Amol Saxena, D.P.M.

  

Curiculum Vitae

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OFFICE:

                                                 Palo Alto Medical Foundation

                                                 Department of Sports Medicine

                                                 795 El Camino Real

                                                 Palo Alto, CA 94301

                                                 (650) 853-2943

 

Podiatry practice specializing in Sports Medicine and Foot & Ankle Surgery, incorporated into the Palo Alto Medical Foundations' multispecialty Sports Medicine group in 1993.  Clinical & research interests include sports medicine/running injuries, chronic ankle pain (ankle osteochondral injuries), Achilles and Peroneal Tendons, stress fractures, midfoot injuries (Lisfranc’s), revision surgery, flatfoot surgery and 1st MPJT arthritis. International and nationally recognized speaker and author. Many of the scientific studies contain data on some of the numbers of a given injury. (See publications & “pub med” list.)

Served as podiatrist for the 1992, 2000  & 2004 Olympic Track and Field Trials, U.S.A. Track and Field Medical Committee. Published in several Orthopaedic peer-reviewed journals including Foot & Ankle Int’l, and American Journal of Sports Medicine. Editorial Board for Foot and Ankle Quarterly, reviewer for Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery.  

Board Certified/Re-certified in Foot and Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery (American Board of Podiatric Surgery), Fellow American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons.  Served as Team Podiatrist for Stanford University (1989-92), University of Notre Dame Football and local high school athletic teams covering major track and cross country meets.  Consultant on athletic shoe design for Adidas, Puma, Etonic and Reebok.  Lecturer at California and Scholl (Chicago) Colleges of Podiatric Medicine and American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting. 

Director of Fellowship, Resident & Student training at PAMF.  Actively publishing scientific and "lay" articles and serving as injury prevention analyst for ESPN's "Road Race of the Month."  Practice currently has treated dozens of Olympians (including Gold Medalists), and Olympic Trials qualifiers, numerous professional athletes, and many of the top area high school athletic scholarship winners.

AWARDS/CERTIFICATIONS

 

California Podiatric Medical Association Humanitarian of the Year 2004

Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Surgery, (Foot and Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery) 1993, 1995

Re-certified, ABPS (Foot-2002, Rearfoot/Ankle 2003) through 2015

Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons 1993

Fellow, American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine  1990

Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics and Medicine 1995

Marquis Who's Who of the World 1992-93, 1995-96

Outstanding Young Man in America   1986-89

Outstanding Young Man in America , Board Member    1996-97

 

BOARD/COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

Washington University (St. Louis) Young Alumni "W" Club Board 1995-2000

Washington University (St. Louis) (volunteer); “Alumni Admissions”1995-Present

USA Track and Field Sports Medicine Executive Committee, Regional Chair

            (volunteer)  1993-Present

Reviewer, Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery Editorial Board, 1995-2001

Editorial Board, Foot & Ankle Quarterly 1999-Present

Scientific Chairman "Sports Medicine and Reconstruction Foot Surgery" (S.C.P.M. Summer Seminar) Aug. 1995, Aug. 1996, Aug. 1998, Aug. 2000, June 2002

Podiatric Sports Medicine Editor, The Lower Extremity  1994-1998

Adjunct Clinic Faculty, California College of Podiatric Medicine  1995-Present

Sports Medicine Committee, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons     1998-2002

Stanford Myofascial Institute, Board (volunteer)  1997-2000

“Fifty Plus”, Board Member (volunteer); Research Committee 2000-Present

American Medical Athletic Association, Advisory Board (volunteer) 2000-Present

Surgecenter of Palo Alto, QA & Medical Advisory Board  2000-Present

Section Chairman, Stanford University Hospital, (Podiatric Surgery)  2001-Present

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

  1. Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession (accepted Zeitschrift fuer Orthopaede- German) 2007

