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Rodney W. Roof, D.P.M. FACFAS

Education

  • Kent State University (1988 - 1992), BS, Biology
    • National Sojourner's Award, 1992
    • Outstanding Student Service Award, 1992
    • Volunteer Award, Undergraduate Student Senate, 1989
  • The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (1993 -1997), Doctor of Podiatric Medicine - Chi Hsuin U. Chu, Ph. D. Memorial Award, 1997
    • Alumni Podiatric Orthotics Award, 1997
    • "Most Likely to Succeed," Class of '97
    • Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 62nd Ed.
    • 1996 - Grand Lodge F. & A.M. Scholarship, 1996
    • National Dean's List, 18th & 20th Editions - 1994 & 1996
    • OCPM Merit Scholarship - 1994
    • Summa Cum Laude
    • Pi Delta National Podiatry Honor Society, Beta Chapter President
    • Dean's List - every semester
  • ROTC - Commissioned Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Medical Service Corps

 

Residency

  • Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center - Hartford, CT PSR-24 (PGYII) Podiatric Surgery, 1997 - 1999
    • Trained extensively in all aspects of forefoot and rearfoot surgery with expertise in diabetic limb salvage, external fixation, and in-hospital patient management
    • Rotations completed in Internal Medicine, Pathology/Laboratory Medicine, General/Vascular Surgery, Anesthesiology, Medical Imaging, Plastic Surgery, Infectious Disease, Emergency Room/Trauma
    • Responsible for training over 50 podiatry and medicine externs
    • Ran geriatric clinic once per week at Immanuel House Senior Center, Hartford, CT
    • Staff - Burgdorf/Fleet Medical Center Podiatry Clinic, twice per week, Hartford, CT
    • Ran diabetic ulcer clinic once per week at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Connecticut

 

Licensure & Certification

  • Ohio State Medical Board
  • Kentucky Board of Podiatry
  • NBPME Part I & II passed
  • PMLexis December 1997 (New York)

Professional Memberships

  • Academy of Medicine - Cincinnati, Ohio
  • American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
  • American Podiatric Medical Association
  • Ohio Podiatric Medical Association
  • American Diabetes Association
  • Pi Delta National Podiatry Honor Society (Beta Chapter Past President)

Specialty Board Status

  • American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Board Certified
  • American Podiatric Medical Specialties Board, Prevention and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Wounds, Board Certified

Professional Activities

  • Podiatric Surgery Update, Northwest Podiatric Foundation, Lake Tahoe, NV - March 2003
  • Advance Topics in Podiatric Surgery, The Podiatry Institute, Salt Lake City, UT - March 2002
  • Lecturer, Kentucky State Podiatric Medical Association, Apligraf Human Bioequivalent Split Thickness Skin Graft Substitute, Louisville, KY - May 2002
  • Podiatric Surgery Update, Northwest Podiatric Foundation, Lake Tahoe, NV - March 2001
  • New Millenium in Wound Healing, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Orlando, FL - February 2001
  • New Horizons in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Wounds, Cardiovascular Institute of the South, New Orleans, LA - October 2000
  • Hallux Valgus and Reconstructive Forefoot Surgery, The Podiatry Institute, Sanibel Island, FL - November 1999
  • Yale Medical School, A Multidisciplinary Approach to Limb Salvage, New Haven,CT - June 1999
  • Complications in Podiatric Medicine & Surgery, The Podiatry Institute, Newport, RI - May 1999
  • Harvard Medical School, Diabetic Foot Management, Boston, MA - November 1998
  • Lecturer, Diabetic Care Center of Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Department of Endocrinology - January 1998 to present
  • Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals & The Thomas R. Beam Memorial Institute Conference, Integrating New Approaches in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Wallingford, CT - July 1998
  • Lecturer, Hartford County Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Conference, "Polydactyly", Hartford, CT - June 1998
  • Connecticut Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Conference, New London, CT - June 1998
  • Rhode Island Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Conference, Newport, RI - May 1998
  • Advances in Reconstructive Foot Surgery Conference, The Podiatry Institute, Phoenix, AZ - March 1998
  • Nutmeg Games (CT State Olympics), Medical Staff Volunteer - August 1998
  • 101st & 102nd Annual Boston Marathon, Podiatric Medical Volunteer - April, 1998 & 1999
  • Manchester Fun Run, Manchester, CT, Podiatric Medical Volunteer and Lecturer - November, 1997-1998
  • University of Hartford Men's & Women's Varsity Sports, Podiatry Screening & Consultation - August, 1997 & September 1998
  • Revco Cleveland Marathon, Podiatric Medical Volunteer - March 1996 & 1997
  • Cleveland Health Museum, Podiatry Consultation/Screenings, Cleveland, OH, 1996 - 1997

Publications

  • Roof, RW: Post-Operative Analgesia: A Concise Review for Podiatric Physicians. CPMA Highlights, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 2-6, November 1997.
  • Roof, RW & Martone, JD: Forefoot Reconstruction Using External Fixators: A Case Report. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association - submitted for publication August 1998.
  • Roof, RW, Marra, RE, et. al: Single Portal vs. Dual Portal Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy: A Prospective Analysis. JAPMA - submission planned May 2001.