Kian Setayesh, MD

"Dr. Kian Setayesh is an orthopedic surgeon who is fellowship-trained in sports medicine. He was a team physician for the University of Illinois at Chicago for multiple team sports including men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, women’s volleyball, and gymnastics. Dr. Setayesh was the team physician for the New Orleans Saints and the New Orleans Pelicans in 2017-2018. He also was team physician for Dillard University in 2017-2018.

Dr. Setayesh is a researcher and distinguished author of medical conference presentations and articles. He has also written books on sports injuries, joint pain, fractures, reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, return to play strategies and more.

As a sports medicine specialist, Dr. Setayesh understands the need to stay active. He enjoys participating in basketball, soccer, tennis, running, swimming, golf, and tae kwon do. His other recreational passions are music composition, guitar, reading, and cooking. He speaks English, Spanish, and Farsi."

"Direct Orthopedic Care, DOC, is a walk-in, immediate access orthopedic clinic. We are open 7 days a week with no appointment necessary. If you have an orthopedic injury or chronic condition, you can receive immediate care by orthopedic specialists without the time or expense of an ER visit.

The ER will refer you to orthopedic experts for surgery, placing a cast on a broken bone, physical therapy treatment or more thorough diagnosis of an injury or condition. So why not eliminate additional expenses by skipping the ER and going straight to DOC?

The DOC team consists of Board-certified, Fellowship trained Orthopedic Surgeons and specialty-trained Physician Assistants; Pain Management physicians and Pain Management specialty-trained Physician Assistants. You can avoid the wait at the ER by coming to DOC first. There is never a facility fee or high co-pay at DOC."