About Robert D Toon, MD

Board certification

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1980

Education

Undergraduate
University of Illinois, Navy Pier, Chicago Circle, Chicago Illinois BS(honors), Biology 1962-6
Medical
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois MD 1966-1973
Internship
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Rotating Interneship 1973-1974
Residency
University of Toronto Hospitals, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Orthopaedic Surgery 1974-1979
Fellowship
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Paediatric Endocrinology 1974-1975
PhD
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois PhD, Pharmacology 1975

Hospital/academic affiliations

Hospital
  • Ireland Army Community Hospital | Fort Knox, KY
  • Veterans Administration Medical Center | Louisville, KY

Society memberships

National Society Memberships
  • American Medical Association
  • American College of Surgeons
State Society Memberships
  • State Medical Society
  • State Orthopaedic Society
Additional Society Memberships
  • SICOT

  • Military Medical Association

  • Health Volunteers Overseas and Orthopaedics Overseas

  • Verein Deutscher Sanitaets Offiziere

Achievements

Served with Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 1990-1, Superior Unit Award. Served with 212th MASH, Task Force Eagle, Bosnia, 1995-6, Superior Unit Award. Voluntary Medical Service, San Carlos Plantation Hospital, Philippines, 1994. Voluntary Medical Service, Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital, Dumaguete, and San Juan Medical Center, Manila, Philippines, 1999. Currently retired from the military, working for the VA at Ireland Army Hospital, Fort Knox, KY.

Community activities

Lecture on orthopaedics at various community and professional organizations. Member of Military Officers Association, National and Ft. Knox chapter, American Legion, Mount Sterling Chapter, Amnesty International, American Civil Liberties Union, Health Volunteers Overseas (Orthopaedics Overseas) and NAACP.

Contact Information

Ireland Army Community Hospital 851 Ireland Avenue Fort Knox, KY United States of America 40121 View map Phone 1 800 493 9602

Other staff in my practice

Chief of Department of Surgery: MAJ Steven Lawson
Chief of Orthopaedic Service: MAJ Brigham Redd.
Orthopaedic Surgeons: Dr. David Ross (LTC, ret.), MAJ Poepping.
Physician Assistants: Mrs. Kate Hamilton, Ms. Patricia Burtoft (neurosurgery).
Podiatrists: LTC Martin Setter, Dr. Tamara Schlabach
Podiatry Technician: Mr. George LaBella.
Secretary: Mrs. Sanders.
Receptionists: Mrs. Kathleen Labhart, Mrs. Jacqueline Brown, Mrs. Kimberly Wiley.
NCOIC: SSG Eddie A. Broughton.
Cast Technicians: SGT's Kevin Melick and Alphonso Charles, John L. Odom.
OR Scheduling: Mr. Rudy Bryant
Brace Shop: Mrs. Merilee Lucas

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