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KRIS A. DI NUCCI D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

 

Podiatric Foot and Ankle Surgeon

 

Board Certified and Fellowship trained specialist in the conservative and surgical treatment of foot and ankle conditions.

 

 

Foot & Ankle Center of Arizona

7312 East Deer Valley Road, Suite 110

Scottsdale, AZ     85255

Phone: (480) 342.9999

Fax: (480) 342.7169

 

Practice

Experience:  

Foot & Ankle Center of Arizona                              8/06-current

7312 E. Deer Valley Road, Suite 110

Scottsdale, AZ 85255

 

Foot & Ankle Center of Nebraska                        8/96-8/99;

Private Practice                                                       7/00-5/06

7337 Dodge Street

Omaha, NE  68114

 

Valley Foot & Ankle Clinic                                       8/99-6/00

Private Practice

401 S. 43rd Street #110

Renton, WA  98055

 

Valley Medical Center - Wound Healing Institute         12/99-6/00

400 South 43rd Street

Renton, WA     98055

 

 

Residency

Training: 

 

 

Fifth Avenue Hospital                                               7/93-6/95

10560 5th Avenue N.E.                        Seattle, WA 98125

Waldo Podiatric Surgical Residency

Byron Hutchinson D.P.M., Director

+Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery

 

 

Fellowship

Training:  

 

 

THC-Seattle Hospital                                                   7/95-6/96

10560 5th Avenue N.E.                        Seattle, WA 98125

Waldo Podiatric Surgical Residency

Mary Crawford D.P.M., Director

+Advanced Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery

 

 

Additional

Training:

 

 

 

Orthofix Academy                                           6/07

Super Charged Tibia to Toe Course

Comprehensive External Fixation course

TRUE/LOK, Sheffield Ring Fixator, XCaliber, Pennig, Retronail

Dallas, Texas              

Drs. Samchukov MD, Cherkashin MD, Kirenko MD (Kurgan Faculty)

 

Major Foot Deformity External Fixation Workshop     3/06

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons

Guido La Porta DPM  Course Director Las Vegas, NV

 

Institute for Peripheral Nerve Surgery                          7/05

Lower Extremity Nerve Surgery Course                     

Union Memorial Hospital

A. Lee Dellon M.D. Course Director     Baltimore, MD

 

Advances in Lower Extremity External Fixation                      5/04

Monolateral and Ring External Fixation in Foot & Ankle Deformities

Orthopaedic Learning Center             Chicago, IL

 

Wound Healing Symposium                                        12/99

Comprehensive Healthcare Group

James Smith M.D. Course Director   Hauppage, New York

 

Arthroscopy of the Foot and Ankle                             11/97

Orthopaedic Learning Center

James Guhl M.D. Course Director      Chicago, IL

                                                          

Comprehensive Care of the Diabetic                           5/96-6/96

University of Texas Health Science Center

Lawrence Harkless D.P.M. Director   San Antonio, TX

                                               

AO Trauma Fellowship                                                4/8-5/10, 1996

Harborview Medical Center     Seattle, WA

Sigvard T. Hansen M.D.   Director

 

Advanced Podiatric AO/ASIF Course                          1/95

Monterey, CA

 

Microneurovascular Surgical Course                           3/94

MOET Institute                        San Francisco, CA

 

 

Professional

Education:

 

 

Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine                           1989-93

Chicago, IL

Degree: Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine, Bachelors of Science

Honors: Cum Laude

 

 

Pre-Professional

Education:

 

 

University of Iowa                                                       1987-89

Iowa City, IA

 

University of Missouri                                                 1986-87

Columbia, MO

 

 

Research and

Publications:

 

 

Clinical Practice Guidelines: American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Diagnosis and Treatment of Forefoot Disorders. Sections 1-5. James L. Thomas, DPM, Edwin Blitch, DPM, Martin Chaney, DPM, Kris DiNucci, DPM, Kimberly Eickmeier, DPM, Lawrence Rubin, DPM, Mickey Stapp, DPM, John Vanore, DPM.
J Foot Ankle Surgery 48 (2) 2009.

“Revisional Peripheral Nerve surgery”, Jarrett D. Cain DPM, Kris A. DiNucci DPM
Clin Podiatr Med Surg 2009;26 (1) 11-22.

“Biomechanical Consequences of Lateral Column Lengthening of the Calcaneus:
Part 1. Long Plantar Ligament Strain”, Kent R. DiNucci DPM, Jeffery Christensen
DPM, Kris DiNucci DPM.
J Foot Ankle Surg. 43:10, 2004.

