Dr. Chad Carlson comes to Stadia Sports Medicine from Champaign, Illinois, where he worked for both Carle Clinic Association and the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. At Illinois, he functioned as one of the team physicians for the Fighting Illini, taking care of athletes in a wide array of sports, from ice hockey to basketball. Dr. Carlson has covered multiple NCAA National Championship events, as well as national championship events for U.S. Gymnastics and U.S. Swimming and Diving. Prior to coming to Champaign, he served as one of the team physicians at Ball State University, and has been involved in high school athletic event coverage for many years. His clinical interests include identifying the biomechanical basis for patient injury, office-based injury care/arthritis care, and clinical exercise testing, including the diagnosis and management of exercise-induce asthma. He has published clinical articles on various sports medicine subjects and has spoken on many subjects at national sports medicine meetings. He and his wife Amanda have three children -- Ava, Ian, and Eli. In his spare time, he enjoys active pursuits with family, reading, golfing, exercising, and church-related activities at Westkirk Presbyterian Church in Urbandale, where he serves as an Elder. He also serves as a cub scout den leader.
Other biographical information:
Office Location(s):
Stadia Sports Medicine
6000 University Ave
Suite 250
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
Location Phone: (515) 221-1102
Location Fax: (515) 221-1272
My Phone: (515) 221-1102
Fax: (515) 221-1272
Accepting new patients:
I am accepting new patients.
Primary Specialty:
Sports Medicine
Undergraduate Education:
B.S., History/Biology, University of Nebraska at Lincoln : 1990
University of Nebraska -- Lincoln
Medical Education:
M.D., University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, NE : 1994
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Residency:
University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor -- Department of Family Medicine : 1997
Fellowship:
Sports Medicine : 1999
Ball Memorial Hospital/Central Indiana Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Ball State University 1997-1999
Board Certifications:
Sports Medicine : 1999
Family Medicine : 1998, 2005
Affiliations:
Iowa Methodist Hospital, Mercy Hospital : 2006
Honors and Awards:
Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine : 2004