Board-certified docs expert in wound care, trauma, more

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At Maricopa Foot and Ankle, we encounter many types of pathologies. Two of them are wound care and trauma.

Wound care, especially for the foot and ankle, is a specialty that takes years to become an expert. I often tell patients wound care is forever changing. No two patients are the same, and that is where training, certification and expertise are key to success.

What is wound care exactly? It is the treatment of an open wound in need of assistance to complete healing. This can be from a simple laceration or cut done on the playground to open wounds caused by diabetes.

Proper wound care is tailored to each patient and could involve a team of doctors, including Primary Care Physicians, Vascular Specialists, Cardiologists, Endocrinologists, Internal Medicine, Podiatry and Radiologists. Knowing how to organize and collaborate with other specialists is just one part of the treatment.

If you have a foot or ankle wound, diabetic or not, that is not healing, our doctors have been trained and certified over the years to assist in treatment. We understand it can be a scary time to have an open wound and we give care, compassion, and education to help patients heal.

Trauma. I get asked a lot if we treat trauma and do surgeries. The answer is yes to both. The doctors at Maricopa Foot and Ankle have been trained and certified to treat all forms of trauma, including fractured bones, lacerations or cuts, falls, sprains, tendon pain and any kind of sporting injuries.

Trauma is inconvenient and causes a lot of chaos in one’s life. At Maricopa Foot and Ankle, we have in-office X-rays the doctors are trained to read and get you a diagnosis quickly. We also have Ultrasound Unit to look at all musculoskeletal ailments. We work closely with radiology to get further information like CT scans and MRIs. If the trauma is bad enough, we are trained surgeons and prepared to do what it takes to treat you.

Maricopa Foot and Ankle treats all types of pains and injuries. Every patient is different and needs to be treated as an individual. Wound care and trauma of the foot and ankle are just two of the ailments we treat. We are trained and certified to assist with whatever foot and ankle problems we see. We love that we can be a local podiatry office and are proud to have served Maricopa for over 13 years.

For more information, call 520-494-1090.


This story was first published in the September edition of InMaricopa magazine.