 “Closed Kinetic Chain Tarsal Mechanics of Subtalar Joint
Arthroeresis”, Jeffery Chistensen DPM, Neil Campbell DPM, Kris DiNucci DPM.
1996 William J. Stickel Gold Award 

J. Podiatr. Med. Assoc. 86:467, 1996.

 

 

Clinical

Instruction:

 

 

Faculty Member:

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Surgical Skills Courses

Orthopaedic Learning Center     Chicago, IL                2003-present

 

Providence Medical Center Podiatric Surgical Residency

Providence Medical Center      Seattle, WA                  8/99-7/00

 

Green River Podiatric Surgical Residency

HealthSouth Surgical Center    Auburn, WA                8/99-7/00

 

 

Committees

Served:

 

 

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons              2008 – present

Surgical Skills Committee: Chairman

 

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons              2005 – present

Surgical Skills Committee

 

American Board of Podiatric Surgery                          2003 - 2006

Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Oral Examination Committee

 

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons              2004 – 2005

Consumer Education Committee

 

 

Positions

Served:

 

 

Oral Board Examiner

American Board of Podiatric Surgery                          2002 - 2006

Reconstructive Rearfoot & Ankle and Foot Examinations

 

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons               2003 - present

National Media Spokesperson

 

Board of Trustees                                                      2003 - 2005

Nebraska Podiatric Medical Association

 

 

Instructional

Courses:

 

Course Co-Chairman and Instructor:

Sports Medicine Surgical Skills Course

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Surgical Skills Course

Chicago, IL                             09/11

 

Course Chairman and Instructor:

Tendon Repair Surgical Skills

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Surgical Skills Course

Dallas, TX                               11/10

 

Course Chairman and Instructor:

                                      Complex Foot Reconstruction

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Surgical Skills Course

Las Vegas, NV                                    11/09

 

Instructor:                               

Foot and Ankle Tenodesis Workshop

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

Washington D.C                     3/09

 

Course Co-Chairman and Instructor:

Master Course in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Arthrex Scottsdale Lab

Scottsdale, AZ                                    2/09

 

Course Chairman and Instructor:

                                      Arthrodesis Toe to Ankle

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Surgical Skills Course

Spine Education and Research Institute

Denver, CO                            9/08

                                               

Instructor and Moderator:                                           

Internal Fixation Workshop Rearfoot:

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

Long Beach, CA                     2/08

 

Course Chairman and Instructor:

                                      No Bones About It—Soft Tissue Issues

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Surgical Skills Course

AAOS Orthopedic Learning Center Chicago, IL                 9/06

 

Instructor and Moderator:                                           

Internal Fixation Workshop Rearfoot & Ankle:

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

Las Vegas, NV                                    3/06

                                                               

Instructor and Moderator:

Advanced Forefoot Fixation Workshop:

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

New Orleans, LA                    4/05

 

Instructor:

Advanced Forefoot Fixation Workshop:

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

San Diego, CA                                    3/04

                                                Instructor:

The “Other” Fixation Workshop:

External Fixation Workshop for the Foot & Ankle Surgeon

(Mini-Fixator to Hybrids on Saw bones)

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

Beverly Hills, CA                   2/02

 

 

 

 

National & Regional

Lecture Presentations:

 

 

Ossicles of the Foot in the Athlete

Plantar Heel Pain

Sports Medicine Surgical Skills Course

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Surgical Skills Course

                                                     Chicago, IL                                    09/11

 

Non-Osteotomy correction of Hallux Valgus

International Foot and Ankle Foundation    

                                                    Las Vegas, NV                    08/11

 

Joint preservation procedures for 1st MPJ

Lapidus Arthrodesis

1st MTPJ A-Z Workshop and Seminar

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons

                                                    Los Angeles, CA     8/11

 

Adult Acquired Flatfoot: Evaluating the patient

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

                                                Lauderdale, FL                       3/11

 

Jones Procedure

Extensor Digitorum Communis tendon transfer for Extensor Recruitment

Tendon Repair Surgical Skills

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Surgical Skills Course

                                                     Dallas, TX              11/10

 

Cotton Osteotomy for Stage 2 PTTD

Surgical Pearls for Foot and Ankle Surgery

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

                                                    Las Vegas, NV                               2/10

 

Implant arthroplasty of the 1st MTP joint

Cotton Osteotomy for Stage 2 PTTD Reconstruction

                                    Complex Foot Reconstruction

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Surgical Skills Course

Wright Medical Mobile Lab

                                                      Las Vegas, NV                              11/09

 

