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10/03/2015 Sheldon Nadal, DPM
The ABFAS Shark Tank
I am very sorry to hear about the travails that young practitioners experience in order to get board certified to perform foot surgery in hospitals. I am Canadian and have been practicing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada since completing my residency in foot surgery in Philadelphia in 1980.
When I came back home it was made very clear to me by the orthopedic powers that be that hospitals were for orthopedic surgeons to do foot surgery, not podiatrists. Consequently, I, like other Ontario podiatrists before me who were trained in foot surgery, set up my office so that I could perform surgery on an outpatient basis in my own clinic.
At about the same time, I was extremely fortunate to discover the Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery whose members mentored me in the techniques of minimally invasive foot surgery, which were perfectly suited for an office-based surgical practice.
Consequently, I was able to build a thriving foot surgery practice, where patients pay cash for my services and I am able to schedule the procedures at my convenience without having to travel back and forth from the office to a hospital.
It took some time to get the word out, but once patients realized that they could have foot surgery performed in an office with local anesthetic, immediate ambulation, small scars and very little pain, my practice took off and I have been able to make a very comfortable living while helping a large number of patients.
Sheldon Nadal, DPM, Toronto, Canada
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