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Dr. Christian Foglar, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Basel Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: musculoskeletal problems, robotic surgery

1441 Constitution Boulevard
Salinas, CA 93901

(831) 755-4156

Dr. Christian Foglar, MD is an orthopedist in Salinas, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Basel Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Christian Foglar, MD is affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital, Good Samaritan Health System, Natividad and BASS MEDICAL GROUP.

Office Locations

Address:

1441 Constitution Boulevard
Salinas, CA 93901

Address:

6140 Camino Verde Drive Suite L
San Jose, CA 95119

Some issues Dr. Christian Foglar, MD can help you with:

Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

Robotic Surgery

Robotic surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery, using a tiny opening to get inside the body instead of making a large cut. It uses small tools attached to a thin robotic arm, which is controlled by the surgeon. Robotic surgery may be referred to by the specific kind of robot that is used. The most advanced robot currently in use is called the da Vinci, and surgery using it is sometimes called da Vinci surgery.

There are many benefits to robotic surgery, both for the patient and the surgeon. Robotic surgery allows for more precise movements and increased control during very delicate surgical procedures. This makes performing surgery accurately much easier for surgeons and reduces fatigue. The smaller 'hand' of the robot can enter the body via a much smaller opening, which reduces the risk of infection and scarring and leads to a faster recovery. The robotic hands also contain tiny moveable cameras among their tools, giving surgeons a much closer view of the procedure than would be possible with traditional surgery.

aspiration	366
doctor visit	723
emergency care	31
fracture surgery	18
hip imaging	49
hospital care	28
injections	365
inpatient care	28
lower extremity surgery	17
musculoskeletal imaging	147
X-rays	162

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	95
Asian	51
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	56
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

aspiration	212
doctor visit	680
emergency care	21
hip imaging	39
hospital care	12
injections	211
inpatient care	12
musculoskeletal imaging	129
X-rays	161

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	86
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	50
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

aspiration	163
doctor visit	646
emergency care	46
fracture surgery	23
hip imaging	22
implant removal	13
injections	162
joint surgery	10
lower extremity surgery	22
musculoskeletal imaging	111
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	10
X-rays	154

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	0
Hispanic	156
Asian	82
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	100
Less than 65	124

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	5

aspiration	196
doctor visit	666
emergency care	26
fracture surgery	9
hospital care	10
injections	195
inpatient care	10
lower extremity surgery	8
musculoskeletal imaging	51
pelvic imaging	11
X-rays	92

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	76
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	36
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	6

aspiration	149
doctor visit	667
fracture surgery	9
hospital care	33
injections	162
inpatient care	33
lower extremity surgery	8
musculoskeletal imaging	71
X-rays	86

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	103
Asian	39
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	43
Less than 65	53

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

aspiration	205
doctor visit	748
hospital care	10
injections	204
inpatient care	10
joint surgery	9
lower extremity surgery	8
musculoskeletal imaging	74
reconstructive surgery	9
X-rays	72

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	122
Asian	45
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	45
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

aspiration	271
doctor visit	817
injections	270
musculoskeletal imaging	56
X-rays	54

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	0
Hispanic	97
Asian	47
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	48
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

aspiration	228
doctor visit	742
hospital care	20
injections	227
inpatient care	20
musculoskeletal imaging	84
X-rays	82

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	82
Asian	42
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	47
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	5

aspiration	471
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	10
doctor visit	1248
fracture surgery	10
hospital care	72
injections	470
inpatient care	72
joint surgery	10
lower extremity surgery	9
musculoskeletal imaging	158
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	10
X-rays	156

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christian Foglar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christian Foglar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salinas, CA were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	253
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	10
doctor visit	773
emergency care	31
fracture surgery	14
hip imaging	36
hospital care	26
implant removal	13
injections	254
inpatient care	26
joint surgery	10
lower extremity surgery	13
musculoskeletal imaging	100
open surgery	11
pelvic imaging	11
reconstructive surgery	10
X-rays	117

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian Foglar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	38
Non-Hispanic White	132
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	81
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	42
75 to 84	71
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	101

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christian Foglar, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christian Foglar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	11
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Christian Foglar, MD graduated from University of Basel Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Basel Faculty of Medicine

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christian Foglar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Good Samaritan Hospital

Good Samaritan Health System

Natividad

BASS MEDICAL GROUP

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Christian Foglar, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Christian Foglar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Salinas, CA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2022-08-04

In short, best decision I ever made with the best doctor I ever met.  I had a bad knee from an ACL replacement back in the early '90s - for the last 10 or so years, I was trying to function on no meniscus and worsening arthritis.  I tried PT, cortisone shots and lots of Ibuprofen but eventually, after some straight talk from Dr. Foglar, backed up by X-Rays and MRI clearly explained to me we discussed options and decided on a knee replacement.  It was clearly explained to me, including the ups and downs - recovery time, expected result (high and low expectations) - and the costs and schedules clearly covered by the staff, I went ahead and did it.  Dr. Foglar uses modern techniques at excellent facilities that make the experience as pleasant as possible (kudos to Samaritan Hospital, btw).  I stayed 2 nights in the hospital and walked out with a cane - brand new knee.  While there was some pain (it is surgery after all) it was never more than a 6 out of 10 with medication from surgery to end of PT.  Aside from the first night - no narcotics, only IBU was needed.  Pain was probably worst in the first two weeks at home, but follow-ups with Dr. Foglar helped put this in perspective and I was confident that there were no complications.  I followed the PT schedule and was back on the tennis court in May, playing league in June.  I'm told this is fast and being 51 helped, but I know it was an excellent surgery, and excellent post-op care.  Dr. Foglar and his staff made sure they were on top of any questions I had, scheduled appointments were kept and there is generally very little wait.  I couldn't be happier with my new knee, but I wanted to stress that it is the overall medical experience I had with Dr. Foglar and his staff that I'm reviewing and I can say without hyperbole that this has probably been consistently the best I've had.  I've gone back for back and shoulder issues - yes tennis old-age problems - and the experience has been consistently great.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christian Foglar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$10,992 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $2,913	Mako $2,079	ACCOLADE $1,194	KNEES $1,190	T2 $898	Other $2,717
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$229 ORTHOVISC $66	HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREWS $44	Early Intervention $20	PEAK $14	$85
BIOVENTUS LLC	$185 Exogen $153	GELSYN 3 $32
MEDACTA USA	$120 Hip $120
Ellipse Technologies, Inc.	$112 PRECICE $112
Other	$514 SImmetry Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System $105	Osteoarthritis of the knee $85	iFuse Implant $63	MOVANTIK $45	PENNSAID $37	Other $178

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,399
Travel and Lodging	$2,752

Biography

Dr. Christian Foglar's area of specialization is orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. After attending the University of Basel Faculty of Medicine for medical school, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). These areas are among his clinical interests: musculoskeletal problems and robotic surgery. Dr. Foglar has a 4.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. In addition to English, Dr. Foglar (or staff) speaks Spanish, German, and French. His professional affiliations include Natividad, Good Samaritan Health System, and Good Samaritan Hospital.

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