Dr. Bishoy Gad
Orthopedic Surgeon
Medical Honoree  

Dr. Bishoy Gad is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon with Sports and Orthopaedic Specialists, part of Allina Health. Dr. Gad specializes in primary and revision joint replacement with interests in Anterior Hip Replacement, Superior Hip Replacement, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Total Hip replacement, Partial Knee Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, Revision total hip replacement, joint replacement, osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis.

Dr. Gad believes in working with his patients to create an individualized plan that works specifically to meet their health care goals. In his position, he enjoys meeting people from diverse backgrounds with the opportunity to help them and their families. Innovation is a large part of his practice, always looking for ways to improve.

Dr. Gad holds a wide variety of interests including running, cycling, basketball, football, (fan of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Browns), baseball, golf and playing chess. He is married and has one daughter.

Margo McKay
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Adult Honoree  

Margo McKay was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis shortly after her 40th birthday. After working to find the right medication, Margo was able to live an active life completely symptom free for five years. Since then, however, Margo has had a more difficult time finding the right mix of drugs to treat her symptoms with mostly short-term success, if any. Margo spends a great deal of time working with therapy dogs that she brings in to visit schools, local jails and hospices. You can often find a 100-pound yellow lab, a tail-wagging, happy, red lab and crotchety basset hound fighting for the spots next to Margo on the couch! Margo finds the joy that the therapy dogs bring to others as well as herself to be indescribable. Margo works hard in her job at a high school and in her personal life to give back to others, which keeps her grounded and fills her cup when she is having hard days. While some days she is moving much slower than others and needs help with simpler things, other days she is kicking butt and taking names! Margo feels lucky to be surrounded by great family and friends who lift her up when she is feeling down. She has several friends who are suffering with this disease as well and she wants to bring them all together to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation. Hopefully there will be a cure for RA, but until then, Margo will do what she can to raise money and awareness for this debilitating disease.

Kris Ann Krause
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Adult Honoree  

Kris Krause was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 27. Kris remembers feeling confused and unsure of what this diagnosis would mean for her. Her Immediate treatment included methotrexate and then after not getting results Enbrel was added. After 2 years of monthly doctor appointments and trying alternative treatments, she finally found the combination that worked, and it went into remission.

Kris has gone onto opening her own fitness studio in Le Sueur, showing people the importance of nutrition and exercise for all ages and abilities. She is an active aerial artist, teaching and performing aerial silks and lyra hoop, even with her limitations from her arthritis.

Kris hopes that her story will help others realize there is hope and you can do anything, even if you must modify it to make it work for you. Of course, she hopes one day there will one day be a cure for arthritis, but until then she will continue to raise funds to find a cure by doing an annual aerial student showcase at her studio and numerous fundraising events in her area.