Award-Winning Podiatrist Establishes Podiatry House Call Practice for San Francisco Bay Area

Online, April 23, 2010 (Newswire.com) - San Francisco, CA, April 23, 2010 - Renowned podiatric surgeon, Dr. Christopher Segler, has announced the grand opening of "Doc on the Run Podiatry House Calls," a house-call-based podiatry practice established to serve the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Apart from affordable expert care for a number of geriatric foot and ankle conditions in the convenience of their own home, Doc on the Run offers patients same-day appointments, 24/7 routine and emergency care, and direct personal access to the doctor.

Conditions treated include diabetic foot ulcer prevention, in-home wound care, treatment of painful corns and calluses, and thick, difficult to cut toenails. Patients commonly are home-bound, elderly and retired but alert and enjoying life. In many cases, the children of these patients are working hard to arrange the best care for their aging parents. The goal is typically to help the elderly client stay in their own home instead of placing them in a nursing home.

Dr. Segler's extensive training and award-winning research is also often called upon for second opinions or difficult to diagnosis injuries and conditions. Further, he has particular expertise in Diabetic Foot Care-an area where foot care takes a critical role. As a diabetic limb salvage expert, Dr. Segler has extensive training on the latest techniques in Wound Care and Limb Salvage and prevention of diabetes-related foot amputation. The American Diabetes Association reports that more than 60% of nontraumatic lower-limb amputations occur in people with diabetes. Believing that these amputations are preventable with the early and accurate care, Doc on the Run offers personalized diabetic foot care packages as a cost-effective means of delivering expert in-home care.

Dr. Segler cites reduced insurance and Medicare reimbursements and the resulting increased demand on patient load as one of the primary reasons behind developing Doc on the Run Podiatry House Calls. Speaking from personal experience, Dr. Segler notes the frustration both he and his patients felt when he operated a traditional brick and mortar practice. "Patients who use Doc on the Run don't have to take time off of work, negotiate traffic, and pay for tolls and parking, all to waste time waiting for a doctor who typically barely has enough time to diagnose and treat them, much less the time to answer questions and talk about prevention,' says Dr. Segler.

Minimal operational needs and costs shift the focus of the Doc on the Run back to where Dr. Segler feels it should be-on providing the best possible care to patients who need extra time and attention. Relishing the fact that he can spend up to two hours with a new patient making sure all needs are met and questions answered, "I began to wonder if I'd lost interest in medicine, but today I love my job and my patients are happy and satisfied."

About Dr. Christopher Segler
Christopher P. Segler, DPM is an award-winning foot surgeon and specialist who seeks to provide the finest treatment options for foot and ankle conditions. He believes that the best medicine is often personalized care and prompt attention. He specializes in convenient, patient-centered podiatry house calls. If you have a question about whether or not your foot or ankle problem needs treatment, you can speak with him directly by calling Doc on the Run. For additional info, contact Doc on the Run Podiatry House Calls, 236 West Portal Avenue, #332, San Francisco, CA 94127, (415) 308-0833, , http://www.docontherun.com