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Office
220 Roper Mountain Road Ext
Greenville, SC 29615Phone+1 864-715-9800
Summary
- Dr. Gao grew up in Clemson, SC, and graduated from Duke University. He then went to medical school at Northwestern University and completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Emory University. He then went on to complete his sports medicine fellowship at Stanford University where he was also a team physician for Stanford Football, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Volleyball, and the Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball team. Dr. Gao is excited to return home to the Upstate and is looking forward to serving and giving back to the community that helped shape who he is today.
Education & Training
- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2019 - 2020
- Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2014 - 2019
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2014, MD
- Duke UniversityBSE, Biomedical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, 2006 - 2010
Certifications & Licensure
- SC State Medical License Active through 2025
- CA State Medical License Active through 2021
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Nonsurgical Versus Surgical Management of Femoroacetabular Impingement: What Does the Current Best Evidence Tell Us.Ian Gao, Marc R. Safran
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2021-05-15 - 29 citationsSuperior Capsular Reconstruction: A Systematic Review of Surgical Techniques and Clinical Outcomes.Ian Gao, Kyle R. Sochacki, Michael T. Freehill, Seth L. Sherman, Geoffrey D. Abrams
Arthroscopy. 2021-02-01
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