
Zahab Shahid Ahsan MD
Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Shoulder Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist
3329 75th St.1st FloorWoodridge, IL 60517
Fax+1 630-548-1563
Overview of Dr. Ahsan
Zahab S. Ahsan, MD is a board certified orthopaedic surgery who is fellowship-trained in sports medicine who has devoted his educational career to mastering the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. His clinic is based out of Woodridge, IL and he is affiliated with Edward Hospital. He is committed to guiding his patients to a complete recovery and a life without pain or restrictions through innovative treatment and minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, elbow, and ankle. Dr. Ahsan’s high level of patient care is guided by his experience providing sports medicine care to professional athletes of the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS, and U.S. Olympic team. He specializes in joint preservation procedures which include modern cartilage restoration techniques and biologic therapies (PRP, Stem Cells) for bone, cartilage, tendon, and ligament repair.
Education & Training
Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2019 - 2020
University of WashingtonResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2014 - 2019
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2014
Purdue UniversityBS, Biomedical Engineering, 2006 - 2010
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2020 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2018 - 2020
WA State Medical License 2016 - 2020
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2023
- Top Doctor Illinois Top Docs, 2023
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Tensile Force Limits of the Sheep Spine: Comparison to Forces Required to Extricate Grain Entrapped Victims.Salah F Issa, Mahmoud S Issa, Eric Nauman, Carl Wassgren, Charles Schwab
Journal of Agromedicine. 2025-01-01 - 8 citationsRole of Lateral Extra-articular Tenodesis in Restraining Internal Tibial Rotation: In Vitro Biomechanical Assessment of Lateral Tissue Engagement.Zahab S Ahsan, Erin E Berube, Brian J Frondorf, Ho Bin Kim, Niv Marom
The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2024-01-01 - 21 citationsComplications of Wrist and Hand Arthroscopy.Zahab S. Ahsan, Jeffrey Yao
Hand Clinics. 2017-11-01
Press Mentions
They fixed me and I’m back to feeling like myself againMay 1st, 2022
Police officer suffers painful knee injury, back on his feet hours after surgeryMay 1st, 2022
ACL Reconstruction, Rehab Help Athlete Return to the FieldMay 1st, 2022
Professional Memberships
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- Gold Humanism Honor SocietyMember
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External Links
- Websitehttp://zahabahsanmd.com
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