Northwest Medical Center Foot & Ankle Surgical Residency Program

02/29/2020

Congratulations, Dr Alan MacGill!

We would like to start by congratulating, Dr. Alan MacGill, on his achievement and contributions at the Annual Scientific Conference. At the conference, he was installed as a new member of the Board of Directors for the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons.

12/12/2019

Another successful Radiology Rounds! Once a month, the Residents present on interesting cases they have been involved with recently. Surgical options, decision-making, techniques and outcomes are reviewed and discussed.

07/26/2019

Last night we had a suture workshop for our residents and students that was graciously hosted by Ethicon. The workshop was lead by our faculty attending, Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon Dr. Bose Yalamachi.

06/21/2019

Sawbones workshop and external fixation product review sponsored by Orthofix and OsteoMed. 👨‍🔧🦶🦴

05/30/2019

Tonight we had the opportunity to join the JFK Medical Center Foot and Ankle Surgical Residency Program for a cadaver lab, sponsored by Smith & Nephew. Special thanks go out to Drs. John Levin and James Clancy for the invitation. It was great collaborating with their program and we look forward to working together again soon!

05/10/2019

Drs. Jason Spector and Eric Kznaric represent Northwest Medical Center with two poster presentations at this year's Symposium on Advance Wound Care (SAWC) in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Spector also received the 2019 American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) Wound Care Podiatrist Scholarship Award. Congratulations👏🙌!

03/16/2019

The Match results are in!!! We are excited to announce our 2019 incoming resident physicians, Taylor Rae Tendrich and Elie Touma. Both were our top candidates in the match and come to us from Barry University and Des Moines University, respectively. We congratulate them and look forward to them strengthening our team at Northwest Medical Center!

02/18/2019

This past weekend Drs Natalia Cardona, Eric Krznaric and Jason Spector attended the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons’ 77th Annual Scientific Conference in New Orleans. This is an excellent conference where nearly 2,000 Doctors of Podiatric medicine from all over the country gather to network and learn about new research, practice management and surgical techniques from some of the best and brightest in our profession. Dr Alan MacGill was asked to present lectures on three topics during the conference: Dealing with the shortened first ray in Lapidus arthrodesis, Other soft tissue causes of heel pain and Evaluation and treatment of Equinus.

02/05/2019

Congratulations to Drs. Jason Spector, Eric Krznaric, Natalia Cardona, Kris Jerry and Program Director Alan MacGill on the acceptance of their two research posters at this year's Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) being held in San Antonio this May. The SAWC is one of the largest wound care conferences in the country and connects physicians, nurses, physical therapists, researchers, scientists, podiatrists, and dietitians with the foremost experts in wound care to improve patient outcomes through education. Additionally, Dr. Jason Spector was selected by the American Podiatric Medical Association as their SAWC "Wound Care Podiatrist Scholarship" winner!

10/16/2018

Tonight we were happy to participate in the South Florida Grands Rounds. Created by Drs. Adam Ringler and Aly Slater of Palmetto General Hospital, this forum brings podiatric surgery residents and attending physicians together from many South Florida programs. The event was generously sponsored by Integra Lifesciences and residents had the opportunity to share cases, discuss treatment rationale, and troubleshoot complications.

09/13/2018

Tonight's academic meeting was different from our usual but extremely important and very well received. Special thanks to Mark Kenigsberg of Kenigsberg Financial Network for speaking to our residents and students about wealth management, asset protection, and distribution strategies.

09/09/2018

We’re not surprised Dr Alan MacGill was chosen as the keynote speaker for this year’s BUSPM White Coat ceremony. We’re very lucky to have him as our program director, as his passion and dedication for the profession is unmatched and inspires us everyday.

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Alan MacGill, who was invited as keynote speaker to Barry University. Due to his distinguished leadership role in the podiatric community, he was invited to speak at Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine Rite of Passage ceremony on Friday, August 31.