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Steven Palladino, DPM 

About the Doctor

Steven J. Palladino, DPM is a foot and ankle surgery specialist with over 20 years of experience. He has been practicing at the Kaiser Medical Center in Santa Rosa since 1993. Before coming to the Santa Rosa facility, he was a faculty member in the Department of Podiatric Surgery at the California College of Podiatric Medicine and worked in private practice for nearly 10 years. Besides foot and ankle surgery, Dr. Palladino has professional interests in foot and ankle care in children and adults, foot and ankle care in patients with diabetes, and in sportsmedicine.

Professional Education

  • Bachelor of Medical Sciences: California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco, 1981
  • Doctor of Podiatric Medicine(DPM): California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco, 1983
  • Masters Degree in Podiatric Medical Education: California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco, 1988
  • Podiatric Surgery Residency: California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco, 1983-1985

Board Certification

Primary Positions Held

  • Staff Podiatric Surgeon, Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Kaiser Medical Center, Santa Rosa, 1993-present
  • Professor, Department of Podiatric Surgery, California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco, 1985-1993

Other Professional Activities

  • Sub-Chief, Foot and Ankle Surgery Department, Kaiser Medical Center, Santa Rosa (current)
  • Board of Directors, American Board of Podiatric Surgery, 1995-2002 (President, 2000-2001)
  • Clinical Professor, Department of Podiatric Surgery, California College of Podiatric Medicine, 1993-2002
  • Director of Podiatric Surgical Residency Education, California College of Podiatric Medicine, 1987-1994
  • Rotation Supervisor, St. Mary's Podiatric Surgery Residency Program, 1995-present
  • Co-Director of the Northern California Center for the Diabetic and Insensate Foot, San Francisco, 1989-1993
  • Chief of Podiatry Services, San Francisco General Hospital, 1985-1988
  • Lecturer at scientific seminars
  • Author of medical literature (see publications below)

Professional Publications

  • Preoperative Evaluation of the Bunion Patient - Chapter in Textbook of Bunion Surgery, 3rd edition. WB Saunders, 2001.

  • Closing Abductory Wedge Osteotomy of the First Metatarsal and Its Modifications - Chapter in Textbook of Bunion Surgery, 3rd edition. WB Saunders, 2001.

  • The Diabetic Foot - Chapter in Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Lower Extremities. WB Saunders, 1994.

  • Post-Traumatic Painful Ankle - Chapter in Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Lower Extremities. WB Saunders, 1994.

  • Distraction systems for ankle arthroscopy - Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 11:499, 1994.

  • Pressure-removing strategies in neuropathic ulcer therapy - Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 11:339, 1994.

  • Effect of sock material on development of friction sequelae in racquetball players - Contemporary Podiatric Physician, 2:9, 1993.

  • Metatarsus adductus and selected radiographic measurements of the first ray in normal feet - Journal of the American Podiatric Medicial Association, 82:616, 1992.

  • Surgery on the Diabetis Foot - Chapter in Complications in Foot and Ankle Surgery-Prevention and Management, Williams and Wilkins, 1992.

  • Condensation and commentary: Tarsal coalition, an unusual cause of foot pain-clinical spectrum and treatment in 129 patients - Podiatry Tracts 5:85, 1992.

  • Condensation and commentary: Vascular anatomy of the fifth metatