Clinical Focus

• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery

Honors and Awards

• Educational Grant, Orthopaedic Symposium for Surgery of the Foot and Ankle,sponsored by EBI (October, 2002)
• Recipient, Saul Halpern, M.D. Orthopaedic Educator Award (1999-2000)
• Member, American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (1995)
• Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (1995)
• Board Certification Member, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (1995)

Professional Education

Current Research Interests

I am a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, subspecializing in Disorders of the Foot and Ankle. My clinic offers diagnosis and treatment of pain, deformity, and acute injuries of the foot and ankle.


My research interests include: rupture and tendinitis of the Achilles tendon, osteochondral defects of the talus, Total Ankle Arthroplasty, arthrodesis (fusion) of the foot and ankle, pain following operations of the foot and ankle, open fractures treated with operations, anatomy of the foot and

Publications

• Prevalence of cancer in female orthopaedic surgeons in the United States. Chou LB, Cox CA, Tung JJ, Harris AH, Brooks-Terrell D, Sieh W. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010; 92 (1): 240-4
• Tumors of the foot and ankle: experience with 153 cases. Chou LB, Ho YY, Malawer MM. Foot Ankle Int. 2009; 30 (9): 836-41
• Current concept review: perioperative soft tissue management for foot and ankle fractures. Chou LB, Lee DC. Foot Ankle Int. 2009; 30 (1): 84-90
• Postoperative pain following foot and ankle surgery: a prospective study. Chou LB, Wagner D, Witten DM, Martinez-Diaz GJ, Brook NS, Toussaint M, Carroll IR. Foot Ankle Int. 2008; 29 (11): 1063-8
• Variation of nerve to flexor hallucis brevis. Chou LB, Choi LE, Ramachandra T, Ma G. Foot Ankle Int. 2008; 29 (10): 1042-4