Dr. Clark maintains a busy orthopedic practice focused on enabling patients to overcome their physical challenges—whether they are related to injury or the aging process. One of the first adopters of the direct anterior approach to total hip replacement in the Midwest, he has focused on less-invasive surgical techniques, as well as robotic knee replacement. Among the first to perform MAKOplasty, a
partial knee replacement technique that involves a robotic arm, in his home state of Iowa, Dr. Clark has extensive experience in joint care. With a special interest in advanced surgical outcome metrics and rapid recovery protocols, Dr. Clark has become a leader in the UnityPoint health-care system in patient length-of-stay, typically discharging his joint patients either the same day or the next day following surgery. Beginning with his residency at Michigan State University and continuing at the University of Northern Iowa, Dr. Clark has been treating Division I athletes for over two decades, including numerous All-Americans and some who compete currently at the professional level in football and basketball. An expert in sports-related injuries, Dr. Clark has been on the sidelines for more than 500 Division I football, basketball, and wrestling competitions, serving as the Team Physician for the University of Northern Iowa and Wartburg College since 2000. Highly competitive by nature, Dr. Clark has an intense passion for helping his patients to overcome their injuries or impairments and reach their individual victories.
