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FCNY's Gait Lab Receives High-Tech Upgrade; Expands Lab's Capabilities
by Loretta Logan, DPM, MPH
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The Foot Center of New York's Gait Lab recently acquired a new Video Gait Analysis System, Dartfish, to enhance and update the equipment and technology in our gait lab. Dartfish joins the other systems in our Gait Lab (F-Scan for in-shoe pressure analysis and the Walkway System, a pressure-sensing floor mat) we use ... Read more
Jeffrey Cusack, DPM ('81), uses the Dartfish app on his computer.
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President Levine Honored for '25 Years of Leadership and Guidance'
At the meeting of the Board of Trustees on September 11, COO Joel Sturm presented an award from the NYCPM administrative staff to President and CEO Louis L. Levine, "with abiding respect for 25 years of leadership and guidance."
The glass 'tree,' on which no two hand-blown leaves are the same, bears this Chinese proverb:
If you are planning for a year, sow rice.
If you are planning for a decade, plant trees.
If you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
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Get to Know ...
NYCPM Faculty
Loretta M. Logan, DPM ('89), MPH
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopedics and Pediatrics
Loretta M. Logan, DPM ('89), MPH, has two main goals as an educator: one, with the help of her colleagues, to prepare her students for entry into
a post-graduate training program
,
with thorough training in orthopedics, biomechanics, gait analysis, pediatrics and physical and rehabilitation medicine, and two, to impart to students the elements of professional demeanor that ... Read more
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UK-Trained Pakistani Podiatrist Tours NYCPM
Left to right: Jeffrey Cusack, DPM ('81); Aisha Wajahat, BSc; Khurram Khan, DPM, in the Gait Lab at NYCPM.
Aisha Wajahat, BSc, the first British-trained podiatrist in Pakistan, came to visit NYCPM to observe podiatry in the US. She visited with Jeffrey J. Cusack, DPM ('81) and the gait lab, Michael Rothstein, MSN, in wound care and the entire medicine department in clinic A, and spent time with Barbara Resseque, DPM ('80) in ...
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Mock Trial Reveals Ins and Outs of Medical Malpractice Suits to NYCPM Students
On September 21, the PICA insurance company staged a mock trial at NYCPM so that students, faculty and staff could see what's involved when a patient sues a podiatrist. The plaintiff alleged that the podiatrist did not advise her of the risks and alternatives to the (bunionectomy) procedure and failed to diagnose osteomyelitis in a timely fashion, which led to amputation of her left big toe.
In photo above, left to right: Thomas DeLauro, DPM, Professor and Chair, Department of Podiatric Medicine, who played the plaintiff's expert; Tony Heller, Esq., the plaintiff's attorney; "Judge" Andy Kaufman, Esq.; Ross Taubman, PICA President; Michael J. Trepal, DPM, FACFAS, VP for Academic Affairs and Dean, who played the defense's expert; Neil Kornfeld, Esq., who portrayed the defense attorney; Nicholas Argerakis, DPM, Clinical Instructor in Surgery at NYCPM, who played the defendant; and Kathy Phillips of PICA, who portrayed the plaintiff.
The result? A hung jury!!
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NYCPM Library Wins CCDA 2015-2016 Grant
The library has won a Coordination Collection Development Aid grant award in the amount of $4,496 for the purchase of books, databases and related materials.It is an annual grant sponsored by the State of New York and distributed by the Metropolitan Reference and Research Agency. The library will receive the funds from the New York State Library in Albany in early 2016.
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Members of ACE, The Health Practitioners' Society (above), provided screenings at The Inter-professional Health Fair with SUNY Optometry and NYU Dental at the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Community Center in East Harlem on September 19
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Kevin T. Jules, DPM ('84) Honored for Thirty Years of Service
Kevin T. Jules, DPM ('84),
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgical Sciences, was honored for thirty years of service to the New York College of Podiatric Medicine by President and CEO Louis L. Levine. Dr. Jules graduated from NYCPM in 1984, completed his residency at multiple sites affiliated with the College, and was hired immediately to teach in the surgery department. He became Chair of the Surgical Sciences Department in 1993.
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OOPS!
In
Footprints v. 2 no. 9, we omitted Dr. Irene Loi, a recently graduated resident, from the list of students who passed the surgery board qualification exam.
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Multidisciplinary Care for Diabetic Patients Must Include Podiatry: Iorio
Scott Richter, O.D., Director of Education at SUNY Optometry (left), paused at the podium with NYCPM's Anthony R. Iorio, DPM ('81), MPH at a full-day seminar about multidisciplinary care for the diabetic patient. The day's discussions were focused on educating and integrating all health care providers in defining their roles; Dr. Iorio lectured about the integral part that podiatric medicine and surgery can play in that multivalent approach.
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Publications
Anthony V. D'Antoni, DC, MS, PhD,
Adjunct Associate Professor in Anatomy at NYCPM, authored the foot and ankle chapter of the new 41
st
edition of
Gray's Anatomy
, due out in October. The chapter will appear in the British reference version, the unabridged and more prestigious counterpart of the student textbook edition. According to D'Antoni, the chapter offers a comprehensive exploration of the anatomy of the ankle and foot.
Dr. D'Antoni was director of clinical anatomy at NYCPM for five years, and is currently clinical professor and director of anatomy at CUNY School of Medicine.
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In Memoriam
Alvin Plotkin, DPM ('50)
NYCPM alumnus and longtime NYSPMA member
Alvin Plotkin, DPM ('50), passed away on September 23 at the age of 88.
Born in 1927, Plotkin attended the M.J. Lewi College of Chiropody/Podiatry and practiced for 40 years before retiring. According to his son Stuart Plotkin, quoted in
PM News
, he was married for 63 years, had three sons and four grandchildren, and was soon to be a great-grandfather.
Arthur Gudeon, DPM
wins AAPSM Award
Arthur Gudeon, DPM ('60), was presented the AAPSM President's Award at the U.S Open tennis tournament in New York in late summer. The President's Award is presented to a podiatrist or non-podiatrist for outstanding contributions, leadership, and continued development of podiatric sports medicine. (
from PM News)
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Upcoming Community Events
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Saturday, October 10, noon to 4:00pm, NHEMA Weekend Walks, initiated by Jaritza Taveras-Caba, FCNY Board Member and Director of Community Affairs, Manhattan North Management and Desander Más, NYCPM's VP of Operations and Development. FCNY will provide foot screenings on 124
th Street at the corner of Marcus Garvey Park. More info at
http://www.nhema.com/weekend-walks/
Sunday, October 11, Step-Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes, sponsored by the American Diabetes Association, Pier 84 (West 44
th Street and Hudson River). Registration 8:30am. FCNY to provide foot screenings. Walk begins at 10:00am.
Monday, October 12, 11:00 to 4:00pm, Fall Fest 2015, sponsored by Hope Community, Inc., East 104
th Street between Third and Lexington Avenues. Health screenings, arts and crafts.
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