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4TEM PLE UN I V E R S I T Y S C H O O L O F P O D I A T R I C M E D I C I N E A L U M N I N E WSL ETTERJ ALUMNI PROFILE: LARRY LEVINE, DPMBY DENISE M. KRENSKI, CLA ’95When a young Larry Levine showed up to a blockA child of second generation Eastern European immigrants,party in a North Jersey neighborhood in the midLevine was taught at an early age that everyone should be60s, he was there to play keyboards with his band.treated the same. “We are all equal,” he noted, which backs hisUnfortunately for Levine, the piano he was set to use was tooprofessional philosophy to provide seamless quality healthcarebig to be dragged out of his friend’s home. Instead of makingacross the board to all populations.music, he started talking to one of the young ladies there andcoincidentally, married her a few years later.Dr. Levine has not forgotten where he came from, and PCPM/TUSPM is not an exception. In 2010, Levine established theSimilar to how Levine met his wife, he found the field ofIsadore P. Forman, DPM Scholarship Fund in memory of Dr.podiatry -- by chance. It was while taking a physics class asForman, his mentor and the man who pushed him to thinkan undergraduate at Rutgers University that he first heard ofcritically and scientifically. “He was a strict disciplinarian,”the field of podiatry. “The guy next to me told me that he wasLevine recalled, “but he would listen to his students.” Thattaking this class because he was going to be a podiatrist,”meant the world to Levine. This scholarship provides non-Levine shared. “And, I said: ‘what’s that?’”traditional, third year students at TUSPM who have financialFast forward four decades to Levine,need.a 1971 graduate of what was thenWhen not running his practices with his great team of doctorsPCPM, growing his first solo practice,and staff or teaching practice management and administrationwhich he inherited from a retiringat TUSPM, Levine spends time with family, traveling, collectingcolleague, into a 32-and-growingart and wine and playing music. Jgroup of practices in New Jersey andPennsylvania. All of his practicesare under the name of Foot HealthFor more information about our scholarships, please check enters -- while some are privateDr. Levine will be theKeynote Speaker at thisyears Rite of PassageCeremony.offices, others provide the podiatriccomponent in federally qualifiedhealth facilities that treat patients inunderserved urban and rural areas.Expanding his practices to includefederally qualified health centers (FQHC) was an idea presentedto him by one of his patients, who was the CEO at FQHC inTrenton. “This seemed to be the logical next step,” Levinenoted. Opening practices that are a part of FQHC enabledFoot Health Centers to see a segment of the population thatwas undervalued and underappreciated. “We felt blessedthat we could provide the podiatric care to those who neededit.” Philadelphia Business Journal recognized this withthe “Consultant of the Year: Silver Level” honors in 2013.Additionally, Levine has been appointed to the advisory boardof First Colonial Community Bank in Haddon Township, NJ.Despite being named TOP DOC in NJ and Philly eight times since2002, Levine quickly notes: “I didn’t build all of this myself.”He attributes his and the practices’ success to his longtimeassociates, PCPM/TUSPM alumni, Dr. Richard Adler and Dr.Robert Barbuto, as well as with Kent State University College ofPodiatric Medicine alum, Dr. Stanley Bodzin. “We are continuingto grow and to evolve and we are not just staying in one place.”Follow TUSPM alumni TUSPMalumni TUSPMalumni /in/tuspmalumni/

P O DIATRY.TEMPL E. EDUSPRING EDITIONSTRIDESJ FACULTY PROFILE: JOSHUA MOORE, DPMBY MAGGIE WURST, SMC ’17[after graduating from podiatry schoolJM: My teaching style is very muchat Des Moines University], but I figured Iinteractive. I like to involve the studentswould still apply for residencies.in my lectures. They know when theyStrides: When did you realize that podiatrycome into my classroom that they arewas going to be your life’s work?JM: When I was called to interview, I hadnever heard of podiatry. I didn’t knowwhether podiatrists worked with the footor the head. I was told to go shadow afew podiatrists and I fell in love with it.students?JM: It benefits [my students] becauseI remember what it was like, so I canrelate to them still and remember what Iwent through at this stage of the game. Ihave an insight into how to get through(JM): I