Podiatrist

EDUCATION

*/**** - **/**** ******** of Arts in Psychology (B.A) University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

*/**** - */**** ******* of Science (M.S.) University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

*/**** - */2015 Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.), Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

7/2015 - 7/2018 Foot and Ankle Surgery Resident, Westchester General Hospital PMSR/RRA, Miami, FL

7/2017 - 7/2018 Chief Resident, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Westchester General Hospital PMSR/RRA, Miami, FL

8/2018 - 8/2019 Fellow in Adult Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery, Lee Memorial Hospital, Orthopedic Center of Florida, Fort Myers, FL

ACFAS approved fellowship

Cases: Performed over 300 cases including:

Trauma: Ankle ORIF, calcaneal ORIF and foot ORIF

Elective: Ankle arthroscopy, Ankle fusions, Lateral and Medial ankle stabilization, Ankle replacements, Midfoot fusions, first MPJ fusions, Bunions

corrections, Hammer toe correction

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

Passed, 2018 American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Foot and Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle

Board Qualified

Passed, 2019 American Board of Podiatric Medicine

Board Qualified

Board Certification, Pending

2018 Exactech Certification Total Ankle Certification Course

Performed several Total Ankle Replacements with Mark Easley, MD and Andrew Belis, DPM at Duke university during fellowship

2018 and 2020 Wright Medical Total Ankle Infinity Certification Course

2019 Arthrex Minimally Invasive Surgery Certification Course (MIS)

2018 - Present Florida Board of Medicine

2018 - Present Drug Enforcement Administration

EMPLOYMENT

6/2009 - 8/2011 Math and Science Teacher, Riverside Academy, Tampa, FL

6/2006 - 9/2008 Mental Health Counselor, Gracepoint (Formerly MHC, Inc), Tampa, FL

9/2019 - 7/2020 Podiatrist, Foot and Ankle Clinics of Charlotte County, Port Charlotte, FL

7/2020 - 7/2021 Podiatrist, CFP Physicians Group, Orlando, FL

7/2021 - 4/2022 Podiatrist, Doctors of Clinical Specialties, Orlando, FL

3/2022 - Present Podiatrist, Triple A Foot and Ankle, Orlando, FL

OTHER EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEERISM

7/2016 - 8/2018 Resident Coordinator, Miami Dade Podiatric Medical Association

Miami Dade, FL

6/2018 Volunteer, Women’s Ministries Medical Mission Trip with Anite Lubin, MD

Artibonite, Haiti

7/2018 Volunteer, Yucatan Crippled Children’s Project Mission Trip with Charles Southerland, DPM, Yucatan, Mexico

8/2018 - 2/2019 Medical Personnel, Bishop Verot High School Football Team with Thomas Laporta, MD, Fort Myers, FL

4/2019 YDA Foundation Medical Mission Trip to Haiti with Edy Amisial, MD

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

CURRENT HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEDGES

Advent Health- 2020-present

Orlando Health -2020-present

Oviedo Medical Center-2020-present

Currently taking ER call at Advent Altamonte, Oveido Medical Center, Doctor Phillips Hospital

KEY SKILLS AND PROCEDURAL COMPETENCIES(See fellowship logs attached)

Ankle Arthroscopy, Ankle Ligament Reconstruction, Ankle Fusion, Flat Foot Reconstruction, Total Ankle Arthroplasty, Forefoot Surgery, Wound Care, Diabetic Limb Salvage.

PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

8/2015 - Present American Board of Podiatric Sports Medicine

8/2015 - Present American Podiatric Medical Association

8/2019 - Present American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (Associate Member)

HONORS AND AWARDS

2021 Performed Oveido Medical Center’s first successful Total Ankle Arthroplasty (Wright Medical), CFP Physicians Group Orlando, FL

PUBLICATIONS, BOOK CHAPTERS AND PRESENTATIONS

1. Adigweme, U.; Belis, A. (2019) Management of sagittal plane deformity in flatfoot reconstructive surgery utilizing the Baumann gastroc-soleus lengthening procedure. American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery Annual Conference.

2. Adigweme, U.; Cala, M.(2018)External Fixation as the primary management of complicated Tibial Fractures. American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery Annual Conference.

3. Adigweme, U.; Cala, M. (2018) Ankle and Sub-talar Joint Arthrodesis with Steindler Stripping for the Treatment of Residual, Neglected or Spastic Clubfoot Deformity in Adults. American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery Annual Conference.

4. Adigweme, U. (2017) Tibiocalcaneal Arthrodesis as a Limb Salvage Solution for a Patient with Rearfoot Charcot Neuroarthropathy and Avascular Necrosis of the Talus, Podiatry Institute

5. Adigweme, U; Whitney, K. (2013) Abstract Author for Chapter in “Compendium of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery: Outcomes of IED Foot and Ankle Blast Injuries (Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery). Data Trace Publishing.

6. Adigweme, U; Whitney, K. (2013) Compendium of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery: Effects of Extracorporal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) on Symptomatic Heel Spurs: A Correlation Between Clinical Outcome and Radiologic Changes (Rheumatology International). Data Trace Publishing.

REFERENCES

Martina Randall, DPM

Colleague in LA California

Partner/surgeon with “Elite foot and ankle”

https://www.usneuropathycenters.com/provider

Sequioa DuCasse, DPM

Chief resident

Partner/surgeon at US neuropathy centers in Atlanta GA

https://www.usneuropathycenters.com/provider

Jason Nemitz, MD

Attending from fellowship

Partner/orthopedic surgeon with “Orthopedic. Specialists of Southwest Florida”

https://www.osswf.com/about-us/our-team/jason-t-nemitz-md/

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