Podiatry Surgery

Appointments/Referrals: 617.414.6840

The Division of Podiatric Surgery offers a team approach for the efficient and effective management of all foot disorders, including diabetes-related foot disorders. We have collaborative relationships with vascular and endovascular surgery, infectious diseases, endocrinology, rehabilitation services, physical therapy, and the pain center, providing our patients with streamlined access to the expertise of these specialists, as needed, to ensure the best possible, well-coordinated care.

Conditions We Treat

We evaluate and treat the following conditions:

  • arthritis
  • bunions
  • Charcot arthropathy
  • diabetes-related foot disorders:
    • preventive care; care for infections and wounds and diabetic foot ulcers; foot surgery; reconstructive surgery; amputation prevention and management; and education
  • flat foot
  • foot deformities
  • hammer toe
  • heel and arch pain/plantar fasciitis/Achilles tendinitis
  • high arched feet
  • injuries, breaks, and sprains
  • general podiatric orthopedic and dermatologic conditions
  • neuromas
  • painful foot
  • reconstructive foot and ankle surgery
  • skin and nail conditions (ingrown nails, fungal nails, warts, corns and calluses, skin cancer, sweaty feet, psoriasis)
  • sports injuries
  • tarsal coalitions
  • ulcers

We also provide the following services:

  • biomechanics analysis
  • custom orthotics/braces
  • wound care

Our Team

Ewald Ray Mendeszoon Jr., DPM
Chief, Podiatry Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Ashley Daniel, DPM, MBS
Instructor of Surgery

Hau Pham, DPM
Research Director
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Justin Ogbonna, DPM
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Elizabeth Sanders, DPM
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Wei Tseng, DPM
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Vitaliy Volansky, DPM
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Our Research

The Division of Podiatric Surgery is committed to improving the care of patients with foot and ankle disease through innovative research. Our primary goal is to prevent major amputation in patients with diabetic foot ulcers. We receive grants to conduct industry-sponsored clinical research. We also conduct our own investigator-initiated research projects to review many of our procedures with the goal of improving the care of our patients.

Select Previous Trials

  • Assessment of Wound Closure Comparing Synthetic Hybrid-Scale Fiber Matrix with Living Cellular Skin Substitute in Treating Venous Leg Ulcers. Sponsor: Acera Surgical
  • Multi-Center, Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating SkinTE® in the Treatment of Wagner 2 DFUs. Closure Obtained with Vascularized Epithelia Regeneration for DFUs with SkinTE®. Sponsor: PolarityTE MD, Inc.
  • A Prospective, Multicenter, Interventional Non-comparator, Open-Label Study to Demonstrate the Efficacy, Performance and Safety of ConvaFoam Silicone, ConvaFoam Border and ConvaFoam Non-Adhesive Dressings in the Management of Surgical and Traumatic Wounds. Sponsor: Convatech
  • A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Use of Primatrix Dermal Repair Scaffold for the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Sponsor: Integra.
  • Randomized Clinical Trial of DermACELL® Demonstrated Superior Healing Rates for Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers over Conventional Care and an Active Acellular Dermal Matrix Comparator. Sponsor: LifeNet Health

Investigator-Initiated Research

These studies, which are not funded, are conducted by our residents and attending physicians.

  • Outcomes Following Chopart and Lisfranc Amputations
  • Comparing the Effectiveness of Achilles Tendon Lengthening versus Gastocnemius Recession in Patients with History of Diabetic Foot Ulcer
  • Evaluating Outcomes of Lower Extremity Severe (SEPTIC) Foot Infection in Patients with Diabetes and Peripheral Arterial Disease
  • Digit Amputation in Neuropathic and Neuroischemic Foot Ulcers
  • Transmetatarsal Amputation in Limb Salvage for Diabetic and Ischemic Foot Ulcers
  • Effectiveness of Osteoclasis for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
  • Evaluation of Prolotherapy for Patients with Chronic Achilles Tendonitis

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