Podiatry

To schedule an appointment, please call 866-624-7637.

If you’d like to schedule an appointment in Baton Rouge, call our office at 225-761-5200.

We offer same-day and next-day appointments. We also offer virtual visits. If you are a new patient, your first virtual appointment is at the discretion of the provider. Learn more about virtual visits, here.

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At Ochsner, we know that even the smallest foot or ankle problem can lead to pain. Our podiatrists diagnose and treat the gamut of acute and chronic conditions including:

• Arthritis
• Athlete’s foot and other fungal infections
• Benign bone tumors
• Benign soft tissue tumors, benign tumors and masses of the foot
• Blisters
• Brachymetatarsia
• Broken bones
• Bunions - painful bumps that form on the bone below your big toe
• Bursitis - an inflammation of fluid-filled sacs in your joints
• Calluses and corns - buildups of thick tissue on your feet or toes
• Charcot foot - a rare disease that attacks the tissues in your feet and is often connected to complications from diabetes
• Chronic foot or ankle pain
• Claw toes
• Congenital foot deformities
• Cysts
• Diabetic foot problems, including ulceration
• Flatfoot
• Foot and ankle fractures
• Foot and ankle disease
• Foot trauma
• Frostbite
• Fungal infections
• Gout - a type of arthritis that often affects the lower limbs
• Hammertoes - a condition that causes deformities in the middle joints of your toes
• Heel injuries
• Heel spurs
• Ingrown toenails
• Infections
• Mallet toes
• Metatarsalgia
• Morton’s neuroma - a condition caused by thickened tissue in the ball of your foot that puts pressure on your nerves
• Mycotic nails
• Neurapraxia
• Neuromas
• Neuropathy - damage to the nerves in your feet
• Onychomycosis
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteomyelitis - a type of infection in the bone
• Pediatric foot and ankle problems
• Peripheral arterial disease - a cardiovascular condition that can cause feet problems
• Plantar fasciitis - an inflammation of tissue in your heel that causes pain
• Plantar fibromatosis
• Posterior tibial tendonitis/dysfunction
• Pseudogout
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Running injuries
• Shin splints
• Sports injuries
• Sprains
• Stress fractures
• Tendonitis - inflammation of the tendons in your ankles
• Turf toe - a sprain in the joint of your big toe
• Warts

Ochsner offers a wide range of leading-edge treatments for podiatric concerns, including:

• Achilles’ tendonitis
• Ankle pathology
• Ankle fracture or sprains
• Ankle pain - we offer a range of treatments
• Arthroscopy - minimally invasive joint surgery
• Bracing
• Bunion and hammertoe pain
• Conservative treatments of the foot
• Custom orthotics and shoe inserts that can relieve foot pain
• Diabetic foot care
• Diabetic foot screening
• Diabetic foot ulcer evaluation
• Fasciotomy - a type of tendon surgery
• Foot reconstruction surgery
• Fracture care
• Fungus nails and skin
• Heel pain
• Ingrown toenails
• Joint capsulitis
• Lapiplasty 3D bunion correction
• Limb-salvage surgery
• Nerve decompression surgery - relieves pain and numbness
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Musculoskeletal foot pathology
• Neuroma
• Osteotomy bunion surgery - surgery to repair the toe joint
• Plantar wart treatment
• Sports medicine
• Steroid injections
• Tenosynovitis
• Total contact casting

Whenever possible, Ochsner podiatrists use minimally invasive foot and ankle surgery. These procedures usually have a quicker recovery time and less scarring.

Ochsner Health’s podiatry team takes a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to foot and ankle care. Many foot and ankle conditions are linked to other health issues, such as diabetes or peripheral artery disease. In these cases, treating the foot alone isn’t enough.

That’s why our board-certified podiatrists work closely with specialists across Ochsner Health to address the root cause of the problem. This team-based approach ensures each patient receives expert, whole-person care. When needed, we offer coordinated appointments with specialists in areas such as endocrinology, vascular surgery, wound care and orthopedics.

• Endocrinology
• Infectious diseases
• Neuroscience
• Orthopedics
• Pain management
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Physical therapy
• Sports medicine
• Vascular and endovascular surgery

Our podiatry team also conducts clinical trials and research, investigating advanced options for managing diabetic ulcerations and other serious foot and ankle problems.