Chaiyaporn Kulsakdinun
<p>Dr. Kulsakdinun has special interests and advanced training in foot and ankle surgery. He specializes in forefoot reconstruction of the foot, i.e., bunions and hammertoes. He also has training in hindfoot reconstruction for post traumatic deformities, flat feet, diabetic foot problems and athletic foot and ankle injuries.</p>
<p>Dr. Kulsakdinun is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery. He received a bachelors degree from the Johns Hopkins University in 1988 and a medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine in 1993. He completed an internship in general surgery at Yale Haven Hospital and a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital. He completed a combined foot and ankle fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Roosevelt Hospital in 1999. He is a member of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society.</p>
<p>Foot and ankle surgery with specialization in bunions and hammertoes (forefoot reconstruction); hindfoot reconstruction for post-traumatic deformities and arthritis, ankle replacement, flat feet, diabetic foot problems and athletic foot and ankle injuries</p>
<p>Ankle fracture outcomes and the role of diagnostic imaging in preoperative planning and treatment; role of plain radiographs for foot and ankle disorders; contribution of Achilles tendon contractures on foot and ankle disorders and other lower extremity problems; hormonal influences in adult-acquired flatfeet and posterior tibial tendon disorder</p>
<p>Chaiyaporn Kulsakdinun, MD, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle surgery. He currently serves as the Chief of Foot and Ankle Surgery at Montefiore and is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He has clinical expertise in foot/ankle trauma, hindfoot reconstruction, bunions and hammertoes and arthritis surgery. He also specializes in athletic disorders of the foot and ankle: Achilles tendon problems, ankle sprains and ankle arthroscopies, ankle/foot arthrodesis, total ankle replacements, diabetic foot surgery, flat feet surgery, achilles tendon surgery, ankle arthroscopy and bunion surgery are the types of corrective surgeries that he performs.</p>