  2. Articular injuries to the talus in athletes: results of treatment with microfracture and autogenous bone graft. (accepted Am J Sports Med) 2007

  3. Radiographic findings of bioabsorbable subtalar arthroereisis implants. J Foot Ankle Surg May-June 2007

  4. Navicular Stress Fractures in Athletes: a prospective study. Foot Ankle Int’l Nov. 2006

  5. Implantable Bone Stimulation: Fusion Rates in 26 Cases. J Foot Ankle Surg, Nov/Dec 2005

  6. Bioabsorbable Screws for Lisfranc’s Diastasis J Foot Ankle Surg, Nov/Dec 2005

  7. Guest Editor, Indian Journal of Foot Surgery, Peroneal Tendon Pathology, 2005

  8. Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession: Preliminary Report on 18 Cases. J Foot Ankle Surg, Sept/Oct 2004

  9. Uni-portal Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy in Athletes: a prospective study. Foot Ankle Int, Dec. 2004

  10. Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis: 10 Cases in the Ankle. Foot Ankle Int’l Nov. 2004

  11. Plantar Fascia Ruptures in Athletes. Am J Sports Med May-June 2004

  12. Results of Achilles Tendon Surgery in Elite and Sub-elite Track Athletes. Foot & Ankle Int’l Sept. 2003

  13. Surgical Results of Sesamoidectomy in the Athletic and Active Patients. Foot & Ankle Int’l May 2003

  14. Peroneal Tendon Tears: 49 Cases in 41 Patients. J Foot Ankle Surg July/Aug 2003

  15. “Retrospective review of 91 surgeries for chronic Achilles pathology”. J Am Pod Med Assoc July/Aug 2003

  16. “Peroneal Tendon Abnormalities: a review of 40 cases”. JAPMA July/Aug 2003

  17. Tarsal Coalitions: Activity levels with and without surgery. JAPMA July/Aug 2003

  18. Quinolones and Achilles Tendon Rupture. JAPMA July/Aug 2003

  19. Ankle Dorsiflexion in Adolescent Athletes. JAPMA July/Aug 2003

  20. Guest Editorial, J Am Pod Med Assoc, July/Aug 2003 Sports Medicine Issue

  21. “Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Tenotomy” Jan/Feb, 2002, J Foot Ankle Surg

  22. “Achilles Tendinopathy” Kader, Saxena, Moven & Maffulli, July 2002, Br. J Sport Med

  23. “Hypophosphatemic Rickets presenting as recurrent stress fractures in a middle-aged woman” Linde, Saxena & Feldman, March/April, 2001, J Foot Ankle Surg

  24. "The Watershed Band of the Achilles Tendon: Cadaveric and MRI findings” Saxena & Bareither, May/June 2001 J Foot Ankle Surg

  25. “Proximal Fourth Metatarsal Stress Fractures: Jones fracture of the fourth metatarsal” Saxena, Krisdakumtorn, & Erickson July 2001, Foot & Ankle Int’l

  26. "Pushing the Envelope: How soon you can and cannot return an athlete to sports" Fall 2001,Clinics in Pod. Med. & Surg

  27. "Bone Stimulation on Stress Fractures: A Case-Control Study with a Comparison to the Literature" Foot & Ankle Quarterly (13)2, Summer 2000

  28. Guest Editor, Foot & Ankle Quarterly, “Sports Medicine” Summer 2000 (Editorial)

  29. “Return to Athletic Activity after Foot & Ankle Surgery: A Preliminary Report on Select Procedures” March/April 2000, J. Foot Ankle Surg

  30. “Results of Treatment of 22 Navicular Stress Fractures and a New Proposed Radiographic Classification System,” March/April 2000, J. Foot Ankle Surg

  31. “The Incidence of the Plantaris Tendon - Magnetic Resonance, Surgical and Cadaver Findings,” Foot and Ankle Int’l July, 2000

