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12/24/2013
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From: Bryan C. Markinson, DPM
ACFAS already has a a video featuring Dr. Mendecino, who states in the video that podiatric residency training is far superior to the training a foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon gets. While I personally think it is NOT a good idea to compare training of podiatrists in residency and fellowship with orthopedic foot and ankle surgeons, Dr. Mendecino at least states that there are very good quality foot and ankle orthopedic surgeons.
In the AOFAS video, the orthopedic surgeon seizes upon the fact that she is a medical doctor, and makes it seem that only they have general medical training. Unless you are in a fantasy land, this "medical doctor" distinction has far more weight with the general public than one may think, and it is my personal opinion that our patients ASSUME that we are MDs much more often than they know we are not.
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06/17/2024
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From: Martin R. Taubman, DPM, MBA
I rented an office in a small, street-front medical building for a number of years when I began my practice. My neighbor was a proctologist. One day, while we were talking he said, “I can look out the window and determine which office a patient is going to choose. The patients going to your office limp, and those coming to mine shuffle.”
Martin R. Taubman, DPM, MBA, San Diego, CA
04/09/2024
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RE: Outrageous Shoe of the Day
From: Joseph Borreggine, DPM
This is a Shoe-shi!
Joseph Borreggine, DPM, Punta Gorda, FL
05/22/2023
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From: Keith L. Gurnick, DPM
Ruby Slippers Accused Thief: If convicted, he can click his heels together three times and repeat the phrase “There's no place like jail, There's no place like jail, There's no place like jail."
Keith L. Gurnick, DPM, Los Angeles, CA
05/16/2023
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From: Keith Gurnick, DPM
Fanny Mills shown here with symptoms of Milroy’s disease.
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Fanny Mills suffered from Milroy's disease. |
That condition — which primarily affects women — causes swelling in the lower limbs.
Keith Gurnick, DPM, Los Angeles, CA
04/24/2023
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From: Gary Dorfman, DPM
I have the distinct honor of knowing both of these gentlemen. Having worked with both of them, what an honor it was.
Gary Dorfman, DPM, Dana Point, CA
02/22/2023
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From: Roody Samimi, DPM
I love the mushroom article excerpt. This is of utmost nutritional value to me. Love it!
Great work!
Roody Samimi, DPM, Modesto, CA
12/09/2022
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From: Eric Weinstein, DPM
I have since retired, but while I was practicing in Coral Springs, Florida, my office was right down the road from the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
As I heard the police sirens whizzing by my office, we got a call from a police officer who was at the scene. He said he was at an active shooting and would not be able to make his appointment later that afternoon. Talk about a good excuse!
Eric Weinstein, DPM, Naples, FL
12/07/2022
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From: Jack Ressler, DPM
On the flip side of reasons patients have for missing their appointments, I witnessed the opposite several years ago in my office. I went into one of my treatment rooms to see a patient. Upon looking up to greet her, I couldn’t believe my eyes. The patient was an elderly female with the side of her head shaven, her shirt covered with dry blood, and a large partially bloodied bandage covering a laceration that was sutured a couple of hours previously in the ER.
My first question was asking her if she was okay. She said yes and proceeded to explain what had happened. My next question was why are you here after going through all of what happened to you today? Her answer, because I had an appointment! Talk about a dedicated patient!
Jack Ressler, DPM, Del Ray Beach, FL
12/06/2022
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From: Robert Kornfeld, DPM
Years ago, I had a patient who didn’t show for her appointment. When we called, there was no answer. She called the next day to say she fell across the street from my office and sliced her foot. She said she got back in her car and drove to the nearby hospital ER.
Robert Kornfeld, DPM, NY, NY
12/05/2022
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From: Thomas Silver, DPM
My favorite excuse for missing an appointment was the patient who called in to cancel her appointment because her foot was hurting too much!
Thomas Silver, DPM, Golden Valley, MN
11/01/2022
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From: Pete Harvey, DPM
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Alien orthotic? |
When I first saw the carbon fiber minimalist shoe, I thought it was an orthotic for an interplanetary alien.
Pete Harvey, DPM, Wichita Falls, TX
09/28/2022
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From: Tip Sullivan, DPM
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Crocs pox? |
I call those “croc pox.”
Tip Sullivan, DPM, Jackson, MS
09/01/2022
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RE: Outrageous Shoes of the Day (Jimelle Rumberg, PhD)
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Foot in mouth? |
Ha! I'm sure we've all worn the shoes in the photo submitted by Dr. Jimelle Rumberg. "Foot in Mouth!"
Mark Weaver, DPM, Ft Myers, FL
03/02/2021
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From: Mark Weaver, DPM
We Seminole and Miami Hurricane fans would recognize that as the deadly FL Gator shoe. That really needs to be reckoned with! Trust me, it is deadly! But a sixty yard touchdown pass will knock its teeth out. HA!
