About Daniel Ocel, MD

Dr. Ocel is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon and fellowship trained in foot and ankle reconstructive surgery. He practices in general orthopaedics and sports medicine. He graduated summa cum laude from Creighton University School of Medicine and received a Health Professions Scholarship from the US Navy while in medical school. He completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
Dr. Ocel was Head of Orthopaedic Surgery at Naval Hospital Corpus Christi. He received the Naval-Marine Corp Commendation medal for his military service. Dr. Ocel moved to Sydney, Australia to complete a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery with Dr. Martin Sullivan, Australia's premier foot and ankle surgeon. While there, he cared for many of Sydney's top professional athletes including Australian Olympic athletes competing in the summer games of 2004. He completed his fellowship at the Miller Clinic in Charlotte, NC.
Dr. Ocel's treatment philosophy focuses on compassionate, individualistic care. In his years of experience he has found similar injuries may affect people in a different manner, therefore careful attention to each patient's condition remains a cornerstone of his care of the orthopaedic patient.
Dr. Ocel is married and he and his wife are blessed with two young children.