Is Your SPECIALIST… REALLY A SPECIALIST?

Dr. Tankson is the ONLY board-certified, orthopaedic surgeon fellowship trained in foot and ankle surgery, serving the tri-county area.

As the first surgeon to perform ankle replacement surgery in Lake County, he is also the only surgeon in a three-county area with the experience, skill and training to perform highly-advanced ankle replacement surgery. Dr. Tankson receives referrals from physicians across the state who want to ensure the best options are available to their patients.

From conservative care for ankle injuries to complex care for foot and ankle trauma; arthroscopic surgery of the foot and ankle to ankle and foot fusion surgery to alleviate pain and instability; from joint replacements of the foot to total ankle replacement, trust the foot and ankle specialist other physicians trust. WHEN EXPERTISE MATTERS.

Diagnosis and Treatment (Medical and Surgical) for:

• Routine and Complex Fractures of the Foot and Ankle

• Advanced Treatment for Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle

• Symptomatic Adult Flat Foot

• Achilles Tendon Disorders

• Bunions, Claw Toes, Hammer Toes

• Revision Surgery

Call today for an appointment. Compassionate Specialized Care by Board Certified Fellowship-Trained Surgeons

ORTHOPAEDICS

Center for Advanced Foot & Ankle Surgery

701 Medical Plaza Dr., Leesburg • 326-8115

Summit Medical Park, 765 Highway 466, Lady Lake • 753-9105

J. Mandume Kerina, MD

Board Certified, Fellowship Trained, Advanced Joint Replacement Surgery of the Knee and Hip

Isaac L. Mitchell, MD

Board Certified, Fellowship Trained, Shoulder/Upper Extremity & Sports Medicine

Claudia L. Thomas, MD

Board Certified, Fellowship Trained, Orthopaedic Trauma, General Orthopaedics

Alfred J. Cook, Jr., MD

Board Certified, Fellowship Trained, Sports Medicine and Cartilage Rejuvenation

John T. Williams, Jr., MD

Board Certified, Fellowship Trained, Advanced Joint Replacement Surgery of the Hip

Saving Lives

The Tavares Fire Department recently became a certified advanced life support provider. The new advanced life support program will raise the level of medical services that can be provided in the field by Tavares Fire Department personnel.

To transition from basic life support to advanced life support, the department now has four certified paramedics who are trained to perform electrocardiograms, give medication, defibrillate a cardiac arrest, maintain airway management, and administer intravenous lines for fluids. Thus, paramedics can provide critical medical care within minutes of arrival to an incident. In addition to an increase in staffing, the department also acquired a cardiac monitor through a state grant.

A heartfelt connection

Patients and their families receiving care in Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care’s hospice houses and partner facilities can now connect instantly with loved ones far away.

Using new iPads, the Cornerstone patients and their families are able to use Apple’s FaceTime video chat application to see and talk to loved ones who cannot be bedside. Additionally, they have access to a growing number of applications that allow for downloading books, streaming music, playing games, and much more.

The new iPads, called iPops, are outfitted on a lightweight stand that can be moved easily throughout a patient’s room or to another location in the hospice house. A wireless Internet network enables quick access to online applications.

“Our hospice care team has even used the iPads to allow a man in our care to communicate with his wife who is in a nursing home and unable to visit him,” says Derenda Hamilton, Cornerstone’s IT director. “Since introducing the iPads, our nursing staff has identified even more ways to use the devices because the technology is easy to use and applications are diverse.”

• Corns

• Morton’s Neuromas

• Ingrown Nails and Warts

• Heel and Arch Pain

• Thick, Painful Toenails

• Foot Injuries

• Diabetic & Geriatric Foot Care

• Sports Medicine

• Orthotics

• Diabetic Shoes

• Numbness/Tingling

Feet

“My daughter, Calista, had an ingrown toenail. We went to another podiatrist before visiting Tri-County Podiatry and the outcomes between the first podiatrist and Dr. Wu were as different as night and day. After seeing what he was able to do for my daughter, both my mother and I now go to Tri-County Podiatry.”

—Tammy Bennett