Alicia S. Jeffreys
Podiatrist, Health system
Toledo, OH · (781) 555 0149 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/aliciasjeffreys
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Eight years in hospital based podiatry after a three year surgical residency
INDUSTRIES
Health system, wound care center, hospital inpatient service
SPECIALTIES
Diabetic foot care, wound management, limb salvage, offloading and total contact casting
SYSTEMS
Epic, Wound Expert documentation, digital radiography
CREDENTIALS
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, licensed in Ohio, board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
EDUCATION
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine
Results at a Glance
34%
Four years
78%
Neuropathic ulcers
30
Nursing staff
Executive Summary
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine with eight years in hospital based limb salvage. Runs a weekly multidisciplinary diabetic foot clinic with vascular surgery and infectious disease, and carries the inpatient wound consultations. Most of her work is keeping a foot attached to a leg.
Signature Achievements
- Lowered major amputation rates in the diabetic foot clinic by 34 percent over four years through early offloading and revascularization referral.
- Healed 78 percent of neuropathic ulcers within twelve weeks using total contact casting as first line treatment.
- Built the weekly clinic that brings vascular surgery, infectious disease and podiatry to the same patient on the same day.
- Cut time from inpatient consultation request to bedside evaluation to under four hours.
- Trained 30 nursing staff to complete a daily foot check on every admitted patient with diabetes.
Professional Experience
Podiatrist
Maumee Valley Health System, Toledo, OH 2019 to present
Health system podiatry service covering a wound center, outpatient clinic and inpatient consultations across two hospitals
- Evaluates and treats diabetic foot ulcers including debridement, offloading and total contact casting.
- Performs incision and drainage, partial amputations and bone biopsies in the operating room.
- Leads the multidisciplinary diabetic foot clinic and coordinates vascular and infectious disease input.
- Documents in Epic and manages antibiotic therapy with the infectious disease team.
- Teaches podiatric residents on the wound service and reviews their operative logs.
Resident, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
Great Black Swamp Medical Center, Bowling Green, OH 2016 to 2019
Three year surgical residency with reconstructive rearfoot and ankle training
- Completed rotations in trauma, vascular surgery, infectious disease and orthopedics.
- Logged forefoot, rearfoot and ankle procedures to meet board qualification requirements.
Licensure and Certification
Licensed podiatric physician, State Medical Board of Ohio
Board certified in foot and ankle surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Drug Enforcement Administration registration, current
Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
Education
Residency in podiatric medicine and surgery, Great Black Swamp Medical Center, 2019
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, 2016
Bachelor of Science in biology, Ohio University, 2012
Core Skills
Diabetic foot care · Wound debridement · Total contact casting · Limb salvage surgery · Osteomyelitis management · Multidisciplinary coordination · Epic · Resident teaching · Radiographic interpretation