Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic Surgeon; Co-Director, UIOWA Orthopaedic Functional Imaging Research Laboratory
University of Iowa Health Care / University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Biography
Bopha Chrea, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation and a board-certified, fellowship-trained foot and ankle surgeon at the University of Iowa. She treats foot and ankle trauma, post-traumatic reconstruction, deformity, arthritis, sports injuries, Achilles tendon disorders, and common forefoot conditions using open and minimally invasive techniques. As Co-Director of the UIOWA Orthopaedic Functional Imaging Research Laboratory, she also studies movement, biomechanics, and the development of post-traumatic ankle arthritis.
Research interests
Post-traumatic ankle arthritis; foot and ankle trauma; gait, mobility, and balance; functional imaging and biomechanics; Charcot-Marie-Tooth cavovarus deformity; progressive collapsing foot deformity; minimally invasive hallux valgus surgery; clinical outcomes