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Chad T.. Carlson, MD, FACSM
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Chad Carlson, MD, FACSM
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 14 years. His clinical interests include identifying the biomechanical basis for patient injury, office-based fracture and joint injury care/arthritis care, and clinical exercise testing/exercise prescription, including the diagnosis and management of exercise-induce asthma. He has published clinical articles on various sports medicine subjects, and is currently involved in clinical research in the spheres of aerobic exercise performance and diagnosis of exercise-induced asthma. 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.
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6000 University Ave
Suite 250
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
Location Phone: (515) 221-1102
Location Fax: (515) 221-1272
Ball State University 1997-1999