What is a podiatric surgeon?
Podiatric surgeons are uniquely qualified to diagnose and treat conditions that affect the foot, ankle and related structures using medical and surgical methods.
Foot and Ankle
Foot and ankle conditions managed by podiatric surgeons include:
- Structural deformities, including bunions, hammertoes, painful flat foot and high arch deformity, bone spurs
- Heel pain;
- Nerve entrapments;
- Arthritic and degenerated joints;
- Skin and nail conditions;
- Congenital deformities; and
- Trauma-related injuries, including fractures and dislocations
Podiatric Background
Education and Training
Fellowship training with the ACPS requires completion of an accredited podiatry degree(4 years equivalent) 2. A minimum of 2 years postgraduate podiatric clinical practice and an accredited Masters degree must be completed. Podiatrists are then eligible to apply for a training position with the ACPS.
Fellowship training with the ACPS take 3 to 6 years to complete. This means that ACPS Fellowship trained podiatric surgeons are highly experienced and knowledgeable in the diagnosis and treatment of foot and ankle disorders.
Awards and REcognitions
Specialist Recognition
The Podiatry Board of Australia recognizes podiatric surgeons who have qualified for Fellowship of the Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons (ACPS) as specialist surgeons 1.
As a Podiatric surgeon, Dr Rob Hermann is a registered specialist. He is endorsed by the Podiatry Board of Australia (PBA) to prescribe from a national list of scheduled medicines when treating podiatric conditions. He is a Commonwealth Accredited Podiatric surgeon for the purposes of private health insurance.
Graduating from the University of South Australia in 1984 with a Diploma in Podiatry Dr Hermann practiced general podiatry for 2 years. He then commenced Fellowship training in podiatric surgery with The Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons (ACPS).
Dr Hermann qualified for Fellowship of the ACPS in 1991. Post fellowship education and training with the ACPS was completed in the U.S. at Edgewater hospital in Chicago and at The Podiatry Institute in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1994 he was the first Australian podiatric surgeon accepted for The Podiatry Institute’s Fellowship Program.