Podiatry

The podiatrists at UAB St. Vincent’s provide expert care for foot and ankle conditions, including arthritis, gout, and injury. These specialist doctors diagnose and treat conditions that affect your toes, feet, ankles, and lower legs. They listen to you to understand your health concerns and create a personalized care plan.

Our podiatrists deliver care to children and adults with conditions such as:

• Achilles tendon rupture
• Ankle sprains
• Big toe pain and turf toe injuries
• Broken bones in the ankle or foot
• Bunions and hammer toe
• Gout and joint inflammation
• Plantar fasciitis, which causes pain on the heel and arch
• Sever’s disease, which affects the growth plate in the heel
• Shin splint pain in lower leg

Ankle and foot surgery

Our podiatrists can use targeted injections and minimally invasive surgical techniques to reduce tendon inflammation and repair broken bones or dislocated ankles. They may refer you to rehabilitation services to improve your foot and ankle strength and flexibility after surgery.

The surgeries they perform include: 

• Ankle replacement
• Ankle and toe reconstruction for trauma, bone spurs, and bunions
• Joint cartilage implantation
• Repair of broken bones, including surgery for Jones fractures

Walking analysis and custom orthotics

Poorly fitted shoes can lead to pain or injury. Our podiatry care teams offer personalized gait assessments to determine your walking patterns and create customized orthotics and braces to help reduce your foot pain. We also provide evaluations for workers’ compensation cases.