David S. Brokaw, MD

Meet Dr. David Brokaw

Dr. Brokaw, a native of Indiana, graduated in 1982 from Indiana University (Bloomington) and the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1987.

He completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1992. While a chief resident, Dr. Brokaw received the Outstanding Senior Resident Research Award. His fellowship in orthopedic trauma was at the prestigious Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington from 1993 to 1994.

He has been an attending orthopedic traumatologist with OrthoIndy for over two decades. Dr. Brokaw was a faculty attending for the OrthoIndy Trauma Fellowship Program from 1992 to 2009.

His practice focuses on the management of acute fractures and chronic orthopedic bone and soft tissue injuries of the lower and upper extremities. He has extensive experience in surgical foot and ankle reconstruction. He also focuses on non-unions of fractures, posttraumatic arthritis of the lower extremity and complex fractures of the tibia, talus and calcaneus.

Practice focus:

• Acute and Subacute Orthopedic Trauma
• Clinical Interests in Reconstructive Surgery
• Nonunions and malunions of long bone and periarticular fractures
• Management of complex foot and ankle fractures (Calcaneus, Tibial Pilon, Talus, Osteomyelitis, Care of the Traumatic Amputee)
• Worker's Compensation (Management of acute and chronic orthopedic injuries sustained in the workplace, second opinions, IME's, Take-over-care)