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Doctor of Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Program
Dr. Colin Pehde treating a patient
Podiatric physicians prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases and disorders that affect the human foot and ankle. Podiatric doctors make independent decisions, prescribe and administer medication and corrective devices, and perform surgery.
The scope of podiatric medicine goes beyond foot care by emphasizing the importance of the foot to a person's overall health and well-being.
Podiatric doctors treat patients who have a range of foot problems. Many patients have medical conditions such as poor circulation, gout, neurological disorders and arthritis that can adversely affect the foot. The podiatric doctor frequently cares for diabetic patients, who are especially prone to limb-threatening complications. In addition, podiatric medicine is concerned with diagnosis and treatment of structural deformities and problems affecting human locomotion.
