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Amit Gandhi, DPM, is a licensed podiatrist and foot and ankle surgeon at Local Foot Doc, with locations in Brooklyn and Queens, New York, and the neighborhoods of Woodhaven, Forest Hills, and Astoria.
Dr. Gandhi graduated from Stony Brook University with a Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management and a minor in Business Management. He then studied in New York City and attended New York College of Podiatric Medicine in East Harlem, Manhattan.
He continued his education with a well-rounded comprehensive residency consisting of both medical and surgical training at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, receiving extensive training in elective, reconstructive, and trauma surgery of the foot and ankle. In his last year of training Dr. Gandhi was able to spend a year with a foot and ankle orthopedist at Winthrop University Hospital. After Dr. Gandhi finished his residency he went on to a fellowship at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center with a focus in wound care.
Dr. Gandhi is extensively trained in all aspects of the treatment of foot and ankle disorders, with an emphasis in flatfoot reconstruction, tendon injuries, fractures, bunions, hammertoes, and sports medicine. Dr. Gandhi has completed several AO courses and has attended several seminars, labs, and lectures regarding foot and ankle pathologies.
Dr. Gandhi believes in empowering his patients, giving them a full explanation of the diagnosis and discussing all the options for management before proceeding with the treatment. Dr. Gandhi is fluent in Hindi and enjoys lifting weights in his free time.
DPM Licensure: New York
Languages: English, Hindi
Hospital Affiliations: Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, NYU Winthrop Hospital
OSSIOfiber® Certified Surgeon
An OSSIOfiber® certified surgeon has performed a minimum number of procedures using OSSIOfiber® implants. Additionally, Certified surgeons must maintain their use of OSSIOfiber® implants on a monthly basis or be an OSSIOfiber® certified surgeon trainer.
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