Board Certified: American Board of Lower Extremity Surgeons
Board Qualified: American Board of Podiatric Surgery
Foot Surgery
Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery
Certified Wound Care Specialist
My mission is for the people that we treat to experience the highest quality care. To competently treat simple to complex foot and ankle problems by various non-surgical and surgical means. Eager help to ensure that the comprehensive care for the pediatric, adult, and elderly population is maintained by the highest of standards. My special interests are in sports medicine, peripheral nerve injuries, and joint pain related to degenerative joint disease and post traumatic arthritis.
Training
Binghamton NY
Residency Director: Dr Guido LaPorta
PMS 36 trained podiatrist in rearfoot and forefoot surgical methods
3 yrs wound care experience
Scranton, PA
Rotation Directors: Dr Batzel (vascular) and Dr Chiavacci (trauma/orthopedics)
Comprehensive orthopedics and trauma rotation with an additional month of vascular surgery and wound care.
Comprehensive training fellowship in external fixation and pediatrics with emphasis on limb deformity planning and correction. Exposure to Ponseti method for clubfoot correction.
Syracuse, NY
Rotation Director: Bruce Shafiroff, MD
Plastics rotation with peripheral nerve surgery component. Dellon procedure training
Licensure and Certification
American Board of Podiatric Surgery
Foot Surgery Qualified 7/09
Rearfoot and Ankle Reconstructive Surgery 7/09
Florida State License for Podiatric Physician
DEA Controlled Substances Registration
Certified Salto Tolaris Ankle Replacement Surgeon
Courses
SBI Pilon Fracture Workshop at CMC Scranton, PA
Calcaneal Fracture Workshop at CMC Scranton, PA
Baltimore Limb Deformity Course at The Rubin Institute for Limb Lengthening and Deformity Planning at Mt Sanai Hospital
Sole Supports Orthotic Certification Workshop at CMC Scranton, PA
Ankle Fusion SBI Workshop at Temple University, PA
Tornier Salto Talaris Workshop for total ankle arthroplasty and replacement at CMC Scranton, PA
Education
The Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine
Chicago Medical School
Date of Graduation June 10, 2002
Degree: Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Univerisity of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Date of Graduation June 10, 2002 Cum Laude
Degree: Bachelors of Science in Biological Sciences
Minor: Chemistry
Lectures
Posterior Tibial Tendon Disorder - Review of literature
Charcot Reconstruction - Review of methods
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome - Review of treatment and pathology
Achilles Tendonopathy and Suture Techniques for Repair
Predislocation Syndrome
Perioperative Management - Various Comorbidity Review
Codeine Allergy Management in Pain Control.
Wound Care - Breakdown of Strategy and Products
Diabetes and Foot Care
Special Interests
Wound Care / Hyperbaric Oxygen
Volunteer Work
Educational foot screenings in the community of Binghamton 2006-2009
Walk/Run for Breast Cancer Awareness 2007
Diabetes Center at Lourdes Endocrinology Lecture Series
Continuing Medical Education Committee 2008-09
Avocations
YMCA Recreational Volleyball League 2006-9
Improv Standup Comic
Dr. Brian Timm, helping to save the life of fellow physician
To translate all these distinctions to the most important level, my colleague Beth Martin received a call last week from a retired, 88-year-old OB/Gyn physician, who wanted to know the names of the physicians "who saved my life" last May after a near fatal auto accident. This retired physician shared that he didn't remember the first week of his almost one-month stay at NCH, where he underwent two chest operations for a crushed sternum and many other surgical and medical procedures.
For the record (in alphabetical order) these are the physicians who served this patient so well: Dr. Henry Biggs, Dr. Kenneth Bookman, Dr. Howard Cohen, Dr. Paul Dorio, Dr. Malia Jackson, Dr. Yong Jae Lee, Dr. Steven Luke, Dr. Ismael Martin, Dr. Gustavo Medina, Dr. Christopher Mendello, Dr. Robert Pascotto, Dr. Luigi Querusio, Dr. Bruce Roy, Dr. Scot Schultz, Dr. Adolfo Soto, Dr. Brian Timm, and Dr. James Venable. Of course, this save would not have happened without our nursing staff, clinical support staff, and all the others responsible for the outstanding quality of our institution.
The awards are nice, but the real message is that these accolades reflect the compassionate, quality care that our over 4,000 colleagues and medical staff deliver 24/7. I'm proud to be a small part of this great team. Again, congratulations!
Respectfully,
Allen S. Weiss, M.D., President and CEO of NCH Hospital Systems
