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Office
36500 Aurora Dr
Oconomowoc, WI 53066Phone+1 262-434-5000
Summary
- Diego Villacis, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in shoulder and elbow surgery. He is an active researcher focused on staying up to date with the latest treatment methods in order to deliver the best solutions to his patients. Dr. Villacis and his team place a priority on always putting the patient first.
Dr. Villacis specializes in complex primary and revision shoulder and elbow repair, reconstruction, and replacement. He utilizing all-arthroscopic, arthroscopic-assisted, and open surgical techniques to relieve patients of their pain, restore their function, and improve their quality of life. His personal mission is simple—Dr. Villacis strives to provide compassionate, quality, world-class care to adults, adolescents, and athletes at all levels who have sustained injuries of the shoulder or the elbow. During his clinical fellowship, Dr. Villacis assisted in the care of athletes from the New York Yankees (MLB), New York City Football Club (MLS), and Columbia University Athletics (NCAA). He is dedicated to providing comprehensive and individualized patient-centered care in a collaborative, team-based approach for all of his patients.
Dr. Villacis enjoys spending time with his wife and their young children.
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2015 - 2016
- University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2010 - 2015
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2011 - Present
- IL State Medical License 2015 - 2026
- WI State Medical License 2021 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2015 - 2017
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- T. David Sisk Award for Best Original Research Award American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, 2015
- Neer Award Finalist for Clinical Research American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsGlenoid Bone Loss in Shoulder Instability: Superiority of Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography over Two-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Established Metho...Alexander E. Weber, Ioanna K Bolia, Andrew Horn, Diego Villacis, Reza Omid
Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery. 2021-06-01 - 2 citationsClinical utility of immediate postoperative radiographs following uncomplicated primary reverse shoulder arthroplastyDiego Villacis, Aakash Chauhan, Marc Asselmeier, Kevin Walsh, Brian Murphy
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2021-03-10 - 2 citationsVenous thromboembolism after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in a patient with a negative presurgical SARS-CoV-2 test who developed symptomatic COVID-19 three days af...Aakash Chauhan, Diego Villacis, Ryan Boente, Anthony A. Romeo
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2021-02-23
Press Mentions
- Get Some Sun: More Than A Third of College Athletes Have Low Vitamin DMarch 31st, 2015
- More Than Than 1/3 of Division I Athletes May Have Low Vitamin DFebruary 13th, 2016
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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