Dr. Frank Faber

Prior to specializing, he did a Fellowship in Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery with Dr. S.T. Hansen at Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, USA.

In April 2003, he received his doctorate from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam with the thesis, "Hallux valgus and the first tarsometatarsal joint: clinical and biomechanical aspects." Dr. Faber is a member of the Dutch Orthopaedic Association, a member of the DOFAA (Dutch Foot and Ankle Association) and a member of the EFAS (European Foot and Ankle Society).

Since July 2017, Dr. Faber has been working at Bergman Clinics in Rijswijk.

Website

www.orthopedieteam.nl

Ancillary positions

Dr. Frank Faber has held various board positions nationally and internationally:

• Secretary of the DOFAA from June 1998 - January 2009;
• Member of the EFAS Educational Committee from 2006 - 2011;
• Since February 2015, he has been an honorary member of the DOFAA.  

Nationally and internationally, he gave numerous lectures in the field of foot and ankle disorders to fellow orthopedists, orthopedic surgeons in training, general practitioners, physical therapists and podiatrists. He contributed to 29 publications in international scientific journals.

Publications include.

• Short-Term Clinical Outcome of Hemiarthroplasty Versus Arthrodesis for End-Stage Hallux Rigidus Karin H. Simons, MD, Pieter van der Woude, MD, Frank W.M. Faber, MD, PhD, Paulien M. van Kampen, PhD , Bregje J.W. Thomassen, PhD, J Foot Ankle Surg, 54 (5): 848-851, 2015
• Resection of Bilateral Giant Achilles Tendon Xanthomas with a Tendon Sparing Technique; A Case Report W. Eilander, F. Faber Clin Res Foot Ankle, 2 (3): 2014
• As healthcare providers, you need to know where you can complement each other. Dr. FWM Faber. Podopost 27 (10): 332-35, 2014.
• The impact of a restrictive transfusion trigger on post-operative complication rate and well-being following elective orthopaedic surgery: a post-hoc analysis of a randomized study. Cynthia So-Osman1, Rob Nelissen, Ronald Brand, Frank Faber, Ron Te Slaa, Anne Stiggelbout, Anneke Brand. Blood Transfus 2013; 11: 289-95 (DOI 10.2450/2013.0172-12)
• Long-term results of the Hohmann and Lapidus procedure for the correction of hallux valgus. A prospective, randomized trial with eight to 11 year follow-up involving 101 feet. F. W. M. Faber, P. M. van Kampen, M. W. Bloembergen. J Bone and Joint Surg 2013; 95-B:1222-6
• Isolated spring ligament rupture causing acute flatfoot deformity: case report. Bas Weerts, Piet E. Warmerdam, Frank W.M. Faber.Foot and Ankle Int, 2012; 33(2): 148-150