Dr. Craig R. Foster, M.D. Curriculum Vitae

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Hospital Affiliation: Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut
Specialty Areas: General Orthopedics, shoulder
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EDUCATION:
1961 - 1964 Norwalk High School, Norwalk, CT
1964 - 1968 Yale University, New Haven, CT - B.A.
1968 - 1972 Columbia University, New York, NY M.D.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
1972 - 1973 Internship: Roosevelt Hospital, NY
1973 - 1974 Residency: Roosevelt Hospital, NY, First Year General Surgery
1974 - 1977 Orthopedic Training: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY Orthopedic Hospital
July 1977-Dec 1977 Implant Fellow: New York Orthopedic Hospital
Dr. Frank Stinchileld & Dr. Nas S. Eftekhar
Jan 1978-July 1978 Shoulder Fellow: New York Orthopedic Hospital Dr. Charles S. Neer, H
June 1977-June 1978 Chief Resident: New York Orthopedic Hospital
Clinical Instructor Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
1978-1980 U.S. Navy Staff: Portsmouth, Virginia Navy Regional Medical Center, Lieutenant Commander
Clinical Instructor: Medical College of Virginia Norfolk, Virginia
WORK EXPERIENCE:
1980 to Present Private Practice, Danbury Orthopedic Associates, P.C., 226 White Street, Danbury, Connecticut 06810
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
1988 to Present Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut, Attending - Orthopedic Surgery
1984 - 1988 Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut, Associate Attending - Orthopedic Surgery
1980 - 1984 Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut, Assistant Attending - Orthopedic Surgery
1984 - 1995 Columbia Presbyterian Hospital - Associate Clinical. Instructor in Orthopedic Surgery
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
9-7-79 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
MEMBERSHIPS:
Fairfield County Medical Society
Connecticut State Medical Society
American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons Society
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
New York Academy of Medicine
Eastern Orthopaedic Association
Stinchfield Club
American Medical Association
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
National Orthopedic Education Society
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS:
Deltonectoral Incision for Total Shoulder Replacement with Charles S. Neer H, M.D presented at New York Orthopedic Hospital Alumni Day 1978, 3M Shoulder Meeting 1978, Movie, Deltopectoral Incision for Total Shoulder Replacement for 3M with Charles S. Neer 11, M.D.

Subtalar Dislocations of the Foot presented at the Society of Military Orthopedic Surgeons San Francisco, CA 1979

Inferior Capsular Shift for Involuntary Multidirectional Shoulder Dislocations with Charles S. Neer II, M.D. presented at New York Orthopedic Hospital, Alumni Day 1979, presented at AAOS meeting February 1980, published in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery September 198O

Hematogenous Infection of Implants with Frank K Stinchfield M.D., Louis U. Bigliani MD. Thomas P. Goss M.D., presented at Current Concepts in Lower Extremity Implant Surgery meeting at Miami, FL 1977, at AOA meeting at Dorado Beach, P.R., 1977 and published in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Dec. 1980

Subtalar Dislocations of the Foot, a Literature Review & a Report of 12 Cases, with Pat Aulicino, LCDR, MC, USN, Patrick M.J. Hutton, LCDR, MC, USN and T.E. DePuy, Capt., MC, USN, published in Orthopaedic Review, Vol XI, No 2, Feb 1982, p35-42

Multidirectional Shoulder Dislocations and Painful Arc Syndrome presented at AAOS Sports Related Injuries of the Upper Extremities meeting at Syracuse, NY, April 1982.

Multidirectional Instability, Total Shoulder Arthroplasty,Osteoarthritis presented at Impingement in the Older Patient, Rotator Cuff Defects, Biceps, Acromioclavicular Problems meeting at State University of New York, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Syracuse, NY, December 10, 1982

Exhibit - The Ultracentric Knee Joint for Fracture Bracing, Prosthetics and Orthotics at AAOS Annual Meeting at Anaheim, CA, March 1983

Muitidirectional Instability of the Shoulder in the Athlete, Craig R. Foster, published in Clinics in Sports Medicine, Vol. 2, No. 2, July 1983.

Diagnosing Skiing Injuries, W.G. Clancy Jr. M.D., C.R. Foster M.D., J.G. Garrick M.D., A.R. Lind DPhil, J.R. Steadman M.D., Patient Care, Vol. 17, No. 19, November 15, 1983

Preventing Winter Sports Injuries, W.G. Clancy Jr. M.D., C.R. Foster M.D., J. G. Garrick M.D., A.R. Lind DPhil, J.R. Steadman M.D., Patient Care Vol 17, No. 20, November 30, 1983.

Treatment of Massive Rotator Cuff Tears presented at New York Orthopaedic Hospital Alumni Association, April 1985

Use of Proximal Humeral Prosthesis in Humeral Fractures, Both in the Acute Setting and as Part of a Re tructive Procedure presented at AAOS Summer Institute, New York City, September 1985.

Multidirectional Instability of the Shoulder presented at University of Mass Medical Center, Sturbridge, MA, October 1985

A Fresh Look at the Surgical Choices In Complex Fractures and Fracture Dislocations Proximal Humerus presented at Thames River Orthopaedic Society, Groton, CT Feb. 1987

Usefulness of SPECT in the Early Detection of Avascular Necrosis of the Knees, Shiv M. Gupta M.D., Craig R. Foster M.D. & Naila Kayani M.D., Clinical Nuclear Medicine, February 1987, Vol. 12, No 2.

Resection Arthroplasty of Shoulder, presented at AAOS Summer Institute, Boston, MA, September 1987

Third Degree AC Separation of the Shoulder presented at American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL November 1987

Extracapsular Repairs for Shoulder Dislocations presented at the Hospital for Joint Disease, NYC, November 1991

Arthroscopic Bankart Procedure presented at the Eastern Orthopedic Association meeting October 1993.

Shoulder Injuries Commonly Seen in Athletes - American Association of Physicians Assistants, New York City, New York - May 25, 1.996



 
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