instructor: Invited & Selected by Industry – 2010-current
Speaker: Twin Cities Foot & Ankle Conference - 2010-2020
Resident Training in Foot & Ankle Surgery/Medicine: Hennepin County Medical Center Residents
Regions/HealthPartners Foot & Ankle Surgery Residents; 2013-2020

SPECIALTY SPECIFIC CERTIFICATIONS

Cadence Total Ankle System – Integra Life Sciences – Minneapolis, MN - 2019 
Infinity, Prophecy & Adaptis Total Ankle Systems – Wright Medical – Bloomington, MN, 2019 
Stryker Multiplanar Fixator – Minneapolis, MN 2019 
Vantage Total Ankle System – Exactech Medical – 2018 
Agility LP Ankle Total Ankle Prosthesis, Depuy Orthpaedics Inc – October 2009, DaVinci Center – Medical Training Facility, Miami, FL. 
INBONE Total Ankle Arthroplasty, Wright Medical Technologies – January 2010, Medical Education and Research Institute – Memphis, TN 
Salto Tolaris Total Ankle Implant Certification – March 2010, Minneapolis, MN 
Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (S.T.A.R) Certification Course, February 2011, Fort Lauderdale, FL 

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Who’s Who of American Physicians/Specialists: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021
Champion of Care Award – Fairview Foundation – 2014, 2015 
Scientific Chairman - Twin Cities Foot & Ankle Conference – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 
Top Doctor Award (As Voted by Medical Peers) – Duluth/Superior Magazine – 2012 & 2013 
Invited/Selected Industry Instructor & Surgeon Educator: 2010-current 
Leading Physicians Award – Foot & Ankle – 2010 
Consumer’s Research Council of America – America’s Top Podiatric Surgeons – 2010, 2017
Chief Resident – Foot & Ankle Surgery - Hennepin County Medical Center – Minneapolis, MN – 2009 
Honors Award – Radiology Clerkship, Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine 
Dean’s List – Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine 
Elected as Illinois Podiatric Medical Students Association’s Representative to Faculty – 2003-2006 
Selected as Tutor/Teaching Assistant for Lower Extremity Anatomy and Lab – 2003-2004 
Selected as Class Representative for ACFAS lab instruction – 2003-2006 
Merit Scholarship 2002 

EXTERNSHIP & INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE 

Mt. Sinai Medical Center - Chicago, IL - Foot & Ankle Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery services
RUSH Medical Centers – Oak Park, IL – Skokie, IL – Chicago, IL - Foot & Ankle Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery services General Surgery – Stroger/Cook County Hospital – Chicago, IL – June 2005 - Cardiothoracic Surgery Service and Vascular Surgery Service
Emergency Medicine – Mt. Sinai Medical Center – Chicago, IL - Level One trauma center
Radiology Clerkship – Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine – Chicago, IL - University of Chicago Radiology Dept. – Muskuloskeletal Division, Honors Award for Rotation
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation – La Crosse, WI - Foot & Ankle/Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Dept. of Orthopaedics
Hennepin County Medical Center – Minneapolis, MN - Podiatric Medicine & Surgery and Orthopedic Services
Cambridge Health Alliance/Cambridge Hospital – Cambridge, MA - Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery - Thorek Hospital – Chicago, IL
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery - Loyola Medical Center/Hines VA Hospital – Maywood, IL
Podiatric Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery Services - Internal Medicine – Stroger/Cook County Hospital – Chicago, IL
Inpatient/Admitting Medicine team, Internal Medicine Service - Lutheran General Hospital/Advocate Health – Park Ridge, IL
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery - St. Joseph’s Hospital – Chicago, IL - Foot & Ankle/Podiatric Surgery
Stroger/Cook County Hospital – Chicago, IL - Foot & Ankle/Podiatric Medicine & Surgery

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATED INTERESTS

Consulting with Foot & Ankle Associated Industries; Design/Intellectual Property; Non- Clinical Health Care (management, writing, CME, ventures, utilization); Footwear Design; Real Estate Investments 

PUBLICATIONS 

Peroneal Tendon Pathology in the Setting of Lateral Ankle Instability: A Comparison of Preoperative MRI findings to Intraoperative Prevalence. J Foot Ankle Surg. November 2021. Published. ePub ahead of print online JFAS.org. Print article published. 

Cartilage Repair: Current and Emerging Options in Treatment. Foot and Ankle Specialist. 2009. 2:179-188. 

First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Interpositional Arthroplasty Using A Meniscus Allograft for the Treatment of Advanced Hallux Rigidus: Surgical Technique and Short-Term Results. Foot and Ankle Specialist. 2011. 3:157-64.