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Roger
Mann, M.D.
 Roger
A. Mann, M.D. was born and
raised in San Francisco,
California, and moved to Oakland
to practice orthopaedic surgery
in 1968. He received his
undergraduate degree from
University of California,
Berkeley. His received his
medical school education at
University of California, San
Francisco (UCSF) School of
Medicine. He completed his
internship at San Francisco
General Hospital, and
subsequently, his residency
training through UCSF Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery. He
became a board-certified
orthopaedic surgeon in 1968.
Dr. Mann has an extensive
background in foot and ankle
surgery. Aside from his busy
Oakland practice, he has treated
numerous professional athletes,
and is a full-time consultant to
the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in
Vail, Colorado.
He has published more than 120
scientific journal articles, 70
book chapters, and is the
co-author of the most widely
used orthopaedic textbook on
foot and ankle surgery,
entitled, "Surgery
of the Foot and Ankle,"
which is now entering its eighth
edition. He was the past
president of the
American Orthopaedic Foot and
Ankle Society (AOFAS). The
society has even named an annual
award for their Outstanding
Clinical Paper after Dr. Mann,
"The Roger A. Mann Award."
Dr. Mann also has a
full-time Foot Fellowship
Program. He has
trained more than 50
orthopaedic surgeons in foot
and ankle surgery over the
years. It is a 6 month
fellowship, working with Dr.
Mann on a one-on-one basis.
For more information
regarding the Foot
Fellowship Program, contact
Linda at (510) 451-6266,
extension 35.
Besides providing a
full service foot and ankle
practice, Dr. Mann is the
lead investigator for the
FDA study evaluating the
Scandinavian Total Ankle
Replacement (STAR).
With his son, Jeffrey, they
have carried out over 200
ankle replacements to date.
The STAR was finally
approved by the FDA in April
2007. Implanting the
prostheses should start in
mid to late 2008. |
