Dr. Scott Hofer

Memorial Orthopaedics

Your ankle — that joint where your foot and leg meet — is an intricate network of bones, ligaments, tendons and muscles. Strong enough to bear your body weight, your ankle joint can be prone to injury and pain. Dr. Scott Hofer, a board certified orthopedic surgeon on staff at Memorial Hospital, discusses early intervention and treatment options that are the key to relieving the pain and preventing future problems.

For more information on ankle pain or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Hofer, call Orthopaedic Specialists at (337) 494-4900.

A board certified orthopedic surgeon on staff at Memorial Hospital, Dr. Scott Hofer is a graduate of Arizona State University and the Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California. He completed his internship at Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans and his residency at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center/Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, Texas. Dr. Hofer spent 12 years on active duty in the U.S. Army. His assignments included Camp Page, South Korea; Fort Carson, Colorado, which is the home of the Army’s world-class athletic program; Ft. Bliss, Texas; Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri; Kuwait with Operation Intrinsic Action; and Baghdad with Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Dr. Hofer is the only Orthopaedic Surgeon in Lake Charles who is Subspecialty Board Certified in Sports Medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Frances Yeager

8 / 4 / 2010