Subspecialty

[drpete102]

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I'm curious... Let's say I recieved board certification for DPM Foot Surgery and wanted to further enhance my surgical skills and become specialized further. Such as Sports Medicine. Would that be possible? Thank you and take care.

 

[PharoPod]

I'm curious... Let's say I recieved board certification for DPM Foot Surgery and wanted to further enhance my surgical skills and become specialized further. Such as Sports Medicine. Would that be possible? Thank you and take care.

They do have fellowships but they are not longer than a year. As far as I know there is ortho, trauma, wound care, sports medicine. Some Examples are listed below

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[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Barry University School of Graduate Medical Sciences #117097
11600 N.E. 2..[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]nd ..[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Avenue
Miami Shores, FL 33161
(305) 899-3245
Program Director: James M. Losito, DPM
Administrator: Chester A. Evans, DPM
Accreditations: CPME
Authorized Positions: 1
Podiatric Sports Medicine

Eastern Colorado Health Care System #118983
1055 Clermont Street (112)

Denver, CO 80220
(303) 399-8020
Program Director: Stephen Albert, DPM
Administrator: Lynette Roff
Accreditation: JCAHO
Authorized Positions: 4
Podiatric Wound Care and Diabetic Foot Research​

Detroit Medical Center #118754

4201 St. Antoine Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48201
(313) 745-6047
Program Director: Charles G. Kissel, DPM
Administrator: Thomas Malone, MD
Accreditation: JCAHO
Authorized Positions: 1
Diabetic Feet
Madigan Army Medical Center #117050 Limb Preservation Service
Vascular/Endovascular Surgery Service, Department of Surgery
ATTN: MCHJ-SV
9040-A Fitzsimmons Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98431-1100
(253) 968-2285
Program Director: Thomas S. Roukis, DPM
Administrator: COL Bernard J. Roth, M.D.
Accreditation: JCAHO
Authorized Positions: 1
Diabetic Research
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center #118701
3901 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 662-9664
Program Director: D. Scot Malay, DPM
Administrator: Michele M. Volpe
Accreditation: JCAHO
Authorized Positions: 2/2
Podiatric Research
Saint Luke’s Hospital – Allentown Campus #117051
1736 Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA 18104
(610) 628-8318
Program Director: Robert Diamond, DPM
Administrator: Frank Ford
Accreditation: JCAHO
Authorized Positions: 1
Podiatric Dermatology
Caritas Health Care Inc. St. John's Queen Hospital/Mary Immaculate Hospital #116974
90-02 Queens Boulevard
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 558-1001
Program Director: Michael P. DellaCorte, DPM
Administrator: Harold McDonald
Accreditation: JCAHO
Authorized positions: 2
Geriatrics and Wound Care
CPME 800​

January 2009
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[PoddyMan]

I'm curious... Let's say I recieved board certification for DPM Foot Surgery and wanted to further enhance my surgical skills and become specialized further. Such as Sports Medicine. Would that be possible? Thank you and take care.

Yes. After completing residency training, you would then consider fellowship training in a subspecialty area. There are only a few available, however (see previous post).

 

[drpete102]

They must be competitive since if I'm visualizing it right there are only 1 position available in each of them? So if you subspecialized in Sports Medicine you would be doing surgery on the foot related to sports injuries?

 

[JEWmongous]

They must be competitive since if I'm visualizing it right there are only 1 position available in each of them? So if you subspecialized in Sports Medicine you would be doing surgery on the foot related to sports injuries?

I think there are more out there but are not part of the list (ie West Penn, UPMC, CLEAR fellowship at Scholl, etc). Also, some of the ortho foot and ankle fellowships are open to DPM's. Finally, there are AO/ASIF fellowships available to pods (DpmGrad did one in Switzerland). Another one I read about is a 6 mini Ilizarov fellowship in Kurgan, Russia. The AO/ASIF fellowships are internationally based and I believe they are 2-3 months in length. I plan on at least applying for the AO/ASIF someday, it sounds like an awesome expereince.

 

[dropfoot]

I'm curious... Let's say I recieved board certification for DPM Foot Surgery and wanted to further enhance my surgical skills and become specialized further. Such as Sports Medicine. Would that be possible? Thank you and take care.

I truly appreciate your passion for sports medicine, i am a personal trainer myself, but why would you choose Podiatry if sports medicine was your true passion. There are soo many more direct routes such as physical therapy, physiatry, and occupational therapy???????

 

[PoddyMan]

They must be competitive since if I'm visualizing it right there are only 1 position available in each of them? So if you subspecialized in Sports Medicine you would be doing surgery on the foot related to sports injuries?

I don't believe that very many DPMs apply for them. As for the sports medicine fellowship, you will see more sport-related lower extremity pathology during your training. However, someone without that training could still treat sports-related injuries. With fellowship training you would be able to market yourself as an "expert" in sports medicine of the foot and ankle, which may result in a greater number of patients with sports-related pathology coming or being referred to you; you might be able to teach at one of the schools of podiatric medicine.

 

[drpete102]

I truly appreciate your passion for sports medicine, i am a personal trainer myself, but why would you choose Podiatry if sports medicine was your true passion. There are soo many more direct routes such as physical therapy, physiatry, and occupational therapy???????

As for me I run for my college and I'm very passionate about running, to me it's more than a hobby it's simply a way of life that I would incorporate into my practicing of medicine -- more so in Podiatric Medicine. I work at a running store where many podiatrists recommend their patients go to if they need orthodics or a specialized fitting into a specific shoe for their foot gait. Sports Medicine is a passion and dealing specially with the foot and sports-related injuries would be more than just work, but in a sense a passion in my eyes.

 

[drpete102]

I don't believe that very many DPMs apply for them. As for the sports medicine fellowship, you will see more sport-related lower extremity pathology during your training. However, someone without that training could still treat sports-related injuries. With fellowship training you would be able to market yourself as an "expert" in sports medicine of the foot and ankle, which may result in a greater number of patients with sports-related pathology coming or being referred to you; you might be able to teach at one of the schools of podiatric medicine.

That would be an ultimate goal of mine. I appreciate your advise and i'll use it for reference. Thanks again.

 

[drpete102]

Do most podiatrists subspecializing in sports medicine usually conduct or work within their own private practice? What other environments would they have the chance to work in?

 

[PoddyMan]

Do most podiatrists subspecializing in sports medicine usually conduct or work within their own private practice? What other environments would they have the chance to work in?

The same as any other DPM.