Education & Training:
Residency: 
Forum Health, Western Reserve Care System 500 Gypsy LaneYoungstown, Ohio July 2002 - June 2005Graduate:
Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine10515 Carnagie AveCleveland, OhioAugust 1998 - May 2002Undergraduate:
B.S. in Zoology - 1998Kent State UniversityKent, OhioMilitary Experience:
United States NavyNaval Hospital BalboaSan Diego, CaliforniaCertified Surgical TechnologistUnited States NavyNaval Hospital Bethesda Bethesda, MarylandCertified Surgical TechnologistHigh School:
Ursuline High School Youngstown, Ohio August 1980 - May 1984Honors:
Dean's List - Kent State University.Honorable Discharge - United States Navy.Administrative:
The Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) on-site evaluation team for Forum Health, Western Reserve Care System residency program.Organizations:
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (2002 - 2005)American Podiatric Medical Association (2002 - 2005) Ohio Podiatric Medical Association (2002 - 2005)Practice Management Club (2000 - 2002)Moose Club 1234 (1993-Present)Elks Club (1993-Present)American Legion (1993-Present)Italian-American Society (1993-Present)Certifications:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Basic Life Support. Certified Surgical Technologist.Bureau of Workers Compensation Certified ProviderPresentations / Lectures:
Hallux Crush Injuries.Eastern Academy of OPMA regional meeting August 15,2002. Wednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Plantar Fascial Abscess Following a Corticosteroid Injection for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis.Eastern Academy of OPMA regional meeting January 15, 2004.American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting & Scientific Seminar: Expo 2003 (Poster Presentation).Wednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Case Study of a Diabetic Incision and Drainage for Necrotizing Fasciitis. Eastern Academy of OPMA regional meeting February 19,2004.Wednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Augmentation of Chronic Achilles Tendon Ruptures Using GraftJacket@ Matrix.Eastern Academy of OPMA regional meeting March 18, 2004.Wednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Early Weight Bearing After First Metatarsal-Cuneiform Fusion with Autogenic Bone Graft and Screw Fixation.Oral Presentation National Post-Graduate Research Symposium Chicago, III 2003. (Second Place)Oral Presentation National Ohio Podiatric Medical Association Meeting 2004. Columbus, Ohio (Fourth Place)American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting & Scientific Seminar: Expo 2003 (Poster Presentation).Wednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Ankle Fractures.Wednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Ankle Sprains.Wednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Talipes Equinovarus.Wednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Tibial Plafond FracturesWednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Calcaneal OsteotomiesWednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Metatarsus AdductusWednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Cavus Foot DeformitiesWednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Hallux Valgus - Distal Surgical Procedures & IndicationsMonday Afternoon Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Hallux Valgus - Proximal Surgical Procedures & IndicationsMonday Afternoon Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Plantar Fasciitis - Diagnosis & TreatmentWednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Osteochondral Defects - Diagnosis & TreatmentWednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Subtalar Joint ArthrodesisWednesday Morning Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Antibiotic Coverage for the Surgical PatientMonday Afternoon Academic Lecture Series (Forum Health).Publications & Research:
Plantar Fascial Abscess Following a Corticosteroid Injection for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis.Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery - November/December Issue 2005.Early Weight Bearing After First Metatarsal-Cuneiform Arthrodesis with Autogenic Bone Graft and Screw Fixation.Submitted to the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery.A Retrospective Analysis of the First Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint Arthrodesis in Patents 65 Years of Age and Older.Submitted to the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery.Achilles Tendon Repair Utilizing Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Augmentation: A Retrospective Review of Ten Patients.Submitted to the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery.The Efficacy of Antibiotics for Intra-Operative Contamination of Bone.Research in progress.
