My Weekend in San Antonio

This past weekend, I traveled to San Antonio, Texas for a wound care course.  Though I have visited Texas while in middle school, I have never been to San Antonio.  I enjoyed seeing the city including staying on the Riverwalk and visiting the Alamo.  However, my primary purpose for the trip was a 12 hour wound care course.

As a podiatrist, part of what we do is caring for diabetic foot ulcerations.  So, I have been doing wound care for over 10 years.  The 3 years I spent in Pittsburgh was heavy on surgical limb salvage of diabetic feet.  During my time in Winter Haven, I also was on staff at the wound center in Lake Wales, Florida.

I really think I could make a difference in this community of Hernando County in regards to wound care.  Therefore, I have been working closely with the Spring Hill Wound Care Center and the experts at this facility recommended this course.

Though I am experienced, I still learned quite a bit at the course and am eager to begin using these new ideas to help people here in this area.

Two Years in Florida!

Those that know me, know that I like milestones.  I have been blessed to have the chance to experience many wonderful things in my life.  So, today is meaningful to me as I started practicing in Florida 2 years ago today.  Though it has taken some unexpected turns, I have enjoyed my time here and look forward to many more years as a northerner living in the sunshine state.

I think it is a good time to blog about my life and education.  This can be "my bio" as I have not really posted it on my blog yet.

The majority of my life was spend in Northeastern Ohio.  I was born in Akron and spent my entire childhood in Uniontown, Ohio.  A small town between Akron and Canton.  Growing up I always wanted to be a "surgeon."  I enjoyed activities at church, with scouting (I am an Eagle Scout), and playing the saxophone in band.

I graduated from Lake High School in Uniontown and my undergraduate degree is from the University of Akron.  My podiatry degree is from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine which is now the Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine.  (This is interesting for an Akron grad).

I completed 3 years of training in podiatric medicine and surgery in the greater Cleveland area.  My training was affiliated with satellite hospitals of University Hospitals and The Cleveland Clinic as well as the podiatry school.  It was a well rounded program with lots of "hands on training."  On a personal level I married my wife, Heidi, during my second year of residency.

Upon graduation of residency, Heidi and I moved to Indianapolis where I started my career in private practice.  We enjoyed living there.  It had a smaller town feel with a lot to do.  I think some of the best restaurants are in Indy.  Living there over 3 years, we enjoyed all the city had to offer with the sports and auto racing to the culture.

In the fall of 2008 I decided to advance my career and Heidi and I also wanted to move closer to our hometowns and families.  Therefore, we moved to Pittsburgh.  This was 100 miles from my hometown and 100 miles from Heidi's hometown of DuBois, PA.  This was weird for a Browns fan from Ohio to live 6 miles south of downtown, but I fell in love with the Penguins as many know and also enjoyed following the Pirates.  However, sorry Steeler fans, never quite got into them.

The most significant event of our 3 years in Pittsburgh was the birth of our son.  Soon after that a job opportunity came up in Winter Haven and our family moved south.  We enjoyed our time in Winter Haven but transitioned to Spring Hill last April.

As one can see, I have lived in several places.  Great experiences for sure.  However, I certainly wouldn't mind settling here in Spring Hill, Florida and I am very excited as we continue to grow both professionally and as a family as we are expecting a baby girl next month!