  32. Expert Analysis: Foot & Ankle Quarterly: Posterior Tibial Dysfunction (Talo-navicular Fusion), 2000

  33. Guest Editor: Foot and Ankle Quarterly: New Surgical Techniques, Winter Issue 1999 (Audio Lecture: Surgery for Chronic Achilles Problems)

  34. "Keeping Healthy"; Chapter 26, in Breakthrough Running, Human Kinetics Publishing, 2000

  35. "Tips, Quips and Pearls: The Evans Calcaneal Osteotomy," J. Foot Ankle Surg, (2) 2000

  36. “Lis Franc’s Injuries: A Round Table” Biomechanics April1999

  37. “The Effect of Foot Orthoses on Patellofemoral Syndrome,” June, 1998, The Lower Extremity

  38. “An Interactive Symposium on Procedures to Reduce the First Intermetatarsal Angle,” June 1998, The Lower Extremity

  39. “Tips, Quips, and Pearls: Soft Tissue Anchors,” March/April 1998, Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

  40. “An Algorithmic Approach to Lisfranc’s Joint,” December, 1997, The Lower Extremity

  41. "Longitudinal Peroneal Tendon Tears," May/June 1997, Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

  42. "The Ludloff Osteotomy: A Critical Analysis," March/April 1997, Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

  43. "Sports Medicine Grand Rounds," Nov/Dec 1996. Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery

  44. "Retrocalcaneal Pain: An Algorithmic Approach," March 1996, The Lower Extremity

  45. “The Long Term Results of Dorsal Approaches to Sesmoidectomies,” Sept 1995, The Lower Extremity

  46. “The Valenti Procedure for Hallux Limitus/Rigidus,” Sept/Oct 1995 J. Foot and Ankle Surgery

  47. "Lateral Ankle Reconstruction: A Comparison of Soft tissue Metal Anchors versus Split-Peroneus Brevis Tenodesis," March 1995, The Lower Extremity

  48. "Surgical Treatment of Chronic Achilles Tendinitis," May/June 1995, Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

  49. "Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Ankle," March/April 1995, The Lower Extremity

  50. "Metabolic Etiologies for Pedal Stress Fractures," Mar/Apr 1995, The Lower Extremity

  51. "An Unusual Case of Achilles Paratendinosis," Jan/Feb 1994, Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

  52. "Unusual Foot Pathologies Mimicking Common Sport Injuries," Mar/Apr 1993, Journal of Foot Surgery

  53. "Postoperative Physical Therapy for Podiatric Surgery," Aug 1992, American Journal of Podiatric Medicine

  54. "Effects of Stretching the Gastrocnemius Muscle," May/June 1991, Journal of Foot Surgery

  55. "Anatomic Dissection of Posterior Tibialis Muscle and Correlation to Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome," Mar/Apr 1990, Journal of Foot Surgery

  56. "A New Radiographic Angle to Assess Intra-articular Calcaneal Fractures," May/June 1989, Journal of Foot Surgery

  57. "Footwear and Ankle Stability in the Basketball Player," Apr 1988, Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

UPCOMING ARTICLES

  1. Comparison of fixation techniques for Lapidus bunionectomy

  2. Wound Complications with Achilles Tendon Surgery: a report on 219 cases (submitted) (Poster/Abstract presented @ the British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, 2006)

  3. Rehabilitation of the Achilles Tendon (w Marc Guillet, PT, ATC) (Submitted) 2007

  4. The Achilles Tendon, Ankle Equinus and the Athlete (w Chris DiGiovanni, MD), in “The Achilles Tendon” (N. Maffulli, MD & L Almekinders, MD Editors) Springer-Verlag 2007

  5. Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession (w Chris DiGiovanni, MD), in “MIS Techniques for the Foot & Ankle”, (Mark Easley, MD), Techniques in MIS Orthopedic Surgery 2006

  6. Storz ESWT for Plantar Fasciitis: FDA Clinical Trial, US lead investigator ( w L Gerdesmeyer, MD) Prospective study on athletic patients

