SRQ Magazine | 2020 Top Doctors Medical Resource Guide: Dr. James M. Cottom

James M. Cottom DPM, FACFAS

HONOREE Foot and Ankle Surgeon

Dr. Cottom received his bachelor’s degree with honors from Michigan State University. In 2002 he graduated Magna Cum Laude from Scholl College / Finch University, in Chicago, Illinois. Subsequently, he completed a three-year surgical residency in reconstructive and trauma surgery of the foot and ankle at the Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University, in Detroit, Michigan. In addition, he completed an AO International Trauma Fellowship in Seattle, WA, an Ilizarov Fellowship in Kurgan, Russia as well as a 12-month orthopedic foot and ankle Fellowship in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Cottom has been in practice in the Sarasota area since 2007.

ABOUT THE PRACTICE

At Florida Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Center (FLOFAC), our team of board-certified specialists care for men, women and children. We strive to provide the best foot, ankle and leg care on the Gulf Coast. From routine foot care, to state-of the-art total ankle replacement, our patients receive individualized, compassionate care in an office equipped with the most innovative technologies in lower extremity care. Dr. James Cottom and his team provide treatment for a full range of foot and ankle conditions and ailments. The fellowship-trained team cares for sprains, arthritis, fractures, sports injuries, and traumatic injuries of the foot, ankle and leg. Our doctors specialize in trauma and reconstructive surgery, offering a a variety of advanced arthroscopic procedures, joint replacements, ligament and tendon repairs, and deformity correction surgeries. In addition, the FLOFAC team provides cutting-edge regenerative treatments like shockwave therapy, platelet rich plasma, BMAC and amniotic flowable injections. We offer physical therapy in the office as well.

WHAT SETS YOUR PRACTICE APART?

Individualized, state of the art compassionate treatment. It is simple, we have focused our patient care on the most important aspect, the patient! Our new office is state of the art with an environment that is very relaxing and comfortable. This has also allowed us to limit how many patients we see each day so that each patient receives the appropriate time that is needed with the physician. With an inviting, family-friendly environment and a practice that treats its patients’ time with as much respect as their own, it's time to schedule with the team at FLOFAC!

SPECIALTIES

• Non-operative and surgical treatment of foot, ankle and leg issues

• Arthritis including Total Ankle Replacement

• Arthroscopic Surgery

• Minimally Invasive Surgery

• Complex deformity correction

FLORIDA ORTHOPEDIC FOOT & ANKLE CENTER (FLOFAC)

1630 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota, FL 34239 941.924.8777 | FLOFAC.com

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