SOAR SPINE - Key Persons
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- Member of the Rest of the Team
- PROCEDURE SCHEDULER
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- Board Certified Podiatric Surgeon
- Board Certified Podiatric Surgeon in Redwood City and Santa Clara, CA
Bruce Lehnert, DPM, is a board-certified podiatric surgeon at SOAR Spine and Orthopedics in Redwood City, California.
Dr. Lehnert completed his undergraduate studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1988. He then received his medical degree from the California College of Podiatric Medicine in Oakland in 1992, before studying at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System in association with Stanford Hospital. He went on to a reconstructive foot and ankle surgery fellowship at Hadassah Hospital.
Dr. Lehnert is board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics.
Currently, an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Temple University in Philadelphia and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at his alma mater, the California School of Podiatric Medicine, Dr. Lehnert continues to focus on and foster education. He was formerly both a Clinical Instructor and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Lehnert still serves as a residency director and continues his work with residents on a day-in and day-out basis.
In 1998, Dr. Lehnert founded the International Extremity Project, a charity-based medical mission focusing on correcting pediatric lower extremity deformities in developing countries. He is also well-published in numerous peer review journals. Dr. Lehnert has served as a sports medicine consultant to various teams.
Dr. Lehnert's clinical and research focus is on correcting foot and ankle deformities, posttraumatic syndromes, tendon injuries, pediatric foot, and ankle issues, sports medicine, and biomechanical analysis.
Click on this link to view some of the work that Dr. Lehnert is doing through his charity-based mission, International Extremity Project.
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- MEDICAL ASSISTANT
- Member of the Rest of the Team
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- Member of the Rest of the Team
- RECEPTIONIST
Christopher Bonzon, MD, is a board-certified physiatrist at SOAR Spine and Orthopedics in Santa Clara and Redwood City, California.
Dr. Bonzon received his undergraduate degree and master's from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. For his medical degree, Dr. Bonzon relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana to study at the Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He then completed postgraduate fellowship training in both interventional sports and spine medicine and diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound before completing an additional fellowship training in spine and sports musculoskeletal medicine at SOAR. He is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Dr. Bonzon currently serves as a sports and spine physician for Santa Clara University athletics and is a former physician for Carolina Performing Arts.
He has presented nationally and locally regarding diagnostic and treatment strategies for neuro-musculoskeletal dysfunction. Dr. Bonzon has co-authored and performed research for published book chapters on interventional ultrasound techniques for musculoskeletal injuries and disorders. He has studied the return of amputees to physically demanding jobs and continues his research alongside caring for his patients at SOAR Spine and Orthopedics.
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- Member of the Rest of the Team
- GENERAL and SURGERY SCHEDULER
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- Team Physician for Stanford University Athletics
Gerald P. Keane, MD, is a board-certified physiatrist at SOAR Spine and Orthopedics in Redwood City, California.
Dr. Keane graduated from the University of Rhode Island in Kingston and received his medical education from Brown University Medical School in Providence, Rhode Island. He later completed his residency at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, California.
Dr. Keane serves as a team physician for Stanford University Athletics and previously served as a consultant team physician for the San Francisco 49ers. Dr. Keane is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Functional Restoration at Stanford University School of Medicine. He concentrates his care on spine-related disorders.
Since 1992, Dr. Keane has served as a team physician and now clinical physician and consultant at the University of California, Berkeley. Previously he has acted as a team physician for the US Figure Skating Association.
Dr. Keane has lectured nationally and published extensively on physical medicine and rehabilitation.
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- BUSINESS MANAGER
- Member of the Rest of the Team
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- Medical Assistant
- Member of the Rest of the Team
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- Medical Assistant
- Member of the Rest of the Team
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- Member of the Rest of the Team
- Clinic Supervisor
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- Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon
- Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon in Redwood City and Santa Clara, CA
Michael S. Wall, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at SOAR Spine and Orthopedics in Santa Clara and Redwood City, California.
Dr. Wall specializes in arthroscopy and the treatment of sports-related injuries involving the knee, shoulder, elbow, and ankle. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Relocating to California, Dr. Wall attended the University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine and completed his residency at the UCLA Medical Center.
For his shoulder and sports medicine fellowship, Dr. Wall studied at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He is board-certified in orthopedic surgery and worked with several athletic teams as a team physician. Such programs include the New York Giants football team, DeAnza College athletics, San Jose Giants baseball team, the Stanford University football team, and the San Francisco 49ers.
Dr. Wall is affiliated with Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, California, and maintains membership in several professional societies, such as the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Orthopedic surgeons.
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- Member of the Rest of the Team
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- CLINIC MANAGER
- Member of the Rest of the Team
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- Member of the Rest of the Team
- PATIENT ACCOUNTING
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- Member of the Rest of the Team
- SUPERVISOR, PATIENT ACCOUNTING