• Board Certified in Foot and Ankle Surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery
• Board Certified by the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine
• Board Certified in Wound Management by the American Academy of Wound Management
• Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
• Associate Member, American Society for Peripheral Nerve
• Contributing Editor, Podiatry Today brea
• Developer/Inventor, Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy Technique, United States Patent #5269290. Technique described in Campbell’s Operative Orthopaedics, Ninth Edition: Volume 2: 1917-1919, Mosby, 1998.
• Developer/Inventor, Endoscopic Technique for Decompression of Intermetatarsal Neuromas, United States Patent #5586564
• Director of Surgical Training & Education for The Institute for Peripheral Nerve Surgery; Baltimore, MD
• Director and Instructor of Endoscopic Surgical Technique Courses (Instruction rates good/excellent by 99% of 720 surgeons)
• He is now an Associate Professor, Midwestern University College of Health Sciences, Arizona Podiatric Medicine Program, and acts as the director of continuing medical education for their program

• Texas State Board of Podiatry Examiners, #924
• Georgia State Board of Podiatry Examiners, #822
• Arizona State Board of Podiatry Examiners. #557
• California Board of Medical Quality Assurance, #E-3366 (Inactive)
• Illinois Department of Registration & Education, #016-003829 (Inactive)

• Houston Podiatric Foundation Attending Physician of the Year 1997-98
• Who’s Who Among Outstanding Americans, 1995-96
• Who’s Who Of American Inventors, 1994-95
• Honors Program/Pre-Medicine, University of Utah
• Dean’s List, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84
• Alumni Association/Brachmen Scholarship, 1984
• Durlacher National Podiatric Honor Society
• Doctor of Podiatric Medicine-Cum Laude
  

Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Advanced Workshop
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD
April 4-6, 2001

International Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Exchange
Foot Medical Hospital
Rome, Italy
May 20-26, 1998

Holmium Laser Training Course
Hospital Center of Orange
Newark, NJ
March 19,1997

Flashlamp Pulsed Dye Laser
Houston, TX
June 24, 1995

The Complete Ankle Arthroscopy Seminar
Columbus, OH
November 6-7, 1993

Microsurgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Plastic Surgery
Houston, TX
October 1988-January 1989

Ankle Arthroscopy
Houston, TX
March 19-20, 1987

CO2 Laser Surgery
Doctor’s Hospital
Houston, TX
April 24, 1986

Injectable Collagen Implant
Houston, TX
February 4, 1986

New Hope for Diabetic Neuropathy
Fox News-Houston, TX
March 31, 2004

New Hope for Diabetic Neuropathy
The Palladium for Surgery
Houston, TX
March 29, 2004

Heel Pain: EPF Procedures
Midwest Podiatry Conference
Chicago, IL
March 26, 2004

Enhanced Surgical Outcomes with Autologous Platelet Graft Technology
Midwest Podiatry Conference
Chicago, IL
March 26, 2004

Neuropathy: Specific Decompression Procedures and Their Results
Treatment of Recurrent Neuromas
Midwest Podiatry Conference
Chicago, IL
March 25, 2004

Surgical Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy
3rd Annual M. Snyder Foot and Ankle Symposium
Tucson, AZ
March 20, 2004

Update to Peripheral Nerve Surgery/Use of Autologous Platelet Concentrate in Podiatric Surgery
North Central Academy of Podiatric Medicine
19th Annual No Nonsense Seminar
Independence, OH
March 13, 2004

MEHPS and Emerging Technologies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Heel Pain
Texas Podiatric Medical Association-Dallas County
Winter Conference
Dallas, TX
January 31- February 1, 2004

EDIN-2 Endoscopic Decompression of Intermetatrsal Neuroma
Second Generation
Decompression of Nerves for Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy
Texas Podiatric Medical Association Spring Meeting
The Woodlands, TX
May 2, 2003

Restoring Sensation in Diabetic Patients
18th Annual No-Nonsense Seminar
Independence, OH
March 7, 2003

Denervation of the Sinus Tarsi
American Society for Peripheral Nerve
12 Annual Scientific Meeting
Kauai, Hawaii
January 12, 2003

EDIN-2 Endoscopic Decompression of Intermetatrsal Neuroma
Second Generation
Houston, TX
December 13-14, 2002
November 8-9, 2002

Accelerating Wound Healing with SmartPrep Autologous Platelet Concentrate System
Houston Podiatric Foundation
Houston, TX
October 14, 2002

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy
Sociedad de Medicos Podiatras
Convention 2002
Dorado, PR
September 28, 2002

Endoscopic Decompression of Intermetatarsal Neuroma
Sociedad de Medicos Podiatras
Convention 2002
Dorado, PR
September 27, 2002

Decompression of Nerves for Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy
Lumbar Spine Interventional Pain Management Seminar
Texas Chiropractic Association
Houston, TX
September 21, 2002

Neurosensory Testing with PSSD: A New Paradigm for Management and
Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Houston Podiatric Foundation
Houston, TX
May 1, 2002

Endoscopic Decompression of Intermetatarsal Nerve:
Clinical Results 1993-1999
2002 Annual Meeting, American Society of Peripheral Nerve
Cancun, Mexico
January 13, 2002

Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Advanced Workshop Instructor
University of Arizona Medical Center; Tucson, AZ
November 16-18, 2003

Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Advanced Workshop Instructor
Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD

March 10-12, 2004
December 3-5, 2003
July 31-August 1, 2003
May 7-9, 2003
March 26-28, 2003
November 13-15, 2002
July 31-August 2, 2002
July 17-19, 2002
May 21-23, 2002
April 3-5, 2002
December 12-14, 2001
August 29-31, 2001

University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ

November 16-18, 2003

Neurosensory Testing with PSSD™: A New Paradigm for Management and Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

06/12/01 Oklahoma City, OK
07/17/01 Tampa, FL
07/18/01 Orlando, FL
07/19/01 Fort Lauderdale, FL
08/15/01 Detroit, MI
08/17/01 Chicago, IL
09/25/01 Tucson, AZ
09/26/01 Scottsdale, AZ
09/27/01 Albuquerque, NM

Neurosensory and Motor Testing Certification Training Workshop

05/29-05/30/01 Baltimore, MD
06/07-06/08/01 Houston, TX
07/11-07/12/01 Houston, TX
09/06-09/07/01 Houston, TX
09/20-09/21/01 Tucson, AZ
11/08-11/09/01 Tucson, AZ
12/07-12/08/01 Orlando, FL
02/21-02/22/02 Tucson, AZ
03/21-03/22/02 Houston, TX
05/30-05/31/02 Tucson, AZ
08/23-08/24/02 Columbia, SC
09/12-09/13/02 Tucson, AZ
11/07-11/08/02 Tucson, AZ
12/09-12/10/02 Tucson, AZ
02/13-02/14/03 Tucson, AZ
04/14-04/15/03 Tucson, AZ
11/14-11/15/03 Tucson, AZ

MEHPS: Multiple Etiology Heel Pain Syndrome
Neurosensory Testing with PSSD: A new Paradigm for Management and Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

The Oklahoma Podiatric Medical Association Fall 2001 Scientific Seminar
Monkey Island, OK
October 4, 2001

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy—Surgical Technique
Harris County Podiatric Surgical Residency Program
Heel Pain
Houston, TX
July 13, 1999

Endoscopic Decompression of Intermetatarsal Nerve
19th Annual IPMSA Mid-Winter Seminar
Chicago, IL
January 24, 1997

New Concepts and Options in Bone Grafting
Bone Grafting in Foot Surgery
Newport Beach, CA
May 4, 1996

Pros and Cons of EPF
Midwest Podiatry Conference
Chicago, IL

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy
William L. Goldfarb Clinical Conference
Hershey, PA
November 3-6, 1994

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy
70th Annual Ontario Podiatry Convention
Toronto, Ontario
September 25, 1994

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy: Updates in Heel Spur Surgery
Heel Anatomy: Relationship to Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy and
Endoscopic Decompression of Intermetatarsal Neuroma
Virginia Podiatric Medical Association
June 18, 1994

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy
EDIN Procedure: Endoscopic Decompression for the Release of Intermetatarsal Neuromas
Kentucky Podiatric Medical Association Spring Seminar
April 30, 1994

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy
Grant Medical Center
Columbus, OH
February 26, 1994

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy
Midwinter Seminar, William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine
Chicago, IL
January 14, 15, 1994

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy
Memorial Hospital
Greensboro, NC
September 1, 1993

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy
Universidad Autonoma Del Estado de Mexico
Toluca, Mexico
June 14, 1993

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy
American College of Foot Surgeons
Annual Meeting and Scientific Seminar
February 13, 1993

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy: New Surgical Technique
Barry University
Miami, FL
December 11, 1992

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy
Good Morning Houston-KTRK TV
November 18, 1992

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy: New Surgical Technique
Annual U.S. Air Force Podiatry Seminar
Norfolk, VA
March 5-7, 1991

Austin Bunionectomy with Herbert Screw Internal Fixation
Actual Patient Surgical Demonstration
Friendship Hospital; Beijing, China
October 29, 1987

Plantar Skin Flaps
Sino-American Conference on Foot Disorders
Beijing, China
October 27-November 6, 1987

Macrodactyly-Surgical Approaches to Correction
Twelve Oaks Hospital
Houston, TX
October 7, 1985

• TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital; Houston, TX
• Houston Northwest Hospital; Houston, TX
• Odessa Regional Hospital; Odessa, TX
• Healthsouth Surgery Center of the Permian Basin; Odessa, TX
• Memorial Hospital; Midland, TX
• Healthsouth Surgery Center; Conroe, TX
• Healthsouth Surgery Center, Tucson, AZ
• University Medical Center; Tucson, AZ
• St. Joseph’s Hospital; Tucson, AZ
• Valley View Surgery Center; Dallas, TX
• Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital, San Benito, TX

Residency Training Program/Attending Physician
Houston Podiatric Foundation
Randall Lepow, DPM, Director
6624 Fannin #1690
St. Lukes Medical Tower
Houston, TX 77030
1992-Present

University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences
College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
2150 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312
July 1, 1992-June 30, 1993

• CorVel Corporation
• American Family Physician manuscripts
• Concentra Medical Corporation
• Review Med
• Austin & Associates

Updated 8-16-2004