Charles L. Saltzman, M.D.

Locations

Schedule An Appointment	Clinical Office Address
(801) 213-3668	University Orthopaedic Center 590 Wakara Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108 Map

Bio

Dr. Charles Saltzman is the Chairman of Orthopaedics at the University of Utah where he serves as the LS Peery Presidential Endowed Professor.

For over two decades, Dr. Saltzman has focused on improving physical function of patients with limited mobility. His primary interests include care of patients with ankle arthritis, athletic injuries of the leg, ankle and foot, and those with tendon, ligmaent, cartilage or bone problems of their feet. He has helped develop new methods for treatment of ankle arthritis (ankle fusion & ankle replacement), midfoot arthritis, ankle/hindfoot arthroscopy and forefoot problems.

Dr Saltzman serves nationally in many roles including Director of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chairman of the Managerial Board of Foot and Ankle International, Vice President of the International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies, Past President of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Co-Editor of the premier subspecialty textbook i"Surgery of Foot and Ankle" and First Vice President of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Orthopaedics - Professor Bioengineering - Adjunct Professor
Board Certification	American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Federal Licensing Examination

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments	Orthopaedics - Professor Bioengineering - Adjunct Professor
Board Certification	American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Federal Licensing Examination

Academic Office Locations

Academic Office Phone Number	Academic Office Address
(801) 587-5404	University Orthopaedic Center 590 Wakara Way Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Academic Bio

Dr. Charles L. Saltzman is Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Utah, where he holds the LS Peery Presidential Endowed Chair and an adjunct Professorship in the Department of Bioengineering. He attended Brown University, and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He completed his Orthopaedic Residency at the University of Michigan and a Foot and Ankle Fellowship under the guidance of Dr. Kenneth A. Johnson at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. He worked at the University of Iowa for 14 years eventually achieving the rank of Professor in three departments: Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy and Bioengineering. In 2005 he joined the orthopaedic faculty at Utah, with an adjunct appointment in Bioengineering.

Dr. Saltzman has authored over 150 peer reviewed publications, 35 book chapters, and is co-editor of the textbook "Surgery of the Foot and Ankle". Dr. Saltzman currently serves as a Director of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chairman of the Managerial Board for Foot and Ankle International, Vice President of the International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies, and Vice President of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons. He is a Past President of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and an Honorary Member of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.

His current reserach interests are developing improved metheds for patient reorted outcomes assessment, developing risk models for predicting outcomes of orthoapedic care, treatment of ankle arthritis and improvement of mobility of amputees.

Education History

Type	School	Degree
Fellowship	Mayo Clinic Orthopedic Surgery	Fellow
Residency	University of Michigan Orthopedic Surgery	Resident
Internship	University of Michigan Surgery	Intern
Professional Medical	University of North Carolina Medicine	M.D.
Undergraduate	Brown University Premedical Sciences	Pre Med

Selected Provider Publications

Journal Article

1. Barg A, Tochigi Y, Amendola A, Phisitkul P, Hintermann B, Saltzman C(2012)Subtalar instability: diagnosis and treatment.  Foot & Ankle International, 33(2),151-60
2. Saltzman CL, Hillis SL, Stolley MP, Anderson DD, Amendola (2012)Motion versus fixed distraction of the joint in the treatment of ankle osteoarthritis: a prospective randomized controlled trial.  Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery: American Volume, 94(11),961-70
3. Intema F, Thomas TP, Anderson DD, Elkins JM, Brown TD, Amendola A, Lafeber FP, Saltzman C(2011)Subchondral bone remodeling is related to clinical improvement after joint distraction in the treatment of ankle osteoarthritis.  Osteoarthritis and Cartilage,
4. Bonasia DE, Rossi R, Saltzman CL, Amendola (2011)The role of arthroscopy in the management of fractures about the ankle.  American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Journal, 19(4),226-35
5. Crim JR, Beals TC, Nickisch F, Schannen A, Saltzman C(2011)Deltoid ligament abnormalities in chronic lateral ankle instability.  Foot & Ankle International, 32(9),873-8
6. Wilken J, Rao S, Estin M, Saltzman CL, Yack H(2011)A New Device for Assessing Ankle Dorsiflexion Motion: Reliability and Validity  Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 41(4),274-280
7. Bonasia de Phisitkul P, Saltzman CL, Barg A, Amendola (2011)Arthroscopic Resection of Talocalcaneal Coalitions", Technical note with video Illustration,  Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopy and Related Surgery, 27(No 3 (Mar)),430-435
8. Hung M, Clegg DO, Greene T, Saltzman C(2011)Evaluation of the PROMIS Physical Function Item Bank in Orthopaedic Patients  Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 27(3),430-435

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