Your generous donations to support AHN’ s podiatry efforts make all of this possible.

Since 1996, our Foot and Ankle Surgical Residency Training Programhas been actively preparing the next generation of foot and ankle surgeons. Thanks to your recent contributions to our resident research fund, residents like Jacob Jones, DPM, and Vincent Vacketta, DPM, are exploring new ideas and better understanding evidence-based best practices for treating patients.

We were honored to receive funding to study whether vitamin D deficiency affects healing rates in patients who undergo elective foot and ankle fusion surgery, thanks to a generous grant from The Podiatry Foundation. This grant money will support our goal of implementing new podiatry treatment guidelines and improving the lives of our patients.

Congratulations to surgical residents G. Parker Peresko, DPM, Jacob M. Jones, DPM, and Matthew J. Hentges, DPM, FACFAS(2014 graduate). Their recent research study was recognized at the 11th Annual Goldfarb Awards, which are awarded to podiatry residents in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association. It is the first study to evaluate postoperative MRSA/MSSA complications in patients undergoing elective foot and ankle surgery.

Thank you for your loyal support to AHN podiatry. With your kind donations, our team is able to do clinical research in areas including:

For more information about how to support the Foot and Ankle Institute’ s programs, contact Keith Gmiter at keith.gmiter@ahn.orgor 412-566-9742