EDUCATION
Residency:
Northern Virginia Podiatric Residency Program 1995-1998
• Academic Institutional Co-sponsor: Medical College of Virginia
• Sponsor and Affiliated Institutions: Fairfax Hospital, Columbia Pentagon City Hospital, Georgetown University Hospital, Loudoun Hospital Center, Vencor Hospital Arlington
• Plastic Surgical Training in lower extremity reconstructive and limb salvage surgery Georgetown University Hospital, Washington D.C.
• Orthopedics, General Elective and Traumatic INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Level I Trauma Center of Northern Virginia
• Adult and Pediatric Clinical/Sports Medicine Training Kaiser Permanente, Springfield, VA
Professional:
Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine (SCPM) 1991 – 1995
Undergraduate:
University of Alaska Anchorage 1989-1991
University of Oregon (Eugene) 1988-1989
Honors:
• Valedictorian SCPM Class 1995
• Highest Proficiency in Scholarship Award/Summa Cum Laude 1995
• Scholl Distinguished Scholar Award 1993/94, 1994/95
• Williams & Wilkins Academic Award 1994
• Half-Tuition Scholarship Award 1992/93
• Presidents and Deans Lists SCPM/UAA 1990-95
RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS
Private Practice, Anchorage Alaska:
• Manuscript Reviewer for Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery (JFAS) 2000-Present
• “Isolated Talonavicular Arthrodesis for Adult Onset Flatfoot Deformity/Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction“– Glenn M. Weinraub & Matt A. Heilala Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery October 2007 (Vol. .24, Issue 4, Pages 745-752)
• “Bioengineered Alternative Tissues and Hyperbaric Oxygen in Lower Extremity Wound Healing“–P. Kim, M. Heilala, J. Steinberg, G. Weinraub Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery July 2007 (Vol. .24, Issue 3, Pages 529-546)
• “Adult Flatfoot/Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction: Outcome Analysis of Surgical Treatment Utilizing an Algorithmic Approach”, November 2000 and JFAS 2000 NVPRP, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda Maryland:
• “A New Method for Reattachment of the Tendoachilles Following Retrocalcaneal Exostectomy”, March 1998 JFAS 1997 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Section Podiatry, Loyola UMC, Maywood, IL:
• “Articular Contact Characteristics of the Ankle and Chopart’s Joint with Subtalar Joint Fusion” 1992
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Alaska Foot & Ankle Specialists, Private Practice 2000-Present
• Foot and Ankle Consultant, Comprehensive Wound Healing Center, Alaska Regional Hospital, Private Practice 1999-2002
• Alliance Foot and Ankle, Associate 1998-2000
• Research Assistant, Loyola University Medical Center 1992 Department of Orthopedics, Section Podiatry
• Academic Assistant in Lower Extremity Anatomy , SCPM 1994
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, ADVANCED COURSES
• (ABPS) Certified in Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery 2002
• (IPNS) Advanced Peripheral Nerve Surgical Course Completion/Credentialing 2002
• (ABPS) Certified in Foot Surgery 2000
• Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Course Completion/Credentialing 1999
• Alaska License obtained 1998
• Virginia License & DEA # obtained 1996
