BOD Announces New Executive Director Dr. Steven Goldman will begin his new role on February 1, 2022

Dr. Goldman, is a graduate of NYCPM Class of 1982. Along with his Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine, he also has a Master's Degree in Business Administration. Dr. Goldman has a 30-year career as the Chief of Podiatry at a number of Veterans Administration medical centers concurrent with a 20+-year career in the US Air Force Reserves where he retired as a Lt. Col. in the capacity of a Reserve Surgical Operations Squadron Commander.  Dr. Goldman is Board-Certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and the American Board of Podiatric Medicine.  In the management space, Dr. Goldman is Board-Certified by the American College of Healthcare Executives. Along with others, Dr. Goldman was asked to testify before the Congressional Sub-committee on Health in 2019, specific to the issues related to podiatry pay and equity at the Veterans Administration.

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THIS WEEK! Expert Lecture Series with Dr. Jarrod Shapiro

December 9th, 2021 at 5:00pm PST 1st MTP Joint Fusions: Biomechanical Considerations CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Dr Shapiro is an ACPM board member, clinical podiatrist, teacher, residency program director, and writer who practices in the Pomona, California area as an associate professor at the Western University of Health Sciences College of Podiatric Medicine. He graduated with a BA in English and BS in microbiology from Northern Arizona University in 1998, then went on to podiatric undergraduate training at the California College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco. He completed a 3-year podiatric medicine and surgery residency at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, Michigan. While in practice for the past 16 years, he has been an online editor of the Practice Perfect blog where he advocates for student and resident education and an improved understanding of lower extremity biomechanics.

Articles Worth Sharing

Some of our favorite articles posted in this week's Foot & Ankle Weekly e-newsletter include: Effects of Orthotic Insoles on Gait Kinematics and Low-Back Pain in Patients with Mild Leg Length Discrepancy Healing Rate of Diabetic Foot Wounds When Treated with Serial Debridement in the Presence of Antithrombotic Therapy Evidence for foot orthoses for adults with flatfoot: a systematic review

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