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Richard F. Owens, M.D.
Southern Oregon Orthopedics
Orthopedics: Foot and Ankle Surgery
Medford
4.8
1186 Ratings
325 Comments
Dr. Richard Owens is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon. He specializes in both foot and ankle surgery.
4.8
1186 Ratings
325 Comments
Dr. Richard Owens is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon. He specializes in both foot and ankle surgery.
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Dr. Richard Owens is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle surgery. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and served eight years as an officer in the US Air Force. He then attended medical school and orthopedic surgical residency at the University of Cincinnati. He received subspecialty training in foot and ankle under Dr. Steven Conti in Pittsburgh, PA.
Dr. Owens and his family fell in love with the Rogue Valley during a job search and relocated from the Midwest. He was recruited by Southern Oregon Orthopedics in 2010 to fill a pressing need for high-quality foot and ankle care. His professional interests include sports injuries, total ankle joint replacement, deformity correction and lower extremity trauma.
"I was interested in small-town life, the outdoor activities, and the opportunity to practice big city medicine without the drawbacks of city life. Southern Oregon Orthopedics, with its sub-specialty focus, offers that opportunity."
In addition to his clinical practice, dr. Owens enjoys running, golf, wine-tasting, and family life. He is active in his church and enjoys twice-yearly medical mission trips to Honduras as well as a yearly shoe ministry at Medford Gospel Mission.
Education
2009-2010 Fellow, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh PA
2004-2009 Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Univeristy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH
1999–2004 M.D., University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
1987–1991 Virginia Tech, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Employment
2010- present Orthopaedic Surgeon, Southern Oregon Orthopedics, Medford, OR
2009-2010 Fellow, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh PA
2004-2009 Resident, Univeristy of Cincinnati Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
1992–2000 Captain, USAF: Engineer/project manager for various upgrade programs for the F-15, A-10, and F-117 fighter jets. Top Secret security clearance.
1989–1992 Ingersol-Rand: Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical Engineer
1985–1991 Various jobs: Camp counselor, referee, census worker
Honors / Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha
US Air Force
Divisional Company Grade Officer of the Quarter (1995, 1999)
Air Force Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Force ROTC
Top General Military Corps Cadet, 1987-88
Field Training: Top 10% Physical Fitness Award
4-Year Air Force ROTC Scholarship, Virginia Tech
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Dr. Owens was very thorough and encouraging. I am scheduling a surgery with him and am very confident in his skills.
He is the best FOOT DR. around & I wouldn't trade him 4 anyone else I trust him w/ anything he feels is ni my best interest of the care of my foot.
Dr. Owens is always so professional and knowledgeable. He takes his time to assure all of our questions are answered and we understand fully the diagnosis and treatment plan. Reviewing X-rays with his is also so helpful so we can fully understand what is going on.
Dr. Owens is a wonderful doctor. He has done two foot surgeries for me in the past year. They have both gone well.
I can’t say enough about the care and expertise Dr. Owen provided after I broke an ankle and required surgery. Initially I was provided with a packet of information outlining what to expect. Although overwhelming at first it did provide a sense of security and basic education regarding the process. This helped immensely in getting me through the weeks of non weight bearing. When I called with questions I received a response within 2 hours. During the following up visits Dr. Owens was great at taking time to educate as well as answering my questions. I have come away with an appreciation of the skill and expertise of Dr. Owen, as well as his concern and compassion. I also have to thank and acknowledge all of the staff that I came in contact with. They were great!
Dr Owens is awesome, surgery went well , follow up has been great as well.
Explains everything so I can understand it and listens to an answers questions
Great appointment everything was well ‼️
I'm blessed to have been operated on by Dr Owen's, my Infinity total ankle replacement surgery was a success 🙌
The reason the situation was so bad was that I waited almost 3 hours at the clinic before I was seeing I came a half hour early and I sat around for almost 2 hours for a 6 to 8 minute consultation with the doctor after an x-ray was taken the doctor didn’t have very good news for me. He said hi something very rare and he can’t fix it. We’ll see what happens if I have some physical therapy and if it doesn’t work out, he’ll come back and see what else he might be able to do so I was very irritated and impatient, and sat in a room all by myself for at least an hour and 15 minutes which was a miracle that I didn’t get more angry so I’m going to say that the whole thing was terrible and that if I had a little bit of contact with the doctor that was a little more personable and a little bit longer, I might’ve been able to read him Thank you for listening.