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San Francisco Bay Area Foot and Ankle Residency Program - Research

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

2023 Highlights

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

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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