Dr. Steven Chudik

Dr. Steven Chudik is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine. A Top Doctor in orthopaedics, he is renowned for his arthroscopic surgical expertise and innovative techniques for shoulder and knee injuries and the management of sports-related injuries. In practice since 2002, Dr. Chudik is a partner at Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, treating patients in the Westmont, Western Spring and Downers Grove offices. Because no two patients or injuries are alike, Dr. Chudik works with each patient to develop the best care and rehabilitation plans for their lifestyle and functional goals.

As an active researcher, Dr. Chudik continues to innovate and develop minimally invasive arthroscopic surgical procedures, instruments and implants to provide better outcomes for his patients. His efforts continue to yield scores of patents that will positively affect orthopaedic surgical techniques worldwide. Dr. Chudik founded the Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation, a nonprofit 501 (C)(3) organization that helps keep people active and healthy through unbiased education and research. Through the Foundation and his clinical academic position at Loyola University, Chicago, Dr. Chudik collaborates on research with scientists at Argonne National Laboratory, Hines VA Hospital Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Laboratory, and Loyola University. Additionally, Dr. Chudik mentors medical students in an honors research program at Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Shoulder and Elbow Society, and the Arthroscopy Association of North America. An author of many papers and journal articles, Dr. Chudik is an expert reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine and the Journal of Arthroscopic Surgery and Related Research.

Dr. Chudik, earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, he completed his residency in orthopaedics at the University of North Carolina Hospitals and was a fellow in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, an affiliate of Cornell University.

Dr. Chudik also serves as a team physician for several Chicago area athletic programs and clubs, and is a member of the High Performance network for USA Swimming, consults for orthopaedic research development companies and legal counsels for the benefit of patient care.

Excellent, personalized patient care is our goal at the Steven Chudik MD Shoulder and Knee Injury Clinic in Westmont, Ill. Our highly trained orthopaedic staff understands the importance of returning you to your fullest potential and will work with you to achieve your goals.