Dr. Affan Akhtar is a podiatric physician and surgeon whose services can be accessed at a number of locations. Dr. Akhtar is board-certified by the American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery, and he is on the medical staff at Robert Wood Johnson/Rahway, seeing patients for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and St. Joseph's Healthcare System in both Wayne and Paterson.
Board Certified in Foot Surgery
Reconstructive Foot & Ankle Surgery
Optimal Ankle & Foot, LLC – Current Podiatric Surgeon
Robert Wood Johnson Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
St. Josephs Hospital/Regional Medical Center Patterson and Wayne New Jersey
1/2009-1/2013 Secretary – Kimball Medical Center – Dept of Podiatry
2007-2008-Medical Education Committee – KMC
Wound Care Institute – KMC
2010-Infection Control Committee – KMC
Robert Wood Johnson (Rahway) 2015- performed the first two Total Ankle Replacements
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery (PM&S-36) Chief Resident; Roger Williams Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine;Providence, RI- 7/2004 – 6/2007
Comprehensive clinical and surgical training in foot and ankle surgery: Orthopedic Surgery- Plastic Surgery- Vascular Surgery
Medical rotations: Dermatology, Rheumatology, Neurology, Anesthesia, Radiology, Pathology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, and Internal Medicine.
Surgical Courses: Ankle Arthroscopy – AO Comprehensive – Accumed Orthopedic Foot and Ankle – Depuy External Fixation of Foot and Ankle – EBI External Fixation of Foot and Ankle – Othofix External Fixation of Foot and Ankle – Arthrex Foot and Ankle Biologic Course
New York College of Podiatric Medicine; NY,NY Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine-5/2004
Fairleigh Dickinson University; Teaneck, NJ Bachelor of Science-6/2000 Major: Chemical Biology
A Closer Look at Metatarsal Osteotomies- Podiatry Today, June, 2011 -Affan Akhtar, DPM, AACFAS, Darren Diiulio, DPM, AACFAS, and Luke Cicchinelli, DPM, FACFAS
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
2007 ACFAS Complication Seminar- Lecture preformed
Ankle & STJ Fusion American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
New Jersey Podiatric Medical Society
NYCPM Honor Council Representative 2000-2004
American Podiatric Medical Association
American Professional Wound Care Association
State of New Jersey