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Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS

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10/18/2013
Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS
After researching our electronic medical records, I have found that I’ve treated over 1,500 cases of onychomycosis throughout the past four years. I make it constant practice to critically analyze my outcomes and strive to look for ways to...
After researching our electronic medical records, I have found that I’ve treated over 1,500 cases of onychomycosis throughout the past four years. I make it constant practice to critically analyze my outcomes and strive to look for ways to...
After researching our electronic...
10/18/2013
Podiatry Today
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09/18/2013
Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS
You are losing money every month. New patients who could become part of your practice are slipping through the cracks simply because your staff is not fully engaged. New patients are the lifeblood to any practice. Without a steady stream of...
You are losing money every month. New patients who could become part of your practice are slipping through the cracks simply because your staff is not fully engaged. New patients are the lifeblood to any practice. Without a steady stream of...
You are losing money every...
09/18/2013
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08/14/2013
Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS
Through my 23 years of practice, I often think of the old adage, “When you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras.” I consider myself a very good diagnostician. I base my diagnoses on comprehensive history and physical examination....
Through my 23 years of practice, I often think of the old adage, “When you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras.” I consider myself a very good diagnostician. I base my diagnoses on comprehensive history and physical examination....
Through my 23 years of practice,...
08/14/2013
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07/16/2013
Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS
There are a few foot and ankle surgical procedures that I consider a slippery slope with tremendous uncertainty regarding poor cost versus reward ratios. One of these procedures is the surgical treatment for intractable plantar keratosis via...
There are a few foot and ankle surgical procedures that I consider a slippery slope with tremendous uncertainty regarding poor cost versus reward ratios. One of these procedures is the surgical treatment for intractable plantar keratosis via...
There are a few foot and ankle...
07/16/2013
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06/18/2013
Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS
Regardless of the etiology of the deformity, the three principles for flexible flatfoot deformity surgical correction include: • removal of any deforming force of the leg onto the foot; • perpendicular alignment of the hindfoot to the ground;...
Regardless of the etiology of the deformity, the three principles for flexible flatfoot deformity surgical correction include: • removal of any deforming force of the leg onto the foot; • perpendicular alignment of the hindfoot to the ground;...
Regardless of the etiology of...
06/18/2013
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05/21/2013
Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS
Every once in awhile you come across something that makes your blood boil. My trigger was simply reading reviews of the most current edition of McGlamry's Comprehensive Textbook of Foot and Ankle Surgery on Amazon.com. What infuriated me was...
Every once in awhile you come across something that makes your blood boil. My trigger was simply reading reviews of the most current edition of McGlamry's Comprehensive Textbook of Foot and Ankle Surgery on Amazon.com. What infuriated me was...
Every once in awhile you come...
05/21/2013
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04/11/2013
Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS
Editor’s note: This entry’s guest author is Gabriel Aguirrezabal, a Spanish podiatrist. He is in private practice in Bilbao in Basque Country, Spain. I am Gabriel Aguirrezabal, a Spanish podiatrist. I am very thankful to Dr. DeHeer and his...
Editor’s note: This entry’s guest author is Gabriel Aguirrezabal, a Spanish podiatrist. He is in private practice in Bilbao in Basque Country, Spain. I am Gabriel Aguirrezabal, a Spanish podiatrist. I am very thankful to Dr. DeHeer and his...
Editor’s note: This entry’s...
04/11/2013
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02/28/2013
Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS
What do AO technique, external fixation and locking plate technology have in common? They are all game changers for foot and ankle surgeons. They have become gold standards. Game changers do not come along often. However, when they do, both...
What do AO technique, external fixation and locking plate technology have in common? They are all game changers for foot and ankle surgeons. They have become gold standards. Game changers do not come along often. However, when they do, both...
What do AO technique, external...
02/28/2013
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01/16/2013
Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS
Knowledge is a gift that we must share and pass on. When you keep it to yourself, you diminish the power of knowledge. Without sharing knowledge, especially knowledge that derives its source from experience, a society, including the...
Knowledge is a gift that we must share and pass on. When you keep it to yourself, you diminish the power of knowledge. Without sharing knowledge, especially knowledge that derives its source from experience, a society, including the...
Knowledge is a gift that we must...
01/16/2013
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12/20/2012
Patrick DeHeer DPM FACFAS
I admit that I am a perfectionist—almost to a fault. This is a good thing if you are a surgeon but if you are trying to organize your bookshelf or your digital pictures, it is tedious. I expect perfect results when I do surgery while also...
I admit that I am a perfectionist—almost to a fault. This is a good thing if you are a surgeon but if you are trying to organize your bookshelf or your digital pictures, it is tedious. I expect perfect results when I do surgery while also...
I admit that I am a...
12/20/2012
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