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At the Kaiser San Francisco Bay Area Foot and Ankle Residency Program, residents are expected to complete at least one quality manuscript during their three years of residency training. Additional manuscripts are strongly encouraged. With the guidance of knowledgeable and experienced attendings and the assistance of Kaiser Division of Research, research can be a very educational and rewarding experience.

Residency Publications, Presentations, and Research

SF Bay Area Podiatry Research Publications

2024-2025 Highlights

Published Articles

Published Articles

  • Kane LA, Weintraub MLR, Mitchell L, Parker M, King CM, Pollard JD. Secondary Surgery Following Lapidus Bunionectomy. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2024 Nov-Dec;63(6):653-660.
  • Williams ML, Sanker J, Ritterman Weintraub ML, Dobbs T, Pierson K, Dobbs MB. Tarsal coalition resection in children: Is it effective? J Foot Ankle Surg. 2024 Nov 13:S1067-2516(24)00274-6.
  • Krcal CE Jr, Collman DR. Management of high-risk ankle fractures. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2024 Jan 41(1):73-101.
  • Silvani S. The Evolution of the Treatment of Clubfoot from Posterior Medial Release to the Ponseti Technique: My 42-Year Journey at the Permanente Medical Group. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2024;41(1):1-16.
  • King CM. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Podiatry’s Turbulent Climb to the Pinnacle at the Northern California Kaiser Permanente Health Care System. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2024;41(1):xv-xviii.
  • Williams ML, Dobbs MB. Clubfoot: Emphasis on the Complex and Atypical Subsets. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2024;41(1):17-25.
  • King CM, Castellucci-Garza FM. The Lapidus Bunionectomy Revolution: Current Concepts and Considerations. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2024;41(1):43-58.
  • Ford L. The Application of Morton’s Observations to Contemporary Treatment of Foot Dysfunction. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2024;41(1):27-41.
  • King CM, Neagu C, Williams G. Shaping the Next Generation of Foot and Ankle Surgeons: Podiatric Surgical Residency Education at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2024;41(1):193-210.
  • Ivanova VS, Sieu Tong KP, Neagu C, King CM. Current Concepts in Achilles Tendon Ruptures. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2024;41(1):153-168.
  • Patel S, Dionisopoulos SB, Schmalhaus MJ. Early Functional Rehabilitation in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2024;41(1):59-71.
  • Pollard JD, Krcal CE Jr. Considerations with Fractures of the Posterior Malleolus in Ankle Fractures. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2024;41(1):103-117.
  • Prasla SJ, Jiang SF, Pollard JD, Weintraub MR, Edlinger JP. Mid-term Incidence of Tarsometatarsal Joint Arthrodesis Following Open Reduction with Internal Fixation (ORIF) of Lisfranc Injuries. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2024;63(1):4-8.
  • McCann LJ, Dickinson JD. Considerations in Charcot Reconstruction. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2024;41(1):141-151.

Awards

2025  Awards

2nd place Resident, Kaiser Summit Matthew Kennedy, Kaiser SF Bay Area​ Vantage TAR Early WB for Tibial Tray Seating
3rd place Resident, Kaiser Summit Airam Caldera, Kaiser SF Bay Area​ Effects of 3rd point of fixation in Lapidus bunionectomy

2024 Awards

2nd place Resident, Kaiser Summit Paul Marinos, Kaiser SF Bay Area​ Treatment for Neglected Achilles Tendon Reconstruction
3rd place Resident, Kaiser Summit Ashita Sehgal, Kaiser SF Bay Area​ Loss of correction in Lisfranc Injury: A comparative analysis of postoperative hardware removal timing following open reduction internal fixation (ORIF)
Honorable Mention, Kaiser Summit Matthew Kennedy, Kaiser SF Bay Area​ Vantage TAR Early WB for Tibial Tray Seating

