Podiatry

We offer expert diagnosis and effective non-surgical treatments for a range of conditions, such as:

• Generalized foot complaints
• Heel pain/heel spurs
• Plantar fasciitis (inflammation/pain along the bottom of the foot)
• Foot and ankle tendonitis
• Flat feet/high arches
• In toeing/out toeing
• Sprains and strains of the foot and ankle
• Club foot
• Foot deformity (when the foot turns inward, “pigeon-toed”)
• Tarsal tunnel syndrome (foot nerve pain)
• Ingrown nails (nail surgery when necessary)
• Foot warts
• Skin lesion biopsy and /or excision

Podiatrists at Yale New Haven collaborate with a patient’s medical team to provide “At-Risk” foot care for conditions related to diabetes and vascular disease.  Services include:

• Routine care for patients with diabetes or peripheral artery disease (PAD)
• Foot wound care
• Diabetic ulcer care
• Care of severe infections and bone infection (osteomyelitis)
• Bone weakness/neuropathy reconstruction (Charcot foot)
• Critical limb ischemia (obstruction of arteries reducing blood flow to extremities)

• Cyst and soft tissue excision
• Surgical removal of a swollen nerve (neuroma excision)
• Contracture release or repair

Our podiatric surgery specialists perform reconstructive foot and ankle surgery to help treat conditions including:

• Ankle instability and impingement
• Hammertoes and bunions
• Toe movement disorders (hallux limitus and rigidus)
• Foot deformity (such as Metatarsus Adductus -- foot turns inward, “pigeon-toed”)
• Flat foot (low arch) and high arch foot
• Bone weakness/neuropathy reconstruction (Charcot foot)
• Foot and ankle tendon ruptures and misalignments
• Bone spurs
• Plantar fasciitis and impaired ankle flexibility (equinus)
• Degenerative joint disease and traumatic arthritis

• Ankle fractures and dislocations
• Forefoot and rearfoot fractures
• Achilles tendon ruptures