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Our Physicians
Kim Foreman, M.D.
Orthopaedics - Kim Foreman, M.D.

Specialization: Sports Medicine, Knees, and Shoulder

Board Certification

Board Eligible, American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

Affiliations/Privileges

Mother Frances Hospital
Tyler, Texas
October 1994 - Present

East Texas Medical Center
Tyler, Texas
October 1994 - Present

University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Tyler, Texas
Clinical Staff
November 1994 - Present

Education

Fellowship
San Diego Knee and Sports
Medicine Fellowship
San Diego, California
March 1987 - December 1987

Residency
Orthopedic Surgery
Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center
July 1982 - June 1986

Post Graduate:
Rotating Flexible Internship
Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center
July 1981 - June 1982

Graduate:
Texas Tech University School of Medicine
Lubbock, Texas
Class Rank - 7/43; GPA - 90.59

Undergraduate:
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
B.A. Biology, December, 1976

High School:
A.N. McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Class Rank - 28/613
Graduated May, 1973

Work History

    Azalea Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic, P.A.
    October 2001 - Present

    East Texas Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
    October 1994 - October 2001

    Private Practice
    June 1988 - September 1994

Academic Honors

    National Merit Finalist
    Who's Who in American High Schools
    National Honor Society (2 years)
    Dean's Honor Roll (4 Semesters)
    Lange Medical Publications Award
    Alpha Omega Alpha

Licensure

    Texas #F9435
    1981 - Present

Academic Appointments

    Instructor
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Texas Tech University
    Health Sciences Center
    July 1986 - March 1987

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Texas Tech University
    Health Sciences Center
    January 1988 - June 1988

    Clinical Assistant Professor
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Texas Tech University
    Health Sciences Center
    July 1985 - October 1994

Professional Societies

    Member, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
    February, 1992 - Present

    Texas Medical Association
    October 1994 - Present

    Smith County Medical Society
    October 1994 - Present

    Texas Society of Sports Medicine
    June 1995 - Present

Research

    The Effects of Singlet Oxygen in the Oxygen Effect
    University of Texas, Austin, 1976

    Evaluation of Bony Ingrowth of Carbon Fiber in the
    Canine Model, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center,
    July 1984 - May 1986

    Prospective, Randomized Evaluation of Treatment of Lateral Ankle Sprains,
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    Determination of Q Angle After Tibial Tubercle Transfer,
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    The Quadriceps Active Displacement Test in Evaluation of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament,
    San Diego, California

Presentations

    Median Nerve Compression at the Wrist:
    Surgical Techniques
    Western Orthopaedic Association,
    Salt Lake City, Utah, October 1983

    Ligament Reconstruction and Augmentation with the
    Use of Carbon Fiber - A Preliminary Report
    Mark Coventry Orthopaedic Society,
    Lubbock, Texas, May 1984

    Ambulatory Brace Treatment of Acetabular Dysplasia,
    American Academy of Pediatrics - Orthopedic Section,
    San Antonio, Texas, October 1985

    An In Vitro Study of FunctionalOrthoses in the ACL Disrupted Knee,
    Orthopaedic Research Society,
    Atlanta, Georgia, February 1988

    Determining the Prognosis of Partial Tears of the Anterior Cruciate
    Ligament by Anterior DisplacementMeasurement,
    American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine,
    Palm Desert, California, June 1988

Publications

    Foreman, K.A., and Robertson, W.W.:
    Radiographic Measurement of Infantile Tibia Vara.
    Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 5:452-455, 1985.

    Lewis, R.C.; Nordyke, M.D., and Foreman, K.A.:
    Median Nerve Compression Cause by a Synovial Cyst,1986.
    Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease
    Orthopaedic Institute, 46:68-71, 1986.

    Duncan, K.H.; Lewis, R.C.; Foreman, K.A., and Nordyke, M.D.:
    Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Members of the
    American Society for Surgery of the Hand: Results of a Questionnaire.

    Journal of Hand Surgery, 12(3): 384-391, 1987.

    Coleman, W.C., McCarron, R.F., and Foreman, K.A.:
    "Dislocation of the Pisiform Treated by Primary Resection": A Case Report. Accepted for publication by Clinical Orthopaedics, 1988.

    Foreman, K.A.; Daniel, D.M.; and Stone, M.L.:
    Determining the Prognosis of Partial Tears of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
    by Anterior Displacement Measurements.
    Accepted for publication by TheAmerican Journal of Sports Medicine, 1990.

    Blick, S.S.; Daniel, D.M.; Foreman, K.A.; Davis, J.C.; and Focht, L.:
    Kinematics of the Quadriceps Stabilized Anterior Cruciate Ligament Sectioned Knee.
    Accepted forpublication by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1990.

Abstracts

    Foreman, K.A., and Lewis, R.C.:
    Median Nerve Compression at the Wrist:
    Surgical Technique. Orthopaedic Transactions
    8:57, 1984.

    Foreman, K.A., and Robertson, W.W.:
    Radiographic Measurement of Infantile Tibia Vara.
    Orthopaedic Transactions 8:451, 1984.

    Foreman, K.A., and Robertson, W.W.:
    Ambulatory Brace Treatment of Acetabular Dysplasia.
    Orthopaedic Transactions, 10:129-130, 1986.

Publications in Preparation

Foreman, K.A.; Daniel, D.M.; Mortensen, W.M.; Davis, J.:
The Quadriceps Active Displacement Test for Evaluation of Pathologic Anterior Knee Displacement.

 


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