Steven L. Haddad, M.D. is a senior attending physician with Illinois Bone & Joint Institute (IBJI) in Glenview, Illinois. Haddad is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in ankle replacement surgery, complex ankle reconstruction, foot and ankle deformity correction, and ankle arthritis management. He is also an educator and researcher and has served as Principal Investigator in an FDA protocol and in numerous clinical and basic science research studies. He also works in product development, working with engineers to create two total ankle prostheses, and individually developing orthopedic hardware technology to stabilize bones throughout the body. Haddad has served in leadership positions and as a faculty member and course developer for AOFAS and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has edited or co-edited 8 books and journals and authored or co-authored more than 50 journal articles and book chapters. He has given hundreds of scholarly presentations worldwide, including in Australia, South America, South Africa, and throughout North America and Europe. Haddad received his bachelor’s degree in Honors Biology from the University of Michigan in 1985. He entered Johns Hopkins University where he earned his doctorate in medicine. Haddad completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Georgetown University and a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. He has served as faculty at both Northwestern University Medical School and University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and received numerous awards and academic honors including the Roger A. Mann award from AOFAS and the James K. Stack Resident Teaching Award from Northwestern.