  7. Complications of Ludloff Bunionectomies

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS:

Am. Ortho Soc Sports Medicine Ann’l Meeting: Talar Articular Injuries July 2007

Univ of Calgary Foot & Ankle Update June 2007

Am Coll of Foot & Ankle Surg Ann’l: Current techniques in “OCD” repair; Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession, Midfoot pain in athletes: Case studies 2007

Grand Rounds: Kaiser Bay-area Residency program: Navicular fractures 2007

Grand Rounds: San Diego Scripps Residency Program: Achilles, Revision Surgery 2007

Midwest Podiatry Conference: Hallux Rigidus in athletes, Rehabilitation of Achilles & Lisfranc’s injuries, Ankle Allografts 2007

Fusschirurgie: Munich Germany: Subtalar Arthoereisis 2006

Western Pod. Conference: Implantable Bone Stimulators, Equinus & the Athlete 2006

International Foot & Ankle Symposium: Arthroereisis 2006

AAPSM Student’s Day @ CSPM: Treating Elite Athletes 2006

Midwest Podiatry Conference: Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession 2006

Grand Rounds: Yale University Medical Ctr: Implantable Bone Stimulators 2006

Grand Rounds: Harvard/Beth Israel/Deaconess: Implantable Bone Stimulators 2006

Am College Foot & Ankle Surgeons Ann’l: “Cast or Cut: Achilles Ruptures, Sports Medicine Injuries” 2006

California School of Podiatric Medicine: Student ACFAS Day 2006

Fusschirurgie: Munich, Germany: Ankle Equinus, Achilles, Plantar Fasciitis& Stress Fractures, Arthrex Techniques 2005

International Flatfoot Symposium: Lab instructor for flatfoot techniques. 2005

Northwest Podiatry Conference: Ankle Equinus, Peroneal Tendonopathy, Lisfranc’s Pathology 2005

Midwest Podiatry Conference: Foot & Ankle Surgery in Athletes, Lisfranc’s Pathology

Univ. of Wisconsin Podiatry Meeting: Achilles & Peroneal Tendonopathy, Lisfranc’s Pathology 2004

Am College Foot & Ankle Surgeons Ann’l: Achilles Tendon Imaging, Achilles Tendon Surgery, Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession 2004

Midwest Podiatry Conference: Ankle Equinus, Sesamoiditis 2004

Fusschirurgie: Munich, Germany: Sesamoidectomy, Subtalar Arthroresis, MRI of the Foot & Ankle in Sport 2003

Western Podiatric Medical Congress: Lis Franc’s Pathology, The Equinus Debate 2003

Midwest Podiatric Conference: Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Tenotomy, Lis Franc’s Pathology, 1st MPTJ Pathology in Athletes, The Sports Medicine Patient 2003

ACFAS: Sports Medicine Workshop, Tendon Repair Workshop 2003

AAPSM Sports Medicine Day @ CSPM: Soccer, Basketball & Baseball Injuries 2003

German Foot Association: Achilles, Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Tenotomy, Sesamoidectomy 2002

SCPM/Northwest Pod Meeting: Achilles & Peroneal Tendonopathy 2002

Am Pod Med Assoc: Running Injuries 2002

German Foot Association: Rearfoot Fusions & Osteotomies, Flatfoot Surgery 2002

Am Coll Foot & Ankle Surg Ann’l Meeting: Sports Medicine Track

(Stress Fractures) 2002

Posters: Tarsal Coalitions; Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Tenotomy

University of Calgary Foot & Ankle Seminar: Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Tenotomy; Peroneal Tendonopathy 2002

Midwest Podiatry Conference: Tarsal Coalitions; Pearls of Podiatric Practice; Pearls of Flatfoot Surgery 2002

Am Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine: Results of Achilles tendonopathy surgery on elite and sub-elite track athletes. @ AAOS (3/3/01 San Francisco, CA) 2001

