Dr. David Ruta grew up in the Chicago suburbs, enjoying all four seasons
and year-round sports. His time in the city, including medical school,
provided familiarity with socioeconomic struggle and limited access to
healthcare. His response to that reality has included medical outreach
throughout medical school and orthopedic surgical missions in the Dominican
Republic during his residency.
Following his orthopedic surgery residency, Dr. Ruta completed additional
subspecialty fellowship training in foot and ankle orthopedic surgery.
He is especially interested in this field because of its multi-faceted
nature, including arthritis, sports injuries, arthroscopy, tendon transfers,
trauma, and deformity correction in patients of widely varying ages.
Dr. Ruta’s academic record has included achievement awards, leadership
positions, and research presented at the regional and national levels.
He is published in several orthopedic journals.