Specialties
- Scoliosis
- Kyphosis
- Sports Medicine
- Fractures & Trauma
- Congenital Deformities of the Hands and Feet
- Hip Preservation
- Hand & Upper Extremity
- Foot & Ankle
- Common Complaints
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Cerebral Palsy Treatment
- Hip Subluxation & Dislocation in Children with Cerebral Palsy
- Foot Deformities in Cerebral Palsy Patients
- Rotational & Gait Abnormalities Caused by Neuromuscular Conditions
Specialists
Paul L. Benfanti, MD
Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
Brian R. Piazza, MD, MSc
Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
Foot & Ankle
We specialize in treating complex foot conditions from birth through adulthood. Injuries and conditions in growing patients require the care that our highly specialized team exclusively focuses on.
Experience & Expertise
Where you go matters. Growing children need and deserve specialized care. Our foot and ankle surgeons blend their skills in foot and ankle surgery and their unique knowledge of pediatric growth and development to provide comprehensive care for the growing patient. This expertise allows our team to understand the cause of deformity, its effect on function and how future growth will affect each of our patients so that individualized personal treatment plans can be carefully crafted for each of our patients.
Foot and Ankle Services Include:
– Minimally invasive foot and ankle sports surgery
– Non-operative and operative treatment of complex deformity and congenital birth defects
– Ponseti method clubfoot care
– Anesthesia free clubfoot care (when appropriate)
– Congenital vertical talus care
– Calcaneovalgus feet
– Cavus (high arch) feet
– Pes planus (flat feet)
– Juvenile hallux valgus (bunion)
– Tarsal Coalition
– Multidisciplinary care of bone and joint infections
– Care of routine and complex lower extremity trauma