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Meet Our Doctors

To learn more about our board certified podiatrists click on their pictures below.

Cheryl L. Weiner, DPM
Cheryl L. Weiner, DPM

Lee D. Pearlman, DPM
Lee D. Pearlman, DPM

Richard D. Weiner, DPM
Richard D. Weiner, DPM

Lori M. DeBlasi, DPM
Lori M. DeBlasi, DPM

Elizabeth A. Hewitt, DPM
Elizabeth A. Hewitt, DPM

When To Call a Doctor

  • You have persistent pain in your feet or ankles.
  • You have noticeable change to your nails or skin.
  • Your feet are severely cracking, scaling, or peeling.
  • There are blisters on your feet.
  • There are signs of bacterial infection, including:
    • Increased pain, swelling, redness, tenderness, or heat.
    • Red streaks extending from the affected area.
    • Discharge of pus.
    • Fever of 100°F (37.78°C) or higher with no other cause.
    • Symptoms that do not improve after two weeks of treatment with a non-prescription product.
    • Spreading of the infection to other areas, such as the nail bed, or skin under the nail, the nail itself, or the surrounding skin.
  • Your toenail is getting thicker and causing you discomfort.
  • You have heel pain accompanied by a fever, redness (sometimes warmth) or numbness or tingling in your heel, or persistent pain without putting any eight or pressure on your heel, or the pain is not alleviated by ice, aspirin, (or ibuprofen or acetaminophen).
  • You have diabetes or certain diseases associated with poor circulation and you develop athlete's foot.

People with diabetes are at increased risk for a severe bacterial infection of the foot and leg if they  have athlete's foot.

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