Credentials you can trust.

Often times patients will ask me what my credentials actually mean. Below is a summary directly from the website of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery (which will change the name to American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery this year) which delineates the prerequisites necessary to be deemed "Board Certified" by this particular surgical board. 

-Dr Timm

Diplomate American Board of Podiatric Surgery

Certification in Foot Surgery

Certification in Foot Surgery              indicates that a podiatrist has demonstrated a cognitive knowledge of podiatric surgery, including the diagnosis of general medical problems and surgical management of foot diseases, deformities, and/or trauma, and those structures which affect the foot and ankle.                                                       THE CURRENT QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:                                           

Completion of a four-year doctoral training at a CPME-accredited podiatric medical school.                         

Completion of residency training program approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME).                                                                                                                                                                            

Submission of a list of procedures through Podiatry Logging Service for Surgery demonstrating a diversity of surgical experience in foot surgery.    

Approval by the ABPS Credentials Committee of complete foot surgery case documentation of procedures selected by ABPS from the list of procedures.       

Passing Part I and Part II of the Certification in Foot Surgery Examination.Diplomates certified in Foot Surgery must recertify every ten years.