Timothy C. Beals

Timothy C. Beals, MD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Adjunct - Physical Therapy & Athletic Training

Board Certification

  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Timothy Beals, Associate Professor, specializes in foot and ankle care. His areas of expertise include operative and non-operative management of traumatic injuries, arthritic conditions, adult flatfoot deformities, neuromuscular disorders, complications of diabetes, and use of the Ilizarov technique. His research interests include outcome assessment of patients after injury and reconstructive surgery, musculoskeletal genetics, hindfoot biomechanics, and “third-world” Orthopaedics. Dr. Beals received his medical doctorate at the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland and completed a residency in Orthopaedics at the University of Washington in Seattle, followed by a foot and ankle fellowship at Wayne State University in Michigan.

Dr. Timothy Beals, Associate Professor, specializes in foot and ankle care. His areas of expertise include operative and non-operative management of traumatic injuries, arthritic conditions, adult flatfoot deformities, neuromuscular disorders, complications of diabetes, and use of the Ilizarov technique. His research interests include outcome assessment of patients after injury and reconstructive surgery, musculoskeletal genetics, hindfoot biomechanics, and “third-world” Orthopaedics. Dr. Beals received his medical doctorate at the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland and completed a residency in Orthopaedics at the University of Washington in Seattle, followed by a foot and ankle fellowship at Wayne State University in Michigan.

Total Ankle

Research Statement

His research interests include outcome assessment of patients after injury and reconstructive surgery, musculoskeletal genetics, hindfoot biomechanics, and “third-world” Orthopaedics.

Education History

Undergraduate University of Puget Sound
 BA
Professional Medical Oregon Health Sciences University Medical School
 MD
Internship University of Utah
 Intern
Residency University of Washington
 Resident
Fellowship Wayne State University
 Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Barg A, Saltzman CL, Beals TC, Bachus KN, Blankenhorn BD, Nickisch (2016). Arthroscopic Talar Dome Access Using a Standard Versus Wire-Based Traction Method for Ankle Joint Distraction. Arthroscopy, 32(7), 1367-74. (Read full article)
  2. Jurynec MJ, Sawitzke AD, Beals TC, Redd MJ, Stevens J, Otterud B, Leppert MF, Grunwald D (2018). A hyperactivating proinflammatory RIPK2 allele associated with early-onset osteoarthritis. Human molecular genetics, 27(13), 2406. (Read full article)
  3. Beals TC, Junko JT, Amendola A, Nickisch F, Saltzman C (2011). A minimally invasive distraction technique for prone posterior ankle and subtalar arthroscopy. Foot & ankle international, 4(April;31), 316-319.
  4. Hung M, Nickisch F, Beals TC, Greene T, Clegg D, Saltzman C (2012). A new paradigm for patient-reported outcomes assessment in Foot & Ankle research: Computerized adaptive testing. Foot & ankle international, 33(August 201), 621-626.
  5. Potter M, Blankenhorn B, Avilucea FR, Beals TC, and Nickisch (2012). Osseous Talofibular Impingement after Supination External Rotation-II Ankle Fracture: A Case Report. Foot & ankle international,
  6. Beals TC, Swallow NC, Jensen (2010). Erythromelalgia: a novel postoperative complication. Foot & ankle international, 31(3), 264-6. (Read full article)
  7. Beals TC, Manoli A 2n (1998). Great toe neuroarthropathy: a report of two cases. Foot & ankle international, 19(9), 631-3. (Read full article)
  8. Gorman TM, Beals TC, Nickisch F, Saltzman CL, Lyman M, Barg (2016). Hindfoot Arthrodesis with the Blade Plate: Increased Risk of Complications and Nonunion in a Complex Patient Population. Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 474(10), 2280-99. (Read full article)
  9. Nickisch F, Barg A, Saltzman CL, Beals TC, Bonasia DE, Phisitkul P, Femino JE, Amendola (2012). Postoperative complications of posterior ankle and hindfoot arthroscopy. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 94(5), 439-46. (Read full article)
  10. Nickisch F, Barg A, Saltzman CL, Beals TC, Bonasia DE, Phisitkul P, Femino JE, Amendola (2012). Posterior Ankle and Hindfoot Arthroscopy. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 33(10), 877-882.
  11. Beals TC, Severson EP, Kinikini D, Aoki (2010). Complex Achilles reconstruction for massive soft tissue loss: allograft, autograft, and use of a temporary cement spacer. Journal of orthopaedic trauma, 24(8), e78-80. (Read full article)
  12. Higgins TF, Klatt JB, Beals T (2010). Lower Extremity Assessment Project (LEAP)--the best available evidence on limb-threatening lower extremity trauma. The Orthopedic clinics of North America, 41(2), 233-9. (Read full article)
  13. Pelt CE, Turner CM, Bachus KN, Foreman KB, Beals T (2011). Micro-CT Density Analysis of the Medial Wall of the Human Medial Cuneiform. Orthopedics, 34(5), 363. (Read full article)
  14. Nickisch F, Barg A, Saltzman CL, Beals TC, Bonasia DE, Phisitkul P, Femino JE, Amendola (2012). Posterior Ankle and Hindfoot Arthroscopy. JBJS essential surgical techniques, 2(3), e15. (Read full article)
  15. Garcia-Lopez E, Marcaccio S, Beals TC, Hsu R (2022). Avoiding Fifth Metatarsal Intramedullary Screw Head Cuboid Impingement: A Weightbearing Computed Tomography Anatomic Study. Foot & ankle international, 10711007221084624. (Read full article)

Book Chapter

  1. Gorman TM, Nickisch F, Beals TC, Saltzman C (2012). Fusion for Degenerative Arthritis of the Ankle. 157-169.
  2. Courville X, Nickisch F, Beals TC, Saltzman (2013). Rheumatiod Forefoot Reconstruction. 179-192.
  3. Hunt Kenneth, Beals T (2014). Congenital and Acquired Neurologic Disorders. 2, 1862-1902.