 

Current Concepts in Hallux Valgus Repair

Achilles Tendon Insertional tendinopathy 

CPMA Fall Meeting               Colorado Springs, CO                        10/09

 

Controversies in the Adult Acquired Flatfoot

Forefoot Reconstruction of the Rheumatoid Foot

Non-Osteotomy correction of Hallux Valgus

Associated Pathology of the Cavus Foot

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

                                                     Washington D.C.              3/09

 

Current Concepts in Hallux Valgus Repair; Hindfoot and Midfoot Fusions;

First MTP Implant Arthroplasty; First MTP arthrodesis;

Achilles Tendon Primary Repair, FHL Transfer and Tendon Reconstruction 

Master Course in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Arthrex Scottsdale Lab          Scottsdale, AZ                                    2/09

           

Equinus correction: Gastrocnemius Recession and TAL

Arthrodesis in PTTD

Triple Arthrodesis

Isolated Subtalar joint Arthrodesis

Arthrodesis Toe to Ankle

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Surgical Skills Course

Spine Education and Research Institute

                                                   Denver, CO                         9/08

 

Metatarsus Adductus Bunion  

Bunion Complications: Recurrence    

Rearfoot surgery Pearls: Panel Discussion

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

                                                   Long Beach, CA                  2/08

 

Anterolateral Leg Compartment Syndrome

Overview of Entrapment Peripheral Neuropathies

New Technologies and Applications:  Neuropathy

No Bones About It—Soft Tissue Issues    Surgical Skills Course

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons

AAOS Orthopedic Learning Center  Chicago, IL                 9/06

 

Rheumatoid Rearfoot & Ankle Deformites    

Ankle Arthrodesis: Indications & Technique

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

                                                              Las Vegas, NV                                  3/06

 

Surgical treatment of Equinus Deformity

4th Annual Orange County Podiatric Medical Assoc. Meeting

                                                         Huntington Beach, CA              10/05

 

Triple Arthrodesis

Medial Column Procedures Flatfoot Reconstruction

Non-surgical treatment of Adult Acquired Flatfoot

Adult Flatfoot Symposium: Live video broadcast

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons

                                                       Oklahoma City, OK                    8/05                

                                                                       

Controversies in Reconstructive Foot Surgery

Preserving the Foot in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Northwest Podiatric Foundation   Summer Meeting

Swedish Hospital                    Seattle, WA                 6/05

 

Fusions in Flatfoot Surgery

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

                                                   New Orleans, LA     4/05

                                   

Subtalar Joint Fusion

Conservative Treatment of Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Flatfoot Seminar

AAOS Orthopedic Learning Center  Chicago, IL                 8/04

 

Foot & Ankle Care in the Aging Adult

Charting the Course in Gerontological Nursing

Nebraska Methodist Hospital – Peter Kiewit Conference Center

                                                            Omaha, NE                 4/04

 

Diabetic Foot Care

Diabetic Support Group

Bergan-Mercy Hospital                     Omaha, NE                 4/04

 

Lapidus Arthrodesis: Indications, Technique, & Pearls

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

                                                                San Diego, CA                    3/04

 

Specialized Lesser Metatarsal Osteotomies

Salvage of Failed Hammertoe Surgery

Advanced Forefoot Surgical Skills Seminar

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons

AAOS Orthopedic Learning Center  Chicago, IL                 8/03

 

Foot & Ankle Overuse Conditions

Excel Physical Therapy                      Omaha, NE                 3/03

 

Sinus Tarsi Syndrome or Nerve Entrapment?

Treatment of Tibial Sesamoid Pathology

Complications of Base Wedge Osteotomies

Kansas State Podiatric Association Annual Fall Meeting

                                                             Overland Park, KS    9/02

 

Evans Calcaneal Osteotomy

Reconstruction of the Rheumatoid Foot

2002 APMA Annual Scientific Meeting  

Seattle, WA                 8/02

Kansas State Podiatric Association Annual Fall Meeting

                                                            Overland Park, KS     9/02

 

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

                                    Achilles Tendon: Insertional and Noninsertional Pathology

Kansas State Podiatric Association Annual Spring Meeting

                                                            Lindsborg, KS                        4/02

 

Long-Term Outlook on the Treatment of Onychomycosis      

                                                            Lincoln, NE                 3/02

                                                            Hastings, NE               6/02

 

Surgical Correction of the Adult Flexible Flatfoot

“The Seattle Experience”