Am Coll of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Ann’l Meeting: Sports Medicine Track (2/9-10/01 New Orleans, LA) 2001

Midwest Podiatry Conference: Chronic Achilles Tendonopathy

(4/26/01 Chicago, IL) 2001

Western Podiatry Congress : Heel Pain in the Athlete; Stress Fractures(5/24/01 Los Angeles, CA) 2001

CCPM Sports Med Course: Achilles & Peroneal Tendonopathy

(4/03/01 San Francisco) 2001

EBI Forum Chair: Stress Fractures, Achilles Tendonopathy (6/08/01 NJ) 2001

Am Pod Med Assoc. Ann’l Meeting: Achilles Tendonopathy; Soccer, Basketball & Football Injuries (8/16-17/01, Chicago, IL) 2001

German Association of Foot Surgery: Achilles Tendonopathy; Tarsal Coalitions; Effects of Non-Wt Bearing on 1st Met Osteotomy; Bioabsorbable Fixation (12/15-16/00 Munich Germany) 2000

Am Coll of Foot Ankle Surgeons Ann'l Meeting: Guest Lecturer, Sports Medicine Track & Abstract Presenter 2000

USA Track & Field Sports Medicine Committee Scientific Session “Pushing the Envelope: how fast an athlete can & cannot return to running” 2000

Guest Lecturer, CCPM Sports Medicine Course

Western Podiatry Congress: Sports Medicine Track 2000

Chairman, Foot & Ankle Update Fundraising Meeting for SCPM & NWPF 2000


 

Am Coll of Foot Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting: Guest Lecturer, Sports Medicine Track 1999

Guest Lecturer, Montana State Meeting 1999

Guest Lecturer, Oklahoma State Meeting 1999

Guest Lecturer, "Essentials of Practice", CCPM 1999, 2000

Lab Instructor, "Sports Medicine & MRI" 1999

“Stress Fractures, Peroneal Tendon Abnormality and Retrocalcaneal Pain,” SCPM Summer Meeting August 1998

EBI Podiatry Forum March 1998

“Peroneal Tendon Tears and Ankle Instability,” American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting. February 1998

“Running Injuries,” American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine Annual Meeting

September 1997

"Long Term Results of Trauma to Lisfranc's Joint" and Ludloff Osteotomy," American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting. February

"Use of Mitek Anchors in Foot and Ankle Surgery," Northwest Podiatry Foundation

Feb/Oct 1995

"Retrospective Analysis of the Valenti Procedure," "Surgery for Chronic Achilles

Ruptures," American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting Feb 1994

"Deformation Characteristics of Midsoles," Dept. of Bioengineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 1987-1988

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES (Instructor):

Cadaver Lab: GFFC, SF, CA Mar. 2006

Cadaver Lab: Livermore, CA (Arthrex) Sept. 2006

Cadaver Lab: Seattle, WA Oct. 2006

Cadaver Lab: Kerlan-Jobe, CA Nov. 2006

Cadaver Lab: German Foot & Ankle Association Hawaii Oct. 2005

Cadaver Lab: Palo Alto, CA Oct. & Nov. 2005

Cadaver Lab: Midwest Pod Conf, Chicago Apr 2005

Cadaver Lab: Livermore, CA (Arthrex) May 2004

Cadaver Lab: Naples, FL (Arthrex) March 2004

Cadaver Lab: Salt Lake City, UT (Arthroscopy, Endoscopy, Ex-Fix, Flatfoot) May 2003

