Jerome A. Slavitt, D.P. M.

Education:

• University Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, New Jersey
  Bachelor of Science, Biology, 1973
• Medical School: Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Independence, Ohio
  Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, 1977
• Residency In Podiatric Medicine and Surgery: 1977 to 1978
  Lutheran Hospital of Maryland, in association with Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Union Memorial Hospital

Certifying Surgical Boards:

• Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Surgery
• Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Hospital Affiliations:

• Northwest Hospital Center
• Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC)

Member Organizations:

• American Podiatric Medical Association
• Maryland Podiatric Medical Association

Professional Positions:

• Chief, Division of Podiatric Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Northwest Hospital Center
• International Lecturer on all forms of reconstructive foot surgery

Specialty:

Joint replacement surgery and digital arthrodesis (Hammertoe Correction)

Awards and Citation:

• Innovator of the Year Award in Medicine - Maryland, 2005
• Secretaries Citation Award - State of Maryland, 2005

United States Patents and Designs:

• Ankle Stabilization Brace
• Digital Compression Screw for Hammertoe Surgery
• Slavitt Phalangeal Forceps

Publications:

• Impact Fractures of the Lesser Digits, JAPA, Volume 67, Number 8, 8/77
• Hemangiomas of the Foot: A Case Report and Classification, Journal of Foot Surgery, Volume 18, Number 4, Winter Quarter, 1979.
• Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa: A Case Report, JAPA, Volume 70, Number 7, 7/80
• Ganglions of the Foot: A Six Year Retrospective Study with Review of the Literature, JAPA, Volume 70, Number 9, 9/80
• The Podiatric Physicians’ Sports Medicine Bag, JAPA, Volume 72, Number 9, 9/82
• The BioPro Digital Compression Screw: The Next Generation in Arthrodesis for Correction of Digital Deformities, Podiatry Management, March 2004.
• Hammertoe Correction by Arthrodesis Using the Digital Compression Screw, PRESENT Residency Courseware, April 2007.
• Case Study: An Unusual Case of a Migrating Broken K-Wire Causing 2nd MTP Destruction with Painful Hammertoe Requiring a Second Reconstructive Surgery, PRESENT Residency Courseware, July 2008.
• Emerging Concepts in Cryosurgery for Wart Therapy, Podiatry Today, November 2008
• Compression Staples for Bone Fixation in Podiatric Surgery, PRESENT Residency Courseware, February, 2009.
• Not Your Everyday Forefoot Surgical Cases – Problems and Solutions – Attendee Interaction, PRESENT E Learning Courseware, July, 2009
• Balancing Digital Arthrodesis with Flexor Tendon Transfers and MPJ Corrections, Podiatry Today, March 2011.