Mark Weaver, DPM, Ft. Myers, FL (Also a Gator fan)
06/23/2020
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From: Robert P. Thiele, DPM
Regarding the foot picture, my simple guess would be a raccoon paw after a good podiatry session as those nails have been very well debrided. 
Robert P. Thiele, DPM, Bridgewater, NJ
06/15/2020
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RE: Outrageous Shoe of the Day
From: Daniel Chaskin, DPM
It is so important in these stressful times to have some comic relief. Thank you PM News for your shoe of a day.
Daniel Chaskin, DPM, Ridgewood, NY
10/01/2019
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Wow. A shoe even more fragile than a Nike!
Robert Steinberg, DPM, Schaumburg, IL
09/30/2019
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So that means a basketball player wearing those sneakers can jump really high?!
Arthur Gudeon, DPM, Rego Park, NY
02/13/2019
RESPONSES/COMMENTS (YOU CAN'T MAKE THESE THINGS UP)
From: Todd Muhly, DPM
Ellen DeGeneres has a new stand-up comedy show on Netflix. In it, she mentions that she went to a podiatrist for a neuroma. She reports that she was told there was no treatment for neuromas and that she needed to wear cowboy boots. Maybe something got lost in translation, but it is concerning that this podiatrist seemed to offer no treatment options. Either way, our profession came out poorly there.
Todd Muhly, DPM, Eugene, OR
02/12/2019
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RE: Ron Burgundy and Podiatry
From: Sean Reyes, DPM
I saw the post about Ron Burgandy mentioning podiatry. Joe Rogan made a comment on podiatry in his podcast not too long ago as well supporting us, and I thought you'd find it interesting since he is one of the most popular podcasters (if not the most popular).
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Joe Rogan's Podcast |
It's short, but sweet starting at the 7:50 mark.
Sean Reyes, DPM, Las Vegas, NV
01/12/2019
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From: Martin Taubman, DPM
I was intrigued by what appeared to be a rash of cars crashing into podiatrists’ offices so I did an Internet search and here is what I found:
3/19/2013: El Cerrito, CA
9/25/2015: Northridge, MI,
1/16/2016; Belleville, Ontario
2/01/2017: Columbus, MS
3/20/2017: Kingsport, TN
3/9/2018: Howland, OH
10/22/2018: Sterling Heights, MI
12/14/2018: Manchester, NJ
1/09/2019: Philadelphia, PA
Martin Taubman, DPM, San Diego, CA
03/07/2018
RESPONSES/COMMENTS (YOU CAN'T MAKE THESE THINGS UP)
From: Paul Busman, DPM, RN
I think Michael Carbonaro needs to be assessed for diabetic neuropathy  . That reminds me of something that happened to me many years ago. I had an ongoing summer job starting in high school, right through podiatry school, working for a roofing and aluminum siding company. One day, I was walking through our warehouse when I felt a sharp pain on the sole of my foot. When I looked, I found a roofing nail stuck in the sole. With the large flat head of a roofing nail, it had stood upright on the floor. I tried to take my boot off to check my foot but couldn't do it. I had nailed my boot to my foot! Luckily, I had my claw hammer handy and could extract the nail. I put a Band-Aid on it and went back to work.
Paul Busman, DPM, RN, Frederick, MD
01/12/2018
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From: Keith L. Gurnick, DPM
I do not know who the person was who removed the foreign body (podiatrist, other doctor, nurse, etc.) but please, please, please to all podiatrists, no matter how simple a procedure may appear to be, please use sterile instruments, do a cleansing and prep the site, drape the foot, and make sure at all times that you wear gloves. The technique seen in this video is below the standard of care in 2018.
There is an obvious foreign body and abscess. Take a proper wound culture. If there was a bad outcome in this situation and along with the video of this technique for removing a foreign body, the lack of sterility would be difficult to defend in a malpractice case. Also, I suggest that you stop allowing patients to video procedures in your office. It can only come back to hurt you later.
Keith L. Gurnick, DPM, Los Angeles, CA
01/27/2016
RESPONSES/COMMENTS (YOU CAN'T MAKE THESE THINGS UP)
From: George Jacobson, DPM
I tell patients that pointed shoes were designed in the Middle Ages as torture devices. Patients usually get the point that they are creating their own torture.
George Jacobson, DPM, Hollywood, FL
01/06/2016
RESPONSES/COMMENTS (YOU CAN'T MAKE THESE THINGS UP)
RE: Outrageous Shoe of the Day
From: Stephen Musser, DPM
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This shoe is so hot that it appears on fire! |
Could these shoes cause burning foot syndrome?
Stephen Musser, DPM, Cleveland, OH
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