Ari Kaz, MD

I strive to provide the highest quality individualized foot and ankle care in the environment of cooperation and respect, to ensure the best possible outcome for my patients.

• B.A., Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
• Pre-Med, The University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Pre-Med, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• M.D., Finch University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL
• Internship, McGraw Medical Center, Northwestern University Med. Ctr, Chicago, IL
• Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
• Fellowship, Idaho Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship, Boise, ID
• M.S., Applied Physiology, Finch University of Health Sciences, The Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL

• AOA National Honor Medical Society
• The Chicago Medical School Board of Trustees Scholarship Award, 2001, best Basic Science GPA.
• Honors, all Third Year Medical School Clinical Rotations
• Dean's List, University of Wisconsin, Fall September 1988

• Kaz AJ. Combined Bony and Soft Tissue Procedures in the Treatment of the Second Cross Over Toe. Work in Progress for publication in Master's Techniques In Orthopaedic Surgery: Foot and Ankle, by Harold Kitaoka, editor.
• Porter DA and Kaz AJ. The Effect of an Acute Bout Excercise on Isokenetic Strength Evalution After Achilles Tendon Repair, work in progress for publication in Foot and Ankle International.
• Kaz AJ and Coughlin MJ.Extensor Digitorum Brevis and Weil Osteotomy for Crossover Second Toe. Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery 9 (1) 32-36, 2010.
• Kaz AJ and Coughlin MJ. Correlation of Harris Mats, Physical Exam, Pictures, and Radiographic Measurements in Adult Flatffot Deformity. Foot Ankle Int 30: 604-612, 2009.
• Kaz AJ and Coughlin MJ. Crossover Second Toe: Damographics, Etiology, and Radiographic Assessment. Foot Ankle Int 28:1223-1237, 2007.
• Kaz AJ and Coughlin MJ. Technique Tip: Distal Fibula Rotational Osteotomy for Subluxating Peroneal Tendons. Med Chir Pied 23:68-71, 2007
• Freedman KB, D'Amato MJ, Nedeff D, Kaz AJ, Bach BR. Arthoscopic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstrctution; A Meta Analysis Comparing Patellar Tendon Versus Hamstring Autografts. Am J Sports Med. 31(1) : 2-11, Jan- Feb 2003.

• Contributing author, online textbook "Surgery of the Foot and Ankle", edited by Couglin, Mann and Saltzman
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Edition
• Chief Resident, Indiana University Department of Orthopedics
• Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopedics, University of Illinois