How to Become a Podiatrist

A podiatrist in the U.S. is a doctor in medicine who practice health care focused on the narrow field of diagnosis and treatment of the ankle, foot, and their related structures and tissues. The human foot is a complicated structure that contains a large number of blood vessels, nerves, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and around half of the body’s bones.

Podiatrists are health care practitioners specialized in providing medical care for patients suffering from ankle, foot, or lower leg medical conditions. Among their professional duties are included diagnosis of illnesses, treatment of injuries and diseases, as well as performing surgical procedures on …read more