Dr. and Surgeon, Jeremiah Graff, DPM, FACFAS, CWS is a Podiatrist and Wound Care Specialist, who specializes in diagnosing and treating all foot and ankle conditions. From children to the elderly, Dr. Graff treats painful conditions such as: heel pain, plantar fasciitis, bunions, hammertoes, sports-related injuries, flat feet, ankle pain, fractures, Achilles tendinitis and ruptures, soft tissue masses, warts, fungal nails, painful degenerative arthritis, and other foot or ankle conditions. Dr. Graff also provides patients with the most advanced wound care services available through the use of growth factors, frequent debridement’s, various skin grafts, surgical procedures, and many other advanced therapies. Our limb salvage approach enables patients to return to the quality of life which they are entitled to.
Dr. Graff is an expert in the management of complicated chronic or non-healing wounds. He is fully trained in wound management and employ’s a full range of treatment options for complex wounds. The patient and their wound are completely evaluated to determine why they are not healing. This includes evaluation of circulation, sensation, infection, edema (swelling), nutrition, medical problems, foot/ankle/leg deformities that are causing delayed healing of the wound. If wounds are not healing despite non-operative treatments, then surgical treatments may be recommended.
Diabetes and Your Feet According to the American Diabetes Association, about 15.7 million people (5.9 percent of the United States population) have diabetes. Nervous system damage (also called neuropathy) affects about 60 to 70 percent of people with diabetes and is a major complication that may cause diabetics to lose feeling in their feet or hands.
- Correction of bunion and hammertoe deformities.
- Repair of fractures and treatment of chronic sprains.
- Minimally invasive surgery for neuromas (pinched nerve) and heel spurs.
- Repair of painful deformities of the foot including flat feet.