specialize in foot and anklesurgery, specifically trauma andreconstruction.the struggles they may be facing.Strides: What are some of your tips forgraduating podiatry students?Strides: What do you enjoy about teachingDforward.professor positively influencing podiatrypodiatric medicine?r. Joshua Moore, assistantstudents to grasp the information goingin clinical practice, surgical practice,Strides: What is your area of specialty instudents.because I feel it is the best way forStrides: How do you see a youngerwithin the profession.Faculty Member of the Year for 2014 by TUSPM’sapplication [in my classes] as possiblefive, or seven days a week. You can workYou can essentially make your own nicheTUSPM Administrative Council, was awarded thethings. I like to have as much clinicalI love the fact that you can work four,trauma, pediatrics, or anything you want.Dr. Joshua Moore, the newest member of thegoing to be asked to read and identifypodiatry?JM: Graduating students have to beprepared to work hard. In today’s world,professor in TUSPM’s DepartmentJM: I love interacting with my students.they have to be willing and able to trulyof Foot and Ankle Surgery,They keep me driven to always bettergrasp medicine as a whole, not just thewasn’t always a Philadelphian. Aftermyself in my role as a physician.Hopefully, I can prepare our students forfoot and ankle. They have to be able toearning an undergraduate degree atLoras College and attending Des Moinesthe future of the profession. I am alwaysUniversity’s College of Podiatric Medicinehonest with them, even if it’s the brutaland Surgery, he took a residency at thetruth. I won’t lie to them, and I won’tUniversity of Medicine and Dentistrylead them on. I tell my students how theof New Jersey (UMDNJ), and eventuallyprofession really works and not what theycame to work at TUSPM in July of 2012.want to hear. At least once a month in myAs a younger teacher, he shares hisexperiences with students and valueshonesty above all else.classes, I sit down with my students andunderstand any condition that the bodymay or may not present to them. Theyneed to be willing to work well withothers in all professional spectrums ofmedicine. Podiatrists need to be ethical,and they need to have professionalismand compassion for their patients.we will have candid conversations aboutStrides: What is something that yourhow things work [in the field of podiatry].students wouldn’t know about you?[We talk about] how to be a successfulJM: I am professionally trained inStrides: How did you break into the field ofphysician who can still go home at thepodiatry?end of the day with morals and ethics thatvocal performance. I volunteer as ahe or she feels good about. Being realmusic director at The University ofand honest with students is the greatestPennsylvania every Sunday night. JJM: I knew that I wanted to studymedicine when I was done withundergraduate, but I didn’t know in whatthing you can give them.For more information about our faculty,area to specialize. I was signed up to doStrides: How would you describe yourvisit: http://podiatry.temple.edu/a year of volunteer work in Baltimoreteaching style?academics/departments.Follow TUSPM alumni TUSPMalumni TUSPMalumni /in/tuspmalumni/5

6TEM PLE UN I V E R S I T Y S C H O O L O F P O D I A T R I C M E D I C I N E A L U M N I N E WSL ETTERJ STUDENT PROFILE: ROHIT GOGNA ’16BY MAGGIE WURST, SMC ’17While searching for podiatry schools,which is successfully implemented in hisGogna was drawn in by TUSPM’s top-class and the two classes below. Gognanotch academic and research programs.invested in branding a bulletin board onOnce a TUSPM student, Gogna wantedto have an impact on the school, whichprompted him to run for Student BodyPresident, a position he successfullyearned and has held for over two years.According to Gogna, he wanted to“make a change” during his time atTUSPM, and over the last two years,he has focused on creating more unitybetween the student body and TUSPM’sadministration.Rohit Gogna, ’16TUSPM Student Body PresidentRohit Gogna, ’16 has always hada personal connection to the footand ankle. “I played a lot of sports [whenI was younger], and I was prone tothe third floor of TUSPM to keep studentsinformed of the current happenings inthe school. Gogna also initiated the firstannual TUSPM holiday clothing drive inDecember 2014 to give back to those inneed during the holidays.In November 2014, Gogna and TUSPMAlumna Dr. Jane Pontius, ’85 launcheda program, that