George B. Holmes Jr., M.D.
Foot & Ankle

Dr. George B. Holmes, Jr. has been the Director of the Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Section at Rush since 1992. He has also been on the Editorial Board of Foot and Ankle International since 1989 and has spoken before numerous local, national and international audiences.

Originally from Washington, D.C., where he graduated from St. John's College High School, Dr. Holmes received his Bachelor's degree from Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut. He also lettered in varsity football during his tenure at Yale. He went on to complete his medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine. Following his orthopaedic residency at the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency he completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship at Boston's Children's Hospital Medical Center and a fellowship in Foot and Ankle Surgery in Oakland, California, under the direction of Roger Mann, M.D.

Prior to joining the orthopaedic service at Rush in 1992, Dr. Holmes served as the Director of Foot and Ankle at the University of California at Davis and Chief of Orthopaedics at Jefferson Park Hospital in Philadelphia. He has been a medical consultant to the N.B.A. Sacramento Kings, the Joffrey Ballet, the Alvin Ailey Dancers, Philadanco, the Boston Ballet, the Boston Marathon and Mrs. T's Triathlon.

Practice Emphasis:	Foot and Ankle Surgery
Medical School:	Yale University School of Medicine
Residency:	Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY - General Surgery Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA - Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency
Fellowship:	Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA-Sports Medicine Merritt Hospital, Oakland, CA - Foot and Ankle Surgery
Board Certification:	Orthopaedic Surgery Medical Examiner

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Holmes has office hours at the following locations:

Central DuPage Hospital Ambulatory Service Pavilion
RUSH Oak Park Hospital
Chicago—South Loop/River City

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