Mercado Foot & Ankle Clinic

The Mercado Foot and Ankle Clinic was founded in 1964 by Dr. O. A. Mercado [ author of the "Art Of Surgery" video series ], soon after his discharged from military service where he served for two years as an Army Doctor at Kimbrough Army Hospital, Fort Meade, Maryland.

Through hard work, innovative management, and successful growth, the group has become one of the leading foot and ankle centers in Illinois.The Mercado Center for Foot and Ankle Surgery in Oak Park, was one of the country’s first Podiatric Office Base surgical Facilities to be accredited by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Organizations

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Dr. O.A. Mercado

* Board Certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery
* Prolific Author of Textbooks and Surgical Videos
* Founder of The Mercado Foot and Ankle Clinics

In his forty years of practice Dr. O. A. Mercado's influence in the field of podiatric medicine has been considerable, having lectured extensively both nationally and internationally. Many of the techniques that he developed for foot and ankle surgery are standards in the profession, such as his techniques for bunions, heel spurs and ankle stabilization.

He was Professor of Surgery at the Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine where he taught hundreds of students. For over twenty-five years he headed a Podiatric Surgical Residency program training young men and women in the art of podiatric surgery.

Dr. Mercado has written six books and is the best selling author in his field of expertise.
An Atlas of Podiatric Anatomy and An Atlas of Foot Surgery, Vols. I & II are considered classics. The Journal of Canadian Podiatric Medicine wrote "students without this text are depriving themselves of a proper surgical education. Indeed, many podiatrists consider this textbook as their bible for surgery."

He is also the host of the nationally distributed surgical video series entitled, The Art of Surgery. The entire series as well as his major writings have been translated into Spanish for international distribution.

Dr. Mercado has been honored by his peers fro his great achievements in the profession by being inducted into the Podiatric Hall of Fame for his lifetime contributions to podiatric surgery. In 2001, he was selected by the Management Journal as one of America's Most Influential Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

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We have five locations. Oak Park, Carol Stream, Berwyn, Naperville and Richton Park!

Please contact us anytime! We look forward to hearing from you.

Ph. 708-383-6800 Fax 708-383-6827 Email: mfacoakpark@yahoo.com