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Antonia Chen is an Orthopedics provider in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Chen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Septic Arthritis, Infectious Arthritis, Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.

Kevin Kruse, MD, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon at the Texas Orthopaedic Associates. He sees patients in Plano and at the Walnut Hill Lane location in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Kruse has extensive fellowship training in treating the shoulder, wrist, elbow, and hand. Dr. Kruse received his undergraduate and medical degrees at Indiana University in Bloomington, where he played linebacker for the Hoosiers and made the Academic All Big Ten team. After graduation, Dr. Kruse completed his residency at the Greenville Health System University Medical Center in Greenville, South Carolina, and trained in Greenville’s Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas. To further his training, Dr. Kruse completed a fellowship on the hand and upper extremities at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center before traveling to Lyon, France, to complete a fellowship on shoulder, wrist, elbow, hand surgery at the Centre Orthopedique Santy, with the world-renowned surgeon, Gilles Walch. Dr. Kruse has published multiple peer-reviewed articles on the field of shoulder, wrist, elbow, and hand and presents regularly at medical seminars throughout the country. He is one of two doctors in Texas with membership in both the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons medical societies, Dr. Kruse is uniquely qualified as a surgeon and is constantly kept informed of the cutting edge of orthopaedic techniques and technology. As a former football player, Dr. Kruse is intimately familiar with the experience of receiving orthopaedic care. Understanding the point of view of his patients, combined with his exemplary level of education and training, gives Dr. Kruse the perspective to treat his patients with the care and thoroughness they deserve. Dr. Kruse is available for surgery or treatment of the Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, and Hand at the Dallas office on Walnut Hill Lane and in Plano. He lives in Dallas with his children and his wife, Stephanie. Dr. Kruse is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Arthritis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, and Endoscopy.

John S. Early, MD, is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon on the team at Texas Orthopaedic Associates. He sees patients at the Walnut Hill Lane location in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Early specializes in the care of foot and ankle abnormalities, with a specialty in managing severe fractures of the foot and ankle and correcting neuromuscular imbalance caused by disease or injury. His interests range from the management of toe deformities to restoring weight-bearing function with complex reconstructions, and he is well-versed in the use of both internal fixation and complex external frames for limb reconstruction. He has over 20 years of experience in ankle replacement surgery and is a leader in custom reconstruction for ankle replacement. Dr. Early graduated from Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, with a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering. He earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, where he also completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery prior to finishing an internship in general surgery at the University of Pennsylvania’s Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He finished up his medical training with a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at the University of Washington’s Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. After completing his education, Dr. Early gave back to the medical community by serving for 10 years as a full-time orthopaedic faculty member and the head of the foot and ankle division at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he is currently still a clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery. Dr. Early is recognized as a leading member of his field. He was named a top doctor by TXTopDocs for the last 20 years. He is internationally renowned for his expertise in foot and ankle reconstruction, having published numerous articles and book chapters on the subject, as well as co-directing a well-regarded foot and ankle fellowship. Dr. Early is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arthritis. His top areas of expertise are Arthritis, Achilles Tendon Rupture, Tendinitis, and Hammer Toe.