Dr. Chopp has extensive training and experience in treating the shoulder; including shoulder injuries, shoulder pain and sports related injuries.
Yes, Dr. Thomas M. Chopp is accepting new patients at this office.
(208) 323-4848
8854 W. Emerald Street, Suite 102, Boise, ID 83704-4845
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Dr. Thomas Chopp was raised in Grand Rapids, Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1984. He served in the Air Force as a flight surgeon for four years, caring for military pilots and their families. He then completed an orthopaedic surgery residcency at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in 1995 and went on to provide orthopaedic surgical care for the Air Force at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah. Dr. Chopp then completed specialized fellowship training at the Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation in Columbus, Georgia in 2000 with selected emphasis on shoulder surgery and received the Hughston Shoulder Certificate.
Dr. Chopp is board certified in orthopaedic surgery and a fellow of the American Academy of orthopaedic surgery. He has practiced orthopaedic surgery for the past 25 years and is now serving the Treasure Valley and the Tri-state Area. His main office is in Boise, Idaho.
Dr. Chopp has extensive training and experience in treatment of the athlete's shoulder from youth to the active adult. Over the past twenty years, Dr. Chopp has provided care of shoulder fractures, traumatic soft tissue injuries, and sports related injuries of the entire shoulder complex; to include all-arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and instability procedures. For the arthritic and rotator cuff deficient shoulder, Dr. Chopp provides both non-operative and surgical treatment to include superior capsular reconstruction and partial, total, and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty.
As an orthopedic surgeon in Idaho, Dr. Chopp is trained to diagnose and treat all types of injuries to the musculoskeletal system, including the bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. After arriving at a specific diagnosis, Dr. Chopp will generally resort to surgery when all other treatment methods have been exhausted or ruled out. Patients may require the care of an orthopedic surgeon for fractures, torn ligaments, sprains, sports injuries, and more.
University of Minnesota Medical School
MD • 1980
Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
Residency in Orthopedic Surgery
Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation • Columbus, Georgia
Fellowship in Hughston Shoulder Certificate