Medical School
1988 – 1992
M.D., The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Honors: Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, Clinical Correlations, Clinical Nutrition
High Pass: Neurology, Internal Medicine, Family and Community Medicine
Residency
1992 – 1997
7/1995 – 6/1995
1994
1995
1994
1995
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Residency in Orthopaedics, Galveston, Texas.
Chief Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery, UTMB
97th percentile on Orthopaedic-In-Training Examination (OITE)
95th percentile on Orthopaedic-In-Training Examination (OITE)
Awarded the “OITE Master” Award for achieving the highest OITE score at UTMB
Awarded the “OITE Master” Award for achieving the highest OITE score at UTMB
Fellowship
2007
The University of Oslo – Ulleval University Hospital Oslo, Norway
Fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy
2021 to Present: Member of the Society for the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
January 12-14, 2017: Associate Lab Instructor for Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) 601 Resident/Fellow Course: Fundamentals in Arthroscopy. Rosemont, Illinois
July 28-30, 2017: Associate Shoulder Lab Instructor for Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) 605 Mission Possible for Today’s Shoulder Surgeon. Rosemont, Illinois
January 18-20, 2018: Faculty Lab Instructor for Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) 801 Resident/Fellow Course: Foundations in Arthroscopy. Rosemont, Illinois
January 17-19, 2019: Faculty Lab Instructor for Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) 901 Resident/Fellow Course: Foundations in Arthroscopy. Rosemont, Illinois
2015 – 2016: Immediate Past President of the Iowa Orthopaedic Society
2014 – 2015: President of the Iowa Orthopaedic Society
2013 – 2014: President-Elect of the Iowa Orthopaedic Society
Abdul Foad, MD with Stephen S. Burkhart, MD, World-Renowned Orthopaedic Shoulder Surgeon
2013: Awarded the 2013 Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) Traveling Fellowship
2012 – Present: Active Board Member of the Iowa Orthopaedic Research Foundation (IORF)
2012 – 2013: Treasurer for the Iowa Orthopaedic Society (Responsible for financial decisions and book keeping, investments and expenses.)
2009 – 2013: Preceptor for Unity Point’s Osteopathic Medical Education
2008 – Present: Board Member of the Iowa Orthopaedic Society
2008: Helped Organize the Annual Hawkeye Sports Medicine with the University of Iowa and Iowa Orthopaedic Society
2008 – 2010: Chair of the James J. Puhl, MD Humanitarian Committee of the Iowa Orthopaedic Society
2008 – 2010: J.J. Puhl, MD Humanitarian Committee, Iowa Orthopaedic Society
2007 – Present: Active and Contributing Member to The Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation (OREF)
2005 – 2006: Vice-President of G.W.N. Eggers Society, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas
2001 – Present: Active Member of the Iowa Orthopaedic Society