It is indeed a pleasure to welcome you to the Podiatry Service, Department of Orthopaedics web site. This site shares who we are and the services we provide to faculty, staff, residents, students, and the general public. If you are in need of treatment, considering residency or fellowship training, or a faculty position, you can learn about each of these topics before making your choices.

The residency training program is among the best in the nation. We presently train fourteen residents, one clinical fellow, one research fellow, and more than fifty fourth-year podiatric medical students annually. More than 100 residents have graduated. Former residents now head podiatric medical clinics at sites nationwide including Emory University, UT Medical Branch-Galveston, Scott & White Clinics and Scripps Clinic, La Jolla.

We are a nationally and internationally recognized leader and committed to excellence in the care of the diabetic foot and lower extremity amputation prevention. We strive to continue to educate health care professionals and conduct high quality research on the diabetic foot. Since the incidence and prevalence of diabetes is higher in minority populations and San Antonio is more than 50% Mexican-American, we have developed a special interest in diabetic foot problems. The recent opening of the Texas Diabetes Institute, a $28 million dollar facility funded by our county hospital district and located in the community where these patients reside, provides us an unlimited source of patients, which will allow us to excel at all the health science center missions of education, research, patient care and service.

As you browse through our web site I am optimistic that you will find our group interesting and the information useful.