Cadaver Lab: Western Pod Med Congress LA, CA (Endoscopy) June 2003

Cadaver Lab: German Foot Association, Luebeck, Germany September 2002

Cadaver Lab: SCPM/Northwest Pod Meeting, Martha’s Vineyard, MA June 2002

Cadaver Lab: St. Lukes Hosp Residency, Denver, CO May 2002

Cadaver Lab: Menlo Park Surg Hosp, CA May 2002

Cadaver Lab: Palo Alto, CA (Arthroscopy, Endoscopy) November 2001

Cadaver Lab: Chicago, IL (Endoscopy) August 2001

External Fixation Lab. Parsippany, NJ June 2001

Cadaver Lab: MA (Arthroscopy, Endoscopy, Flatfoot) August 2000

Cadaver Lab: LA, CA (Achilles Surgery) June 2000

Workshop: Munich, Germany (1st Met Osteotomy) December 2000

Cadaver Lab: Seattle, WA (Achilles, Endoscopy, etc) August 1999

Cadaver Lab: MA (Misc. procedures) August 1998

Cadaver Lab: ACFAS (Anchor workshop) Mar 1996

Cadaver Lab: MA (Misc. procedures) August 1995


 


 

Instructional Training Courses


 

Agility Ankle Implant Aug 2004

ACFAS External Fixation Feb 2004

IM Nail (Midwest Pod Conf) Apr 1999

EBI External Fixation Apr 1997

ACFAS Ankle Arthroscopy Mar 1995

ACFAS Ankle Arthroscopy Oct 1992

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS

USATF Long Distance Podium Project: Foot & Ankle Injuries Dec 2006

CA NATA: Foot & Ankle Injuries in Sports Nov 2006

Coaches Clinic Sep 2006

USATF Long Distance Summit: Running Injuries Dec 2005

Sports Medicine/Athletic Training, San Jose State Univ. Instructor Fall 2005

USATF Long Distance Summit: Running Injuries Dec 2004

ASHA Running Club July 2004

Palo Alto Med Found. Comm. Lecture Series: Heel Pain Feb 2004

Palo Alto Run Club Jan 2004

USATF Long Distance Summit: Running Injuries July & Dec 2003

USOC Olympic Training Ctr: Athlete Eval & Lecture Apr & Oct 2003

Avenidas Center Jan 2003

Avenidas Center Seminar Aug. 2001

Team Sheeper Triathlon Camp Aug. 2001

Fifty Plus March 2001

Team in Training Feb. 2000

Palo Alto YMCA January 1998

Sun Microsystems March 1998

San Francisco Marathon Expo July 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995

USA Track and Field Trainers, NATA Annual Meeting June 1996

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Mitek Anchor Workshop March 1996

USA Track and Field Sprint/Hurdles Coaches Seminar: Guest Lecturer Dec 1995

Northwest Podiatry Foundation, Stress Fractures and Mitek Anchors Oct 1995

SCPM Summer Meeting: Achilles Tendinitis, Stress Fractures and Orthoses Aug 1995

SLAC May 1995

Hewlett Packard Santa Clara, Common Foot Problems May 1995

Bay to Breakers, Running Injuries May 1995

Pacific Athletic Club, Common Foot Problems Apr 1995

City of Palo Alto, Running Injuries Apr 1995

Northwest Podiatry Foundation Meeting, Use of Mitek Anchors in Foot and Ankle Surgery, Surgery for Chronic Achilles Problems Feb 1995

Decathlon Club, Common Foot Problems Jan 1995

Physical Therapy Post-op Foot Surgery Jan 1995

Sun Microsystems, Common Foot Problems Nov 1994

Palo Alto Run Club, Running Injuries Oct 1994

Oracle Corp., Common Foot Problems July 1994

American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine, Stress Fractures, Achilles

Problems June 1994

SRI Lecture, Common Foot Problems Apr 1994

Apple Computer, Running Injuries Mar 1994

Central Coast Podiatric Medical Society, Use of Mitek Anchors in Foot and Ankle Surgery Mar 1994

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting, Results of the Valenti Procedure and Surgery for Chronic Achilles Problems Feb 1994

