Dr. James DeJesus

Specialties

• Podiatric Surgery
• Podiatric Orthopedics
• Diabetic Neuropathy
• Sports Injuries
• Flat Foot Reconstruction

Board Certification

• American Board of Podiatric Surgery
• American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics
• Board Examiner of American Board of Podiatric Surgery

Hospital Affiliations

• St. Mary’s Hospital – Waterbury, Connecticut
• Naugatuck Valley Surgical Center – Waterbury, Connecticut
• Danbury Hospital – Danbury, Connecticut
• Danbury Surgical Center – Danbury, Connecticut
• Waterbury Hospital – Waterbury, Connecticut

Professional Information

• 1982 – St. John’s University
  Jamaica, NY
  Bachelor of Science – Pharmacist
• 1987 – New York College of Podiatric Medicine
  New York, NY
  Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
• 1988 – Residency in Podiatric Surgery
  West Haven VA Medical Center
  West Haven, CT
• 1989 – Chief Resident in Podiatric Surgery
  West Haven VA Medical Center
  West Haven, CT
• 2001 – Peripheral Nerve Decompression Training
  Union Memorial Hospital
  Baltimore, MD
• 2002 – Microsurgery Training
  Columbia University
  New York, NY
• Private Practice since 1990 – Family Footcare, PC
• West Haven VA Medical Center – Yale Clinical Campus Academic Instructor for Podiatric Surgical Residency
• Chief of Podiatric Surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital (Waterbury, CT)
• Site Director for the Yale Podiatric Residency Program at Naugatuck Valley Surgical Center
• Executive Board member for Naugatuck Valley Surgical Center (Waterbury, CT) 2015 – Present
• Co-Manager Naugatuck Valley Surgical Center (Waterbury, CT) 2015 – Present
• Connecticut Magazine “Top Docs” 2010 – 2015
• Secretary/Treasurer for the Connecticut Podiatric Medical Association (CPMA) 2015 – Present
• Arthrex Corporation Consultant
• Arthrex Corporation Distal Extremity Medical Education Faculty (Naples, FL)
• Bellevue Compounding Pharmacy Consultant
• Past Consultant for Integra Life Sciences
• Past Consultant for OsteoMed Corporation
• Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Adjunct Faculty
• National Lecturer on Podiatric Medicine & Surgery