Fellowship

Fellowship in Foot and Ankle, University of Texas and Baylor College of Medicine

Medical School

Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York

Residency

Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York

College

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery: Orthopaedic Surgery Board Certification

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Diplomate
• American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
• Connecticut Orthopaedic Society
• National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate

• Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2008–Present
• Castle Connolly New York Metro Area Top Doctor, 2008–Present
• Connecticut Magazine Top Doctors, 2001–2005, 2007–2011, 2013, 2018–Present
• Greenwich Magazine Top Doctors, 2009-2011, 2013–Present
• New Canaan Magazine Top Doctors, 2009-2011, 2013–Present
• New York Magazine Best Doctors, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2022-Present
• Stamford Magazine Top Doctors, 2010-2011, 2013–Present
• Westport Magazine Top Doctors, 2009-2011, 2013–Present
• The Wag Magazine Best Doctors, 2010
• US News and World Report Top Doctor, 2011
• Brown University, Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude
• Gordon Dewart Award

• Achilles Tendonitis
• Ankle Instability
• Bunion, Achilles Tendinitis and Foot Fracture Treatments
• Bunion Surgery, An Overview
• Bunion Surgery Post-Op Exercise, Advanced
• Bunion Surgery Post-Op Exercise, Basic
• Bunionectomy: Find the Right Approach for You w/Dr. Michael Clain
• Morton’s Neuroma
• Post-op Bunion Surgery Exercises
• What’s Ailing You: Ankle Foot Pain Connecticut News 12
• What’s Ailing You: Michael Clain, MD on Bunionectomy News 12
• What Kind of Bunion Surgery is Right For Me?

Exercises

• Ankle Rehab Exercises
• Ankle Sprain Exercises
• Eccentric Heel Raises
• Exercises for Plantar Fasciitis
• Forefoot Exercises
• Toe Mobility Exercises

Products

• Compression Jobst Women’s UltraSheer 8-15 mmHg Knee High Stockings
• Metatarsal Pads
• Mobility Products Online
• Mobility Products Download
• Plantar Fascia Night Splint
• Rocker Shoe
• Shoe Retailers
• Ultra Thin Semi-Rigid Orthotic with Deep Heel Cut and Metatarsal Pad

Publications

• “Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care”
  • Robert Snyder, MD, Editor, American Academy, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Contributor to Foot and Ankle section, 1997.
• “Long Term Fillip of Simultaneous Talonavicular and Calcaneocuboid Arthrodesis”
  • Michael R. Clain, MD and Donald E. Baxter, MD, J. Bone Joint Surgery, Vol. 76B, No. 1, January 1994.
• “The Achilles Tendon”
  • Michael R. Clain, MD, Chapter in Book “The Foot and Ankle in Sport”, Donald E. Baxter, MD, Editor, Mosby Press, 1994.
• “Achilles Tendonitis, A Review Article”
  • Michael R. Clain, MD and Donald E. Baxter, MD, Foot and Ankle, Vol. 13, No. 8, 1992.
• “Ankle Injuries in Children”
  • Michael R. Clain, MD, Emergency Pediatrics, Vol. 5, No. 2, April 1992.
• “Tumors of the Foot and Ankle”
  • M. Clain, MD and J. Waller, MD, Musculo-skeletal Oncology, M. Lewis, Editor, W.B. Saunders, 1992.
• “Complications of Akin Osteotomy”
  • Donald E. Baxter, MD and Michael R. Clain, MD, Contemporary Orthopedics, 23, August 1991.
• “Prospective Study of Porous Coated Anatomic Total Hip Arthroplasty”
  • M. Alexiades, MD, M. Clain, MD, and M. Bronson, MD, Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, No. 268, August 1991.
• “Technique of Mitchell Osteotomy”
  • Donald E. Baxter, MD and Michael R. Clain, MD, Contemporary Orthopedics, 23, July 1991.
• “Overuse Injuries in Adolescents”
  • Michael R. Clain, MD and Elliot Hershman, MD, Physicians and Sportsmedicine, Vol. 17, No. 9, September 1989.
• “Heel Pain”
  • Preparation of standard document and slides for the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Regional Review Course held in multiple locations each year in the United States.

Presentations

• “Internal Fixation of Foot and Ankle Fractures”
  • Synthes Bioskills workshop, Greenwich, CT, March 9, 2002
• Regional Review Course in the Foot and Ankle
  • Bunions, New York City, November 1999. (11.5h)
• Regional Review Course in the Foot and Ankle
  • Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle, Boston, Massachusetts, October 1997.
• Regional Review Course in the Foot and Ankle
  • Anatomy Foot and Ankle, New York City, November 1995.
• “Double Arthrodesis”
  • Presented at Lenox Hill Alumni Meeting, April 1995.
• Regional Review Course in the Foot and Ankle
  • Heel Pain, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 1994.
• “Double Arthrodesis”
  • Michael R. Clain, MD and Donald E. Baxter, MD, presented at the winter American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society meeting, February 1993.
• Regional Review Course in the Foot and Ankle
  • Moderator, Boston, Massachusetts, November 1992.
• Regional Review Course in the Foot and Ankle
  • Foot and Ankle Anatomy, New York City, November 1991.
• “Diseases of the Achilles Tendon”
  • University of Texas Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Houston, Texas, May 1991.
• “Hallux Rigidus and Achilles Tendonitis”,
  • Baylor Orthopaedic, Orthopaedic Grand Rounds, Houston, Texas, February 1991.
• “Prospective Study of Porous Coated Anatomic Total Hip Arthroplasty”,
  • Resident’s Night, New York Academy of Medicine, 1989.