Locally managed medical fellowship recognized

Staff report

BOARDMAN

A locally managed medical fellowship is among 11 programs in the United States recognized recently by the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, a national society that advocates advanced surgical education for podiatrists.

The one-year fellowship, which offers an in-depth approach to foot and ankle reconstruction, is sponsored by the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine under the direction of the 15 podiatric physicians at Ankle & Foot Care Centers, the region’s largest provider of foot care.

“This is an honor, and it validates the effort we’ve made to provide exceptional training to young foot and ankle surgeons,” said Dr. Lawrence A. DiDomenico, managing partner at Ankle & Foot Care Centers and the director of the fellowship program.

The local fellowship was established in 2005. One of its graduates, Dr. Kwame Williams, is now a physician with Ankle & Foot Care Centers.

It and 10 others identified in April are the first to be recognized under a new initiative by the ACFAS. The recognition is intended to spotlight the nation’s best fellowship programs so that other health-care providers can emulate them.

With 15 physicians and surgeons, Ankle & Foot Care Centers serves patients at 19 local offices, located in Alliance, Austintown, Boardman (2), Campbell, Champion, Columbiana, East Liverpool, East Palestine, Greenville (Pa.), Howland, Lake Milton, Liberty, Niles, Poland, Salem, Struthers, Warren and Youngstown.

Specific locations and other information are located on the group’s website at www.ankleandfootcare.com.