Dr. Ellis K Nam MD
Orthopedist
3000 HALSTED STREET CHICAGO IL, 60657About
Dr. Ellis Nam is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Nam specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Nam tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Northwestern Uniiversity 1997
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Engineering bone regeneration with bioabsorbable scaffolds with novel microarchitecture.
- The diagnosis and treatment of superior labrum, anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesions.
- Biomechanical and histological evaluation of osteochondral transplantation in a rabbit model.
- Methane emissions from vehicles.
- Periodically relieving ischial sitting load to decrease the risk of pressure ulcers.
- Extruded osteoarticular distal tibia: success at 18-month follow-up with reimplantation.
Treatments
- Express Access, Sports Medicine, General Orthopedics And More
Fellowships
- Southern California Orthopedic & Reconstructive Surgery Institute, Los Angeles, CA, Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic & Reconstructive Surgery 2003
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