Podiatry Residency Program
The Podiatric Medicine and Surgery residency with Reconstructive Rearfoot Accreditation (PMSE/RRA) at Lower Bucks Hospital is designed to help the podiatric medical school graduate become a well-rounded podiatric physician.
Lower Bucks Hospitals’ podiatric staff is dedicated to training residents in diagnosing and treating a wide range of foot and ankle pathologies in a competent, compassionate and ethical manner. The staff’s goal is to provide exposure to didactic and practical learning opportunities in an interdisciplinary setting. The resident will have ample opportunity to develop these qualities through observation and hands-on training. Three resident positions are approved per post graduate year and all six positions are funded.
Our residents experience an intensive, well-rounded education, in a fully integrated teaching hospital setting. The program incorporates a wide range of medical and surgical sub-specialty rotations, providing real-world clinical experience.
Our Program
The podiatric surgical residency program creates an individualized experience with easy access to our experienced academic faculty. Didactic learning is emphasized, including a weekly lecture series, journal club, labs, and grand rounds
In addition, clinical training with a wide-ranging surgical caseload, a wound care center, office rotations, medicine and surgery rotations create an excellent learning opportunity. Our mission is to prepare residents as competent, compassionate practitioners in the field of Podiatric Medicine and surgery. They are prepared to successfully complete examination for board certification in foot and ankle surgery and podiatric medicine.
Our Hospital
Lower Bucks Hospital is a community teaching hospital located in Bristol, Bucks County. We have the opportunity to care for patients from all backgrounds including a large number of underserved patients in both the inpatient and office settings.
Many patients are attracted by the professional, modern, and caring atmosphere at Lower Bucks Hospital and its affiliated services and physician practices and are proud that their community hospital has such an excellent reputation in the Bucks County area and beyond.
Benefits include an annual stipend, health insurance, professional liability insurance, workman’s compensation insurance, two-weeks’ vacation, paid membership in APMA, credit toward book purchases, post graduate conference allowances, free meals and free parking.
Clinical Rotations: Each resident rotates with wound care, orthopedics, internal medicine, and infectious disease for one month . First year residents rotate with general/vascular surgery, pathology, radiology, physical therapy, and behavior health services. They also have a pediatric rotation at St Christopher’s Hospital for Children. Second and third year residents have the opportunity to rotate with orthopedics and wound care, among others during their elective months.
How to Apply
Students from all schools of podiatric medicine may participate in externships as long as an affiliation agreement with the school can be established. Externs work closely with the residents, observing and learning the Foot & Ankle Residency Training Program protocols, attending academic meetings and workshops, and scrubbing for a multitude of surgical cases.
Interested applicants must apply through AACPM/CASPR and be on cycle to graduate from a Podiatric Medical school. Residents must pass Part 3 of the national boards prior to starting residency.
AACPM/CASPR
Alumni
- Talha Bhatti, DO.- Hospitalist at Private Practice Norfolk, Virginia, Class of 2021
- Namita Biala, DO.- Nephrology Fellowship, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, Class of 2021
- Yin Chi, DO.- Hunterdon Family Practice & Obstetrics, Flemington, NJ, Class of 2021
- Esther Davila, DO.- Family Medicine Private Practice, Las Vegas, NV, Class of 2021
- John Demario, DO.- AFC Urgent Care Aston, PA, Class of 2021
- Monika Drzymalksi, DO.-Patient First Urgent Care Langhorne, PA, Class of 2021
- Anthony Errico, DPM.- Podiatric Private Practice Dallas, TX, Class of 2021
- Dinna Getachew, DO.- Outpatient Internal Medicine San Francisco, CA, Class of 2021
- Shivali Patel-Johnston, DO.- UPMC Pinnacle Primary Care Practice York, PA, Class of 2021
- Arianna Lalputan, DO.- Comprehensive Care Medical Associates Langhorne, PA, Class of 2021
- Christopher Lyerly, DPM- InStride Foot and Ankle Specialists Clemmons, NC, Class of 2021