Division Six: American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons

Chicago, IL                 3/02

Kansas State Podiatric Association Annual Spring Meeting

                                                            Lindsborg, KS                        4/02

 

Rheumatoid Forefoot:

Are we crippling people with Pan Metatarsal Head Resection? (Yes)

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

Beverly Hills, CA       2/02

 

Advanced Internal Fixation: Rearfoot Reconstruction

Calcaneocuboid Joint Distraction Arthrodesis

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

                                                                Beverly Hills, CA   2/02

 

Onychomycosis: What you and your patients need to know

Novartis Consultant Physician Lecture Series

                                                         Omaha, NE                  2/01, 3/01

                                                         Lincoln, NE                  2/01, 3/01

ND State Podiatric Annual Mtg.         Bismark, ND               5/01

 

Reconstruction of the Rheumatoid Foot

Northwest Podiatric Foundation        Lake Tahoe, NV         3/00

3rd Annual Northwest Foot & Ankle Surgery Symposium

Swedish Medical Center                      Seattle, WA                3/00

 

Diagnosis & Management of Tarsometatarsal Injuries

Northwest Podiatric Foundation        Lake Tahoe, NV         3/00

 

Management of Podiatric Office Emergencies

Northwest Podiatric Foundation        Lake Tahoe, NV         3/00

WA State Podiatric Annual Mtg.       Lake Chelan, WA       4/00

 

Musculoskeletal Tumor work-up of the Lower Extremity

Northwest Podiatric Foundation        Lake Tahoe, NV         3/00

 

Recognition & Treatment of Common Foot Disorders

St. Josephs Medical Center                Omaha, NE                 7/99

 

Treatment of Onychomycosis in the Diabetic Patient

Novartis Production Facility              Lincoln, NE                 7/99

 

Onychomycosis Treatment with Oral Antifungal Medications

Department of Family Medicine        Omaha, NE                 7/99

 

Univ. of Nebraska Med. Ctr.

NE State Podiatric Annual Mtg.        Grand Island, NE       10/96

 

Comprehensive Review of Tarsal Navicular Fractures

Northwest Podiatric Foundation        Lake Tahoe, NV         3/00

Northwest Podiatric Foundation        Seattle, WA                 5/96

 

Navicular Stress Fracture: Case Presentation

WA State Podiatric Annual Mtg.       Lake Chelan, WA       4/96

Navicular Stress Fractures: A Diagnostic & Management Protocol

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

                                                            New Orleans, LA        3/96

 

Workmen’s Compensation Board Symposium                      12/95

University of Alberta: Edmonton, Canada

Lower Extremity Repetitive Strain Injuries”

Featured Speaker:

Lectures Presented: Anatomy of the Foot & Ankle, Lower

Extremity Overuse Injuries, Plantar Heel Pain, Tarsal Tunnel

Syndrome, Achilles Tendon Disorders, Anatomy of a Workboot

 

The Effect of the Evans Calcaneal Osteotomy on the Intraarticular

Contact Characteristics of the Calcaneocuboid Joint

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Mtg.

                                                            San Francisco, CA      3/95

 

American Podiatric Medical Association Annual Mtg.

                                                            Seattle, WA                 8/95

 

Surgical Principles of Tendon Transfers

Northwest Podiatric Foundation        Seattle, WA                 10/94

 

 

Hospital

Affiliations:

Arizona:

 

 




Scottsdale Healthcare Thompson Peak  
Affiliate                 3/08
7400 East Thompson Peak Parkway
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
480-324-7000

 

John C. Lincoln Hospital                   Associate                     12/06
Deer Valley Campus
19829 N. 27th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ    85027
623.879.5369

 

Paradise Valley Hospital                    Associate                     10/06
3929 E Bell Rd                       
Phoenix, AZ    85032
602.923.5000

 

Scottsdale Healthcare - Shea             Affiliate                       10/06
9003 E Shea Blvd.      
Scottsdale, AZ             85260   
480.323.3000

 

Licensures:

 

 

Arizona                        #643                Active
California                     #E4655            Inactive
Iowa                            #617                Inactive
Nebraska                     #255                Inactive
Washington                  #513                Inactive

 

Certifications:

 

 

Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Surgery                        7/99, recertified to 2019

  • Foot Surgery
  • Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery

 

 

Professional

Organizations:

 

 

Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Diplomat, American Board of Podiatric Surgery

Medical Advisor, International Foot & Ankle Foundation

Member, American Podiatric Medical Association

Member, Arizona Podiatric Medical Association