Dr. Heier is an Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in surgery and reconstruction of the foot and ankle due to trauma and sports related injuries. He performs complex reconstructions, including fusions, total ankle replacements, and arthroscopy. Dr. Heier is one of few surgeons across the country board certified in Orthopedic Surgery, fellowship trained in Foot and Ankle Surgery, and subspecialty certified in Sports Medicine.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Heier received his M.D.. at the University of Florida, where he ranked 3rd in his class. He completed his surgical residency at Baylor College of Medicine and received his fellowship training in Foot and Ankle surgery at Florida Orthopedic Institute in Tampa, under the direction of top Orthopedic foot and ankle trauma doctor, Roy Sanders, and Arthur Walling.

Dr. Heier serves as a consultant for Small Bone Innovations, Inc., teaching Orthopedic Surgeons how to successfully perform surgical replacements with their STAR Ankle, the only 3-piece mobile bearing total ankle available in the United States. From 1995 to 2005, he consulted for the Agility ankle, which was the first commonly used prosthesis. Dr. Heier also has extensive experience using the Salto Ankle, by Tornier, in total ankle replacement surgeries.

Dr. Jennings earned his medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, in Houston, Texas in 1981 and completed a residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Louisiana State University in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1986.

He was selected as a fellow in Sports Medicine and Knee Surgery at the Southern California Center for Sports Medicine in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Jennings began his practice in Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine in 1987 in Plano and Carrollton, Texas.

Dr. Jennings specializes in knee and shoulder surgery, as well as sports medicine and general trauma. He is president and founder of the Texas Knee and Sports Medicine Center in Carrollton, Texas. He was board certified in Orthopedic Surgery in 1992 and re-certified in 1999 and 2009.

Dr. Kruse is a board eligible orthopaedic surgeon with fellowship training in the shoulder, as well as the elbow and hand. He obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees from Indiana University. While in college, Dr. Kruse played linebacker for the Indiana Hoosiers' football team and earned Academic All Big Ten honors. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Greenville Health System University Medical Center in Greenville, South Carolina. In Greenville, he trained with the Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolina’s. Next, he went on to complete a hand and upper extremity fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He then traveled to Lyon, France to complete a fellowship in shoulder surgery at the Centre Orthopedique Santy with world-renowned shoulder surgeon, Gilles Walch.

Dr. Kruse has published several papers on shoulder, elbow, and hand surgery, and has presented at medical meetings throughout the United States. His research interests include; management of rotator cuff tears, shoulder arthroplasty, and the use of ultrasound in the shoulder. He is a candidate member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the American Association of Hand Surgeons. Dr. Kruse is available for treatment of all problems involving the shoulder, elbow, and hand.

Dr. Chris Sakowski, an orthopedic surgeon on the medical staff, specializes in total ankle replacement, foot and ankle arthroscopy, minimally invasive bunion correction, as well as Cartiva procedure for arthritis of the big toe. He also specializes in the treatment of sports-related injuries, trauma, and advanced hindfoot reconstruction of the foot and ankle.