• Experience as a 1st Year Resident

    When I started my first year of podiatric residency at Scripps Encinitas, I remember feeling both excited and overwhelmed. No matter how much you prepare as a student, stepping in the role of a physician is a whole new world to tackle. I wanted to share my personal journey — the challenges, small victories, and lessons learned along the way — to help others feel more confident making that leap. I felt as though if my experiences can make someone else’s transition even an ounce smoother, then I did my job.

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  • Stepping into Residency: What Two Years Taught Me

    I had the opportunity to join PICA’s Insured Connection podcast with one of my prodigious and successful podiatric mentors to reflect on my first two years in residency. A few of the various topics we discussed included the unique growth I formed with both podiatric and orthopedic specialties, the multidisciplinary approach to well-rounded patient care, and being an advocate for mental health.

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  • Tillaux Fracture Associated with Adult Ankle Fracture Injury

    In May 2023, I published a case report in the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association on a rare type of ankle fracture that’s usually seen in children — but in this particular case, it occured in an adult. There’s very little medical literature that describes this kind of injury in adults, which is why I felt it was important to share with the medical community. If this fracture goes unrecognized, it can lead to serious long-term problems, including early arthritis, chronic pain, and loss of ankle movement possibly requiring more extensive surgery. My goal was to bring more awareness and emphasize other foot and ankle surgeons to identify and place more scrutiny on these injuries to prevent these complications.

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  • The Future of Podiatry & Resources

    During podiatric medical school, I served as the Chairwoman of the Education Committee for the American Podiatric Medical Student Association. In this role, I advocated for the resources available to all podiatric students across the country, worked to ensure that as students we had a strong voice at the national level, and focused on initiatives to strengthen and advance the profession as a whole. It was a rewarding opportunity to support not only my peers, but to contribute to the future of podiatry.

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Overuse of MRI in diagnosing osteomyelitis in the foot and ankle. Bayes theorem application. This also discussed diabetes and charcot neuroathropathy

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Annual 2025 Scientific Conference — Poster Acceptance

I presented a poster on the overuse of MRI in diagnosis osteomyelitis (bone infection) in the foot and ankle, applying Bayes’ Theorem to highlight the importance of clinical judgement. Too often, MRIs are ordered reflexively, despite the long standing research that depicts the combination of objective physical exam findings and lab studies can more accurately guide diagnosis. Imaging studies may be highly sensitive in revealing abnormalities, but it cannot reliably distinguish between the various differential diagnoses such as infection or inflammatory pathologies. My goal with this presentation was to remind the medical community that while technology is valuable, it should complement — not replace — thoughtful reasoning.