What is a Podiatrist?

What is a podiatrist?

A podiatrist at the Cortese Foot and Ankle Clinic is a foot and ankle surgeon and a doctor of podiatric medicine (DPM).Dr.'s Carl, Craig and Veronica are educated and trained to treat and diagnose ailments pertaining to the foot and ankle. Podiatrists are highly qualified foot and ankle specialists who treat foot and ankle conditions based on their experience, training and education.

What qualifications do podiatrists have?

Podiatrists are defined as physicians in most states and by the federal government. Doctors of Podiatric Medicine receive medical education and training equal to medical doctors, including (4) years of undergraduate education, (4) years of graduate education at one of the (8) accredited podiatric medical colleges and two or three years of hospital residency training. All within the realm of podiatry, practitioners can focus on many different specialty areas such as: surgery, sports medicine, bio-mechanics, geriatrics, pediatrics, or orthopedics.

What is Board Certification?

All of Cortese Foot and Ankle Podiatrists are board certified. Certification is considered to be an earned credential for those podiatric physicians who have achieved certain levels of skill and ability based upon completion of specific advanced training and clinical experience and examination. The (ABPOPPM) is the certifying board for the specialty areas of podiatric orthopedics and primary podiatric medicine. The (ABPS) American Board of Podiatric Surgery is the certifying board for the specialty area of foot and ankle surgery.

Call Cortese Foot and Ankle Clinic today to schedule an appointment for your feet and ankles or come by to look at our shoes in the Sole Savers Shoe Store.

(309) 452-3000.