Kim Foreman, M.D.
Orthopedic Surgeon

(903) 939-7577
Fax (903) 939-7756

Specialization:

Sports Medicine, Knees, and Shoulder

Education

Fellowship
San Diego Knee and Sports
Medicine Fellowship
San Diego, California
March 1987 - December 1987

Residency
Orthopedic Surgery
Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center
July 1982 - June 1986

Post Graduate:
Rotating Flexible Internship
Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center
July 1981 - June 1982

Graduate:
Texas Tech University School of Medicine
Lubbock, Texas
Class Rank - 7/43; GPA - 90.59

Undergraduate:
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
B.A. Biology, December, 1976

High School:
A.N. McCallum High School, Austin, Texas
Class Rank - 28/613
Graduated May, 1973

Board Certification

Board Eligible, American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

Affiliations/Privileges

Mother Frances Hospital
Tyler, Texas
October 1994 - Present

East Texas Medical Center
Tyler, Texas
October 1994 - Present

University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Tyler, Texas
Clinical Staff
November 1994 - Present

Work History

Azalea Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic, P.A.
October 2001 - Present

East Texas Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
October 1994 - October 2001

Private Practice
June 1988 - September 1994

Academic Honors

National Merit Finalist
Who's Who in American High Schools
National Honor Society (2 years)
Dean's Honor Roll (4 Semesters)
Lange Medical Publications Award
Alpha Omega Alpha

Licensure

Texas #F9435
1981 - Present

Academic Appointments

Instructor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center
July 1986 - March 1987

Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center
January 1988 - June 1988

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center
July 1985 - October 1994

Professional Societies

Member, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
February, 1992 - Present

Texas Medical Association
October 1994 - Present

Smith County Medical Society
October 1994 - Present

Texas Society of Sports Medicine
June 1995 - Present

Research

The Effects of Singlet Oxygen in the Oxygen Effect
University of Texas, Austin, 1976

Evaluation of Bony Ingrowth of Carbon Fiber in the
Canine Model, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center,
July 1984 - May 1986

Prospective, Randomized Evaluation of Treatment of Lateral Ankle Sprains,
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Determination of Q Angle After Tibial Tubercle Transfer,
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

The Quadriceps Active Displacement Test in Evaluation of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament,
San Diego, California

Presentations

Median Nerve Compression at the Wrist:
Surgical Techniques
Western Orthopaedic Association,
Salt Lake City, Utah, October 1983

Ligament Reconstruction and Augmentation with the
Use of Carbon Fiber - A Preliminary Report
Mark Coventry Orthopaedic Society,
Lubbock, Texas, May 1984

Ambulatory Brace Treatment of Acetabular Dysplasia,
American Academy of Pediatrics - Orthopedic Section,
San Antonio, Texas, October 1985

An In Vitro Study of FunctionalOrthoses in the ACL Disrupted Knee,
Orthopaedic Research Society,
Atlanta, Georgia, February 1988

Determining the Prognosis of Partial Tears of the Anterior Cruciate
Ligament by Anterior DisplacementMeasurement,
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine,
Palm Desert, California, June 1988

Publications

Foreman, K.A., and Robertson, W.W.:
Radiographic Measurement of Infantile Tibia Vara.
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 5:452-455, 1985.

Lewis, R.C.; Nordyke, M.D., and Foreman, K.A.:
Median Nerve Compression Cause by a Synovial Cyst,1986.
Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Disease
Orthopaedic Institute, 46:68-71, 1986.

Duncan, K.H.; Lewis, R.C.; Foreman, K.A., and Nordyke, M.D.:
Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Members of the
American Society for Surgery of the Hand: Results of a Questionnaire.

Journal of Hand Surgery, 12(3): 384-391, 1987.

Coleman, W.C., McCarron, R.F., and Foreman, K.A.:
"Dislocation of the Pisiform Treated by Primary Resection": A Case Report. Accepted for publication by Clinical Orthopaedics, 1988.

Foreman, K.A.; Daniel, D.M.; and Stone, M.L.:
Determining the Prognosis of Partial Tears of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
by Anterior Displacement Measurements.
Accepted for publication by TheAmerican Journal of Sports Medicine, 1990.

Blick, S.S.; Daniel, D.M.; Foreman, K.A.; Davis, J.C.; and Focht, L.:
Kinematics of the Quadriceps Stabilized Anterior Cruciate Ligament Sectioned Knee.
Accepted forpublication by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1990.

Abstracts

Foreman, K.A., and Lewis, R.C.:
Median Nerve Compression at the Wrist:
Surgical Technique. Orthopaedic Transactions
8:57, 1984.

Foreman, K.A., and Robertson, W.W.:
Radiographic Measurement of Infantile Tibia Vara.
Orthopaedic Transactions 8:451, 1984.

Foreman, K.A., and Robertson, W.W.:
Ambulatory Brace Treatment of Acetabular Dysplasia.
Orthopaedic Transactions, 10:129-130, 1986.

Publications in Preparation

Foreman, K.A.; Daniel, D.M.; Mortensen, W.M.; Davis, J.:
The Quadriceps Active Displacement Test for Evaluation of Pathologic Anterior Knee Displacement.