Publications Featuring Dr. Sarang N. Desai
Physician Leadership & Innovation
- Founder, Baylor Regional Medical Center Plano Comprehensive Foot and Ankle Program
- Founder and Medical Director, Methodist McKinney Advanced Foot and Ankle Center
- Lead Surgeon Designer, Akros FibuLink (acquired by DePuy Synthes)
- Inventor of multiple foot and ankle surgical instruments used in modern orthopedic surgery
Honors & Awards
Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award – 2017
University of Texas
Recognizes four Texas Exes annually for exceptional professional achievement and service (Notable past recipients include Michael Dell, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Durant, Roger Clemens, and Ben Crenshaw)
D Magazine Best Doctor of Dallas
2017, 2018
D Magazine Best Doctor of Collin County
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
Super Doctors – Rising Star
2015, 2016, 2017
Texas Monthly Super Doctors
2015–2019
Recognized by the International Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Leading Physicians of the World and Top Orthopaedic Surgeon in Texas
Chief Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
St. James Hospital and Health Science Center, 2007–2008
Presentations
2009
Michigan Orthopaedic Society – Annual Meeting
Surgical Treatment of Concomitant End-Stage Ankle Arthritis and Ipsilateral Stage II Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency
Podium Presentation
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society – Summer Meeting
Surgical Treatment of Concomitant End-Stage Ankle Arthritis and Ipsilateral Stage II Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency
Poster Presentation
2010
AO North America Principles Course of Fracture Management
Introduction to Orthopaedic Imaging
Faculty Presentation
2011
AO North America Advanced Foot and Ankle Course – Miami
Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency: Recognition, Evaluation, and Conservative Treatment
Faculty Lecture
AO North America Advanced Foot and Ankle Course – Miami
Surgical Reconstruction of End-Stage Ankle Arthritis and Ipsilateral Stage II Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency
Faculty Lecture
2013
AO North America Foot and Ankle Course – Scottsdale
Orthobiologics in Bone Healing
Faculty Lecture
Arthrex Advanced Ankle Instability, Arthroscopy and Sports Injuries Course
Ankle Arthroscopy, Syndesmotic Injuries, and Jones Fractures
Faculty Presenter
2014
ArthroParis – International Symposium of Surgical and Biologic Treatments in Orthopaedics
BioCartilage™ for the Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Ankle
Podium Presentation
Orthobiologic Solutions to Enhance Outcomes in Foot and Ankle Surgery – Naples, FL
Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy: Knotless Repair and Allograft Tissue Reinforcement
Podium Presentation
2015
Baylor Plano Sports Medicine Symposium
Ligamentous Injuries of the Ankle and Associated Conditions
Faculty Presenter
Multiple national and regional lectures on foot and ankle sports injuries, ankle arthroscopy, Achilles tendon pathology, and orthobiologics
Publications
2010
Journal of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association
Osteoid Osteomas: A Common Cause of Back Pain in Children
2011
Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances
Surgical Reconstruction of End-Stage Ankle Arthritis and Concomitant Stage II Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency
2014
The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Surgical Treatment of a Tibial Osteochondral Defect with Debridement, Marrow Stimulation, and Micronized Allograft Cartilage Matrix: A Case Report
Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus with Marrow Stimulation and Micronized Allograft Cartilage Matrix
2016
Foot and Ankle Specialist
Freiberg’s Infarction Treated with Metatarsal Shortening Osteotomy, Marrow Stimulation, and Micronized Allograft Cartilage Matrix
2018
Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Syndesmotic Injuries Treated with an Aperture Fixation Device
2024
Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Diamondback Double-Row Reconstruction with Proximal Modification for the Treatment of Chronic Insertional Achilles Tendinosis
Media & Online Education
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society – FootCareMD
Ankle Arthroscopy
Author, Patient Education Resource
FootEducation.com
Ankle Arthroscopy
Author, Educational Content for Physicians and Patients
Forbes.com
Fall Race Training Tips
CNBC.com
Fall Race Training Tips
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, PR Newswire, HealthNewsDigest, Sacramento Bee
Fall Race Training and Injury Prevention Coverage
Book Chapters
2012
Foot and Ankle Surgery
General Surgical Considerations
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
2013
Foot and Ankle Sports Medicine
Chronic Ankle Instability
2016
Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Gait
Foot and Ankle Clinics
Kinematics and Function of Total Ankle Replacements Versus Normal Ankles
Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine
Acute Peroneal Tendon Injuries in Sport