Ep. 170 - Thomas Chang, DPM, FACFAS - Author, Leader, Mentor

Dean's Chat hosts Drs. Jeffrey Jensen and Johanna Richey are joined by Dr. Thomas Chang, a podiatric surgeon who practices in Santa Rosa California with Sonoma County Orthopedic/Podiatric specialist. Dr. Chang has had a prolific career in academics and advancing the profession forward. As a world renowned expert, Dr. Chang has delivered over 450 international and national state meetings with approximately 15 to 20 medical meetings every year. He has spent many years in academic medicine as a clinical professor and past chairman in the department of podiatric surgery at the college of podiatric medicine and continues to serve teaching students and residents. Listen in as he provides his insights into how passion, curiosity and willingness to stretch your comfort zone helped open doors for him along the way and fuel his career.  Dr. Chang got his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and a minor and biology. He went on to complete his podiatric medical school work with Temple University and completed his 3 year surgical residency program with Emory/Northlake Regional Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Join us, as he describes what it was like to be a resident at one of the peak centers for podiatric education and training including obtaining his "Doctor of photographic medicine – DPM degree".  He also discusses mentorship and how several key players in his life helped influence his career including the development and authorship of the commonly utilized textbook "Master Techniques in Podiatric Surgery: The Foot and Ankle" which has sold over 10,000 copies worldwide. Dr. Chang donates 25% of these sales toward the various medical missions that he is a part of as this has also been an important part of his career Join us as we discuss the intricacies of global health and medical mission work.  Tune in as we discuss all things podiatric medicine and surgery as we hear from Dr. Chang about what it was like to serve on the board of directors for the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons as well as the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, The Journal of Foot Surgery and the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association and what it means to give back to the profession. We hope you enjoy this interview with one of the podiatric legends! https://balancehealth.com/provider/dr-thomas-j-chang-dpm/sonoma-county-orthopedic-podiatric-specialists/ https://www.amazon.com/Master-Techniques-Podiatric-Surgery-Ankle/dp/0781732352