matches fourth yearstudents with first year students. “[Thegoal of the program] is to help the firstyear students smoothly transition intoIn order to do this, in August of 2014,externships and residencies in theGogna created, and successfullyfuture because they will already havelaunched, a monthly newsletter calledconnections with upperclassmen,” said“Student Gaitway,” which featuresGogna.updates from the student governmentand student organizations as well asnotes and advice from various facultymembers and students.Also, Gogna invested the effort torevamp the lobby of the Foot and AnkleInstitute, which began in late 2014 withnew signage, new paint color, andgetting injuries,” said Gogna. “I had a lotIn addition to “Student Gaitway,”new photos and frames of TUPSM’sof ankle sprains, and once you get one, itGogna created a shared online OwlBoxphysicians.is common to get another.”folder in Fall 2013, which serves as anAfter earning undergraduate degrees inaccounting and biology from McGill andConcordia Universities in Canada, Gognawent on to graduate school in publicrelations before beginning his careerin business and accounting. However,online collection of information fromthe student body, student government,and organizations that students haveaccess to at all times. He also createdan electronic scribe note taking systemfor students to use in their classes,For future podiatry students, Gognaoffers advice in order to be successful atTUSPM. “Get involved early and [don’t]be shy. Keep your grades a top priorityat all times,” said Gogna. “Stand up forwhat you believe in and always networkwith other students.” Jhis passion for medicine persisted andGogna then began his career in podiatricmedicine at TUSPM.According to Gogna, his main goal wasto go into medicine, however, he founda passion in podiatry that couldn’t berivaled in other fields. “I was exploringmedicine, and podiatry was somethingI looked into,” said Gogna. “I shadowedpodiatrists, and I knew [the field ofpodiatric medicine] was where I wantedto be.”Follow TUSPM alumni TUSPMalumni TUSPMalumni /in/tuspmalumni/

P O DIATRY.TEMPL E. EDUSPRING EDITIONSTRIDES7J IT STARTED OUT LIKE ANY OTHER SATURDAYContinued from page 1“He saved my life,” she said. “I’ve neverhad someone so compassionate, socompetent.”Dr. Whitney and Pedorthist-Orthotist JamesDodds created a prosethetic orthotic devicefor Morales.Not surprisingly, Dr. Whitney’s team,made up of Pedorthist-Orthotist,James Dodds of Hanger Orthoticsand Prosthetics and TUSPM thirdyear podiatry student Bryan Duffin,Co-Founder and Co-president of theBiomechanics Club, went about tryingto “perfect the prosthetic orthoticdevices that will allow Krista to live herdaily life without pain or further risk oftissue breakdown at the amputationsite,” Whitney said.The combination of offloading andsupport that allows her foot to functionat a level that she needs in order tobe active with her children, ages eightthrough 10.The key for the team was to bringMorales comfort and reduce pressure toher bone when she walks. “We madea thin wedge to the orthotic to makeit more comfortable from a balancestandpoint,” Duffin shared.For Morales and the docs at TUSPM, thisis just the beginning. The relationshipthat has been forged between Moralesand her medical team will be thedifference when she begins to pursueher new goals. “I want to run,” Morales“The materials are important but it reallyis biomechanics,” Duffin noted. “It is theart and the knowledge of biomechanicsthat Dr. Whitney has that we are able toput these materials together to enablethis orthotic to function at a high level forKrista.”The materials used for all of the orthoticscome from an EVA material that is softerthan other materials like polypropyleneand carbon fiber. There is someimportance behind the materials usedbut most of the benefit comes from thedesign and construction of the device.Follow TUSPM alumni TUSPMalumni TUSPMalumni implored. “Just watch me!” JMorales was able to get some running inonce the orthotics were in her sneakers./in/tuspmalumni/

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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE ALUMNI NEWSLETTER 148 NORTH 8TH STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19107 PODIATRY.TEMPLE.EDU strides TUSPM Dean John A. Mattiacci, DPM has announced a generous 50,000 gift from Dr. Bradley W. Bakotic on behalf of Bako Integrated Physician Solutions for a fully-endowed scholarship fund. The purpose of the