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Biography

Dr. Sporer specializes in hip, knee, and joint replacement. He has special interests in primary and revision arthroplasty surgery, including the anterior and posterior approach to hip replacement, and minimally invasive techniques. 

A medical graduate from the University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, Dr. Sporer completed his residencies at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford. In addition, he served as an adult reconstruction fellow at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He is Board Certified to the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. 

Dr. Sporer is currently on the board of directors for The American Joint Replacement Registry and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. His areas of research include long-term follow-up studies of the hip, complications associated with total knee replacement, and the regional variation in medicine.

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Dr. Sporer is a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and Hip Society.

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Curriculum Vitae

Practice Emphasis 

  • Hip reconstruction and replacement
  • Knee reconstruction and replacement

Special Procedures 

  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • Outpatient joint replacement surgery
  • Anterior hip replacement

Research Interests

Outcome studies of total joint replacement

Disclosures 

AAOS Record of Disclosure 
Medical Consultant for: DJO Surgical, Osteoremedies and Pixarbio

Clinical Support Staff 

  • Margaret DePratt (SEC)
  • Myra Hernandez (MA)
  • Lauren Opila (PA)
  • Gabrielle Dunn (PA)
  • Allison Murray (RN)

Education / Certifications

  • Medical School
    University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
  • Residency
    Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH - Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Fellowship
    Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL - Adult Reconstruction
  • Certification
    Orthopaedic Surgery

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Hospital / Surgical Locations

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital

155 E. Brush Hill Road
Elmhurst, IL 60126 

Great Lakes Surgical Suites

9200 Calumet Ave. Suite N500
Munster, Indiana 46321

Kendall Pointe Surgery Center

100 Fifth St, Oswego, IL 60543

Physician Office Locations

Joliet

963 129th Infantry Drive, 

Joliet, Illinois 60435

Munster

9200 Calumet Avenue, Suite 300
Munster, IN 46321

Naperville

55 Shuman Blvd, Suite 700

Naperville, Illinois 60563

Oak Brook

2011 York Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523