- Khuzema Mohsin, MD. -Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Larkin Community Hospital, Palm Springs, FL, Class of 2021
- Nathaina Smith, DO.- Intermountain Healthcare Las Vegas, NV, Class of 2021
- Usman Zaheer, DO.- Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at LSU Sciences Center New Orleans, LA, Class of 2021
- Allen, Andria, Family Medicine, 7/1/2015-9/21/2016, Graduated 2016, Post-Graduation Employment, Outpatient FM in Ravenswood, WV
- Ayers, Jessica, Family Medicine, 1/13/2016-6/30/2017, Graduated 2017, Post-Graduation Employment, Outpatient FM Penn Highlands Healthcare Curwensville, PA
- Barnum, April Lynn, Family Medicine, 7/1/2016-6/30/2019, Graduated 2019, Fellowship, Sports Medicine. San Diego Sport and Family Center. Team Doctor for the USA Olympic Team and working with San Diego State University
- Boppana, Srinivas, Family Medicine, 7/1/2014-6/30/2015, Graduated 2015, Post-Graduation Employment Outpatient FM, Tampa, FL
- Darbandi, Mohammad, Family Medicine, 7/1/2016-6/30/2019, Graduated 2019, Post-Graduation Employment, Outpatient Medicine. Mercy Medical Center. Baltimore
- Ganabathi, Ratna, Internal Medicine, 6/30/2018-6/30/2019, Graduated 2019, Post-Graduation Employment, Hospitalist. Holy Redeemer Hospital. Meadowbrook, PA
- Gibb, Eri, Family Medicine, 3/16/2016-8/25/2017, Graduated 2017, Post-Graduation Employment, Outpatient FM at Mesa View Medical Group in Mesquite, NV
- Gibbons, William, Family Medicine, 3/15/2016-6/30/2018, Graduated 2018, Post-Graduation Employment, Urgent Care Physician in Lancaster, PA
- Kirby, Christopher, Family Medicine, 7/1/2014-6/30/2017, Graduated 2017, Post-Graduation Employment, Urgent Care Physician with Patient First in Philadelphia Suburbs
- Lam, Si, Family Medicine, 7/1/2015-6/30/2018, Graduated 2018, Post-Graduation Employment, Outpatient FM at Holland Medical Associates, owned by Holly Redeemer Hospital
- Leibu, Dora, Family Medicine, 7/1/2014-6/30/2017, Graduated 2017, Post-Graduation Employment, Outpatient FM at Summit Medical Group, NJ
- Levin, Phung, Family Medicine, 7/1/2014-6/30/2016, Graduated 2016, Post-Graduation Employment, Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, NJ
- Liebman, Catherine, Family Medicine, 7/1/2014-1/12/2016, Graduated 2016, Fellowship, Sports Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Post-Graduation Employment, Penn Family Care, Philadelphia
- Maguire, Jeffrey, Family Medicine, 7/1/2014-7/20/2016, Graduated
- Markham, Alaina, Family Medicine, 7/1/2014-6/30/2015, Graduated 2015, Post-Graduation Employment, Tri-County Emergency Physicians – Pottstown
- Matriya, Purwaai, Family Medicine, 7/1/2016-6/30/2018, Graduated 2018, Post-Graduation Employment, Outpatient Family Medicine, Washington, DC
- McClellan, Matthew, Family Medicine, 7/1/2014-12/15/2015, Graduated 2015, Post-Graduation Employment, Emergency Medicine, Carlise, PA
- Mena, Joshua, Family Medicine, 7/1/2017-6/30/2019, Graduated 2019, Fellowship, ER Fellowship. Wheeling Hospital. West Virginia,
- Mincer, Dana, Family Medicine, 7/1/2017-112/2018, Graduated 2018, Post-Graduation Employment, Urgent Care with Patient First, Montgomery County PA.
- Moore, Teiah, Family Medicine, 7/1/2015-6/30/2018, Graduated 2018, Post-Graduation Employment, Family Practice Center of Newtown
- Murray, Robert, Internal Medicine, 7/1/2017-6/30/2019, Graduated 2019, Post-Graduation Employment, Internal Medicine with First Docs Group
- Okeke, Ijemoa, Family Medicine, 10/23/2017-6/29/2018, Graduated 2018
- Patterson, Jennifer, Family Medicine, 3/15/2016-11/2/2018, Graduated 2018, Fellowship, Geriatrics - PCOM, Post-Graduation Employment, Bucks Integrative Medicine
- Pritchette-Harget, Louella, Family Medicine, 7/1/2015-6/30/2016, Graduated 2016, Post-Graduation Employment, Outpatient FM in Reading, PA
- Schmidt, Mary-Melissa, Family Medicine, 7/1/2014-6/30/2016, Graduated 2016, Post-Graduation Employment, Peconic Bay Medical Center, Middletown, NY
- Torrance, Ronald, Family Medicine, 7/1/2014-6/30/2016, Graduated 2016, Fellowship, Sports Medicine, Inspira, Vineland, NJ, Post-Graduation Employment, Outpatient Sports Medicine at Regenexx Tampa Bay, Sarasota, FL
- Weivoda, Starchild, Family Medicine, 8/26/2014-8/25/2015, Graduated 2015, Post-Graduation Employment, Outpatient FM, Anchorage, Alaska
- White, Jonathan, Family Medicine, 8/26/2016-6/30/2018, Graduated 2018, Post-Graduation Employment, Inpatient - Roxborough, Jeanes
- Williams, Keith, Family Medicine, 7/1/2016-6/30/2019, Graduated 2019, Post-Graduation Employment, Urgent Care Physician