CME Update, ECH Podiatry and Primary Care Medicine Dec 1993

Run Club Lecture Nov 1993

Fleming Physical Therapy Nov 1993

AAPSM Sports Medicine Day at California College of Podiatric Medicine Oct 1993

Sequoia Center of Sports Health June 1993

Stanford Running Camp Aug 1993

Fifty-Plus Running Injuries Apr 1993

Sun Microsystems, Common Foot Problems Mar 1993

Podiatric Sports Medicine at Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine Oct 1992

AAPSM Sports Medicine Day at CCPM Sept 1992

Lecture at The Palo Alto Soccer Club Aug 1992

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting: Valenti Procedure and Effects of Stretching the Gastrocnemius Feb 1992

Reach, Los Altos, Lecture to personal trainers Feb 1992

Foot Injuries on the Job, Mountain View Physical Therapy Jan 1992

Orthopedic Nurses Association Meeting at Stanford Oct 1991

Lecture at the Palo Alto Soccer Club Aug 1991

CCSP Lecture Series on the Foot and Ankle July 1991

Stanford University Athletic Department June 1990

Hewlett Packard Cupertino May 1990

CCPM Sports Medicine Class Athletic Footwear Feb 1990

Department of Family Practice, ECH Common Foot Problems Jan 1990

Palo Alto Run Club Dec 1989

Athletic Footwear, SCPM Biomechanic Class Mar 1989


 

LAY ARTICLES

“Podiatry & Research”, Podiatry Management, by Mark Haspel Jan 2005

“Secrets to treating stress fractures about the ankle”, Podiatry Today June 2002

“Runners Ten Commandments to Staying Healthy,” Running Times October 1998

“Pre and Post Marathon Tips,” Pacific Association Newsletter Nov/Dec 1997

"Achilles Heel Revisited," Pacific Association Newsletter May/June 1997

"Plantar Fasciitis," Pacific Association Newsletter May/June 1996.

"Ankle Sprains and Calf Cramps," Pacific Association Newsletter Nov/Dec 1995

"Protecting Those Puppies," City Sports

"Guidelines for Resuming Physical Activity," American Athletes Summer 1992

"Care and Prevention of Stress Fractures," American Athletes Winter 1991

"Everything You Wanted to Know About Orthotics But Were Afraid to Ask,"

RunCal Mar/Apr 1990

"ShinSplints," RunCal

"Your Achilles Heel," RunCal

"Why Do Some People's Toes Look Different?" RunCal

"Adolescent Injuries," RunCal

"Taking Care of Injuries at Home," RunCal

"Where Did You Get Those Orthotics?" RunCal

INTERVIEWS
 

San Francisco Marathon, Prime Network July 1996

San Jose Mercury News, Orthoses Sept 1995

Walking Magazine, Shin Splints Sept 1994

Outside Magazine, Orthoses Aug 1994

Palo Alto Weekly Cover Story: Master of the Agony of the Feet June 1993

ESPN, Road Race of the Month 1992

Running Times, The Orthotics Revolution Nov 1992

KGO-TV SF, Marathon Aug 1992

Palo Alto Times Tribune, Choosing Running Shoes Aug 1991

Chicago Tribune, Summer Running Shoes Aug 1986

 

MEMBERSHIPS
 

Hospital Staff: Stanford University, El Camino, Menlo Park Surgical Hospital, Palo Alto Surgecenter , Fremont Surgery Center

American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine 1994-Present

William Stickel Society 1994-Present

American Academy of Foot and Ankle Surgeons(Fellow) 1990-Present

American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine(Fellow) 1990-Present

