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Podiatric Medicine & Surgery
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Podiatry Blog Posts
This patient presented to our office with a large painful bunion of the left foot. During the in office consultation we noted that the 1st metatarsal was also hyper-mobile. Hyper-mobile means that the first metatarsal moved up and down too easily with minimal pressure. Looking at the x-ray on…
I’ve written a detailed description of what to expect after bunion surgery on my new site. www.bunionsurgery.nyc. This article includes what to expect immediately after bunion surgery and goes up until one year after surgery. As I’m sure you can imagine, after 15 years of doing foot surgery, I’ve…
Second Opinion Patients often come in to my office requesting a second opinion for foot surgery after they have seen another podiatrist in New York City. I always welcome my patients to seek second opinions as well. Many times I agree with the other doctors’ recommendations for surgery. Also,…
Case of the day: Bunion surgery for a large bunion Four weeks ago I performed bunion surgery on a patient with a very large bunion. She came in today for her four week follow-up visit. She had a large bunion with constant pain in her great toe joint. Bunion…
Today I would like to share with you a surgery that I performed six months ago. This patient came in today for her 6 month follow up visit. She said she was doing great, running, yoga and wearing high heeled shoes at times. Large Bunion This patient is a…
Hallux Limitus Surgery This pain can be caused by many things. I’ve already written blog articles on bunions and gout which are two very common causes of great toe joint pain. Click these links for those articles. Gout. Bunions. The medical term for the big toe joint is the…
Dr. Silverberg quoted for NBC’s Today Show on: Pregnancy Foot Problems.
I’m pleased to announce I was asked to contribute to a story on NBC’s Today Show (Moms Section ) on High Heels and Pregnancy. Pregnancy Foot Problems I was asked about foot problems women face during pregnancy and my opinion on wearing high heels during pregnancy. Click the below…
Bunion Surgery Including before and after pictures of bunion surgery.
Updated 2013 03-03 Originally posted 2010 11-18 Bunion surgery is the most common foot surgery I do. Before I tell you about the actual surgery, I will describe what a bunion is and how a patient gets one. Below is a picture of a severe bunion deformity and…
A metaphor of how insurance companies and doctors interact. A great explanation for the layperson.
I did not write the article below in this blog post. I read this article from 2009 and was so impressed I decided to repost it here. I loved how it explains what physicians go through with insurance companies. A great explanation about insurance companies for the layperson. Physicians…
Practice Focus:
Effective January 1, 2013, I have changed the focus of my practice. I have explained it completely in the below letter I wrote. Summary: I will still see new patients but I will focus on Podiatric Surgery. When new patients do not require surgery they will follow up with…