2023 Highlights

Published Articles and Awards

Published Articles

  • King CM, Vartivarian M. Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair: Simple to Complex. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2023
  • Williams ML, Parupia Y, King CM, Dobbs TG, Peng P. Foot melanoma localized to subungual toe location portends poorer prognosis. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2023
  • Patel S, Schuberth JM, Cobb M, Krcal CE Jr. Surgical Considerations for Revision Flatfoot Reconstruction: Overcorrection/Undercorrection. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2023
  • Ishibashi MA, Doyle MD, Krcal CE Jr. Posterior Ankle Impingement Syndrome. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2023 Jan;40(1):209-222.
  • King CM, Doyle MD, Castellucci-Garza FM, Lyon L, Richey J, Patel S, Collman DR. Addressing Transverse Plane Instability in the Modified Lapidus Arthrodesis: A Comparative Study of Screw Versus Suture and Button Fixation Device Technique. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2022 Sep-Oct;61(5):979-985.
  • King CM, Vartivarian M. Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair: Simple to Complex. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2023 Jan;40(1):75-96. Epub 2022 Oct 19.
  • Meyr AJ, Doyle MD, King CM, Kwaadu KY, Nasser EM, Ramdass R, Theodoulou MH, Zarick CS. The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons® Clinical Consensus Statement: Hallux Valgus. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2022 Mar-Apr;61(2):369-383.
  • Doyle MD, Ishibashi MA, Sherick RM, Mitchell LH, Castellucci-Garza FM, Rao NM. Outcomes and Complications of the INFINITY Total Ankle: A Systematic Review. Foot Ankle Spec. 2022 Feb.
  • Doyle MD, Mitchell LH, Ishibashi MA, Castellucci-Garza FM, Sherick RM, Rao NM. Radiographic Comparison of Heterotopic Ossification After Primary Total Ankle Arthroplasty in Fourth-Generation Implants. Foot Ankle Spec. 2022 Feb.
  • West TA, Pollard JD, Carpenter DM, DeTommaso J, Patel SB. Crossed Screw Fixation Versus Dorsal Plating for First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthrodesis: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2022 Jan-Feb;61(1):32-36.

  • Kaiser Summit Resident Presentation 2023 – 2nd Place: Monte Schmalhaus, Incidence of ankle valgus after indirect repair of the deltoid ligament with Open Reduction Internal Fixation in unstable ankle fractures
  • Kaiser Summit Resident Presentation 2023 – 3rd Place: James Diep, Percutaneous Needling with Prolotherapy in Treating Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy
  • 1st Place, Kaiser Foot & Ankle Summit 2022: Logan Mitchell, PGY-3, Secondary Surgery Following Lapidus Bunionectomy
  • 2nd place, Kaiser Foot & Ankle Summit 2022: Craig Krcal Jr.,  PGY-2, The Vantage Total Ankle System: Short-Term Outcomes and Early Weight-Bearing Allowing Tibial Implant Seating.
  • 3rd place, Kaiser Foot & Ankle Summit 2021: Lewis Kane, Secondary Surgery Following Lapidus Bunionectomy
  • Honorable Mention Manuscript Presentation, ACFAS 2021: David Collman, The determinate value of the medial clear space for deltoid integrity in lateral malleolar fractures: A correlative analysis of arthroscopic and radiographic findings
  • 2nd place, Scientific Format Poster, ACFAS 2021: Megan Ishibashi, Douglas Stram, Miranda L. Ritterman Weintraub, and Christy King, Pain Management Following Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • 3rd place, Case-Study Format Poster, ACFAS 2021: Shontal Dionisopoulos, Fernando Ramirez, John M. Schuberth, Early weightbearing following posterior malleolar ankle fracture

2023 Kaiser Foot & Ankle Summit Presentations

Presenters

Monte Schmalhaus, Kaiser SF Bay Area – Incidence of ankle valgus after indirect repair of the deltoid ligament with Open Reduction Internal Fixation in unstable ankle fractures

James Diep, Kaiser SF Bay Area and Tamanna Hoque, Kaiser South Bay Consortium (combined project) – Percutaneous Needling with Prolotherapy in Treating Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy

Craig Krcal Jr and Matthew Kennedy, Kaiser SF Bay Area – The Vantage Total Ankle System: Short-Term Outcomes and Early Weight-Bearing Allowing Tibial Implant Seating

Aaron Medina and Nic Grimes, Kaiser SF Bay Area – Effects of timing on hardware removal following lisfrancs removal

Shawn Kashef, Kaiser SF Bay Area – Revision Total Ankle Arthroplasty.

Sukhranjan Nijjar, Kaiser SF Bay Area – Pediatric Osteomyelitis of the Foot and Ankle

Paul Marinos, Kaiser SF Bay Area – Treatment for Neglected Achilles Tendon Reconstruction

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our program, please contact:

Esther Arjona
Residency Program Administrator

Esther.N.Arjona@kp.org

510-752-1373

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