Orthopedic Surgeon
(903) 939-7577
Fax (903) 939-7758
Specialization:
Sports Medicine, Knees, and Shoulder
Satellite Clinic Hours:
Dr. Foreman is at the U.T.H.C. Satellite Clinic on Tuesday afternoons.
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 The American 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.