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Brian Toolan, MD

Professor of Surgery
    Foot and Ankle

Director, Residency Program of Orthopaedic Surgery


Medical School: Columbia University, NY
Internship: Beth Israel Hospital, Boston
Residency: Hospital for Joint Diseases, NY
Fellowship: University of Washington, WA
Memberships:  Am Ortho Foot & Ankle Surgeons
 

    Dr. Brian C. Toolan, M.D. is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in the care of foot and ankle disorders. Dr. Toolan treats a wide variety of problems with an expertise in reconstructive surgery for post-traumatic, degenerative and inflammatory conditions. He was the first surgeon in Chicago to perform an Agility total ankle replacement in 1997.  He also treats routine and non-operative problems.    

    Dr. Toolan received his undergraduate degree with honors from Columbia University in the City of New York. He attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University for his medical degree. His post-graduate training includes an Orthopaedic Surgery residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute and two research fellowships in Biomechanics and Bioengineering. Dr. Toolan trained at the University of Washington Medical Center with Drs. Sigvard T. Hansen, Jr., M.D. and Bruce J. Sangeorzan, M.D. to complete an fellowship in Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery.

    Dr. Brian Toolan has been named the Residency Program Director for Orthopaedic Surgery at The University of Chicago effective July 1, 2007.

   


Last update: 06/02/2010

 
     
   

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To contact Dr. Toolan's office, please call (773) 702-6984