American College of Sports Medicine 1989-Present

CA and American Podiatric Medical Association 1989-Present
 

ATHLETIC EVENT EXPERIENCE

Podiatrist, USATF Club Cross Country Championships 2006

Podiatrist, NCAA Track & Field Championships 2006

Podiatrist, NCAA Track & Field Championships 2005

Podiatrist, US Olympic Track and Field Trials, New Orleans, Louisiana 2004

Podiatrist, US Track & Field Championships, Stanford, CA 2002/2003

Podiatrist, US Olympic Track & Field Trials, Sacramento, CA 2000

Podiatrist, Jr. Olympic National Championships, San Jose, CA 1995

Member USA Track and Field Sports Medicine Executive Committee 1993-Present

USA Track and Field Champs (Staff) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997

Podiatrist, US Olympic Track and Field Trials, New Orleans, Louisiana 1992

Team Podiatrist, St. Francis (Mt. View), Gunn (Palo Alto) and Los Altos

High Schools 1989-Present

Junior Olympic Regional Championships 1994

Team Podiatrist, Stanford University 1989-1992

PRODUCT CONSULTANT

Mondeal, Inc. 2007-current

Arthrex, Inc. 2004-current

Darco, Intl 2005-current

KMedic (Saxena Bone Grafting Retractor) 1999-current

AM Surgical 1997-2005

Mitek Surgical Products, Inc. 1994-2002

Reebok International 1993-1994

Puma Etonic-Tretorn 1991-1992

Puma USA 1986-1990

RESIDENCY

Veterans Administrative Medical Center-Westside, Chicago, Illinois July 1988-July 1989

Podiatric Surgical Resident: Performed and assisted on approximately 400 surgical foot procedures. Additional rotations through Anesthesia, Emergency Room and Pathology Departments at Westside VA, along with Pediatric and General Orthopedics at Cook County hospitals. Served as Team Podiatrist for Stevenson High School in Prairie View, Illinois

William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, 1984-1988 D.P.M. Cum Laude, B.S. Biological Sciences 1988

AWARDS

American College of Foot Orthopedists' "Outstanding Student in Foot Orthopedics" 1988

Berman Award for Proficiency in Orthopedics (Biomechanics) 1988

Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges 1988

Outstanding Young Men of America 1986-1987

Dean's List 1984-1987

Northlake Podiatry Department Educational Corporation Scholarship 1987

CLERKSHIPS AND EXTERNAL PROGRAMS
 

Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, California

(Department of Sports Medicine) 1988

Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

(Foot and Pediatric Orthopedics Service) 1987-1988

Northampton V.A., Northampton, Massachusetts

(Department of Podiatric Medicine) 1988

PODIATRY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

President, Treasurer and Member, Sports Medicine Club 1984-1987

Organized and presented 26 lectures and workshops by leading podiatrists, orthopedists and other health professionals for the largest club at S.C.P.M. Authored the club's by-laws, established research grants for students and the first Annual Orthoses Seminar, allocated funding for a treadmill and allowed students from local medical schools to participate in club activities.

Founder and Director, Summer Running Clinics 1986-1987

Funded this free community service project by obtaining a grant from PUMA, which covered all advertising and equipment costs. Clinics are conducted at major Chicago road races, increasing the visibility and patient load of S.C.P.M. by providing injury prevention, footwear and training advice.

Member, Phi Alpha Pi Fraternity 1985-1987

Member, Podopediatrics Club 1985-1986

Tutor, Anatomical Sciences and Biomechanics 1985-1987


 

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION


 

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 1982-1984

BA in Psychology 1984


 

Extracurricular Activities:

Dean's List 1984

Cross Country and Track Team 1982-1983

Research: "EDG: A Change in Podiatry?" 1984


 

University of California at Davis, Davis, California 1980-1982

Major: Biological Sciences, 1980-1982


 

Extracurricular Activities:

Dorm Co-President 1980-1981

Cross Country and Track Team 1980-1981

Volunteer: Physical Therapy Assistant 1981-1982

Research in Psychology: "Sex Differences and Age Differences" 1982

Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto, California Graduated 1980


 

Personal Information


Born: Palo Alto, California, June 5, 1962
Family: Married, three children
Hobbies: Sports, cooking and writing

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