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What is an Integrative Podiatric Surgeon?

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An Integrative Podiatric Surgeon is a physician specializing in the foot and ankle who pairs advanced surgical expertise with a whole-person, root-cause philosophy. Rather than addressing symptoms alone, this approach explores how systemic health, genetics, lifestyle, activity patterns, footwear, and nutrition contribute to pain, inflammation, and injury.

Integrative podiatric surgeons are fully trained foot and ankle surgeons who perform a wide range of procedures — from minimally invasive techniques to complex reconstruction. Surgical capabilities often include:

  • Bunion correction
  • Hammertoe correction
  • Tendon and ligament repair
  • Achilles tendon surgery
  • Fracture care
  • Joint preservation and replacement
  • Neuroma and nerve decompression procedures
  • Plantar fascia release
  • Arthroscopy and minimally invasive bone or soft-tissue procedures

What sets this specialty apart is a deeper diagnostic lens. In addition to traditional clinical evaluation, care is supported by advanced testing designed to uncover the origins of dysfunction, including:

  • Diagnostic imaging — X-ray, ultrasound, MRI
  • Comprehensive blood testing to evaluate inflammation, hormonal balance, nutrient status, and metabolic health
  • Genomic analysis to identify factors influencing tissue repair, collagen strength, detox pathways, pain sensitivity, and chronic inflammation
  • High-resolution ultrasound-guided procedures

These tools help reveal why a condition developed — not just what it looks like — resulting in highly individualized treatment plans.

Therapies may include a thoughtful blend of:

  • Corrective or minimally invasive surgery
  • Regenerative medicine (PRP, A2M, BMAC, amniotic biologics)
  • Shockwave therapy
  • Laser therapy
  • Targeted supplementation and nutrition
  • Personalized rehabilitation planning
  • Footwear strategy and activity modification

The goal is twofold: resolve the immediate problem and strengthen long-term health.

As patients seek more personalized and preventive care, integrative podiatric surgery offers a modern, comprehensive path — where advanced technology and surgical excellence meet whole-body wellness.

Our Integrative Podiatric Surgeon:

Consults with patients, performs extensive lab work and imaging to locate the cause of pathologies.

Diagnoses and treats heel pain, tendinopathies, fractures, skin and nail diseases, and deformities of the foot and ankle.

Perform surgeries to correct or remedy such problems as bunions, fractures, hammertoes, arthritic joints, ruptured Achilles, and other ruptured ligaments and tendons.

Prescribes therapies and performs diagnostic procedures such as ultrasounds and lab tests.

Provides expertly crafted custom orthotics to support congenital structural variations or to protect and guide the foot throughout the healing process.

Treat conditions such as bone disorders, cysts, heel spurs, infections, ingrown nails , and plantar fasciitis .