Foot and Ankle Specialist


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  • Takes Time to Listen: 100%
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  • Average Wait Time: 5 minutes
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Dr. Gennady Kolodenker, DPM, AACFAS is a highly reviewed Sports Medicine and Surgery Fellowship Trained Podiatrist. He now practices Adult and Pediatric Foot and Ankle Surgery in Orange County, Southern California. Dr. Kolodenker is a Podiatrist at Hoag Newport Beach and Irvine. He is also on staff at CHOC in Orange.

Dr. K specializes in complex and simple adult and pediatric foot and ankle surgery. Procedures range from ankle fractures, foot fractures, torn tendons and ligaments, painful arthritis, joint replacement surgery to bunion and hammer toe surgery, and neuroma excision. He is an expert in wound management along with diabetic and charcot reconstruction. Dr. Kolodenker treats adult and pediatric foot and ankle pathology.

Dr. Kolodenker is Clinical Assistant Professor at Western University of Health Sciences. He is also a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) here in Orange County – Southern California. We can also perform an Independent Medical Evaluation (IME).

“I have learned and experienced many things during my residency and fellowship. I owe my extensive knowledge and skills to my past patients and attendings” – Gennady Kolodenker, DPM, AACFAS

He completed a three year surgical foot and ankle podiatry residency at University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, NJ (UMDNJ). During residency he was taught by general orthopedic surgeons, podiatrist, and foot and ankle specialized orthopaedic doctors who were trained at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. The UMDNJ residency provided Dr. Kolodenker with vast experiences in trauma, limb preservation, reconstructive surgery, and cosmetic foot and ankle surgery.

neuropathy is likely creating the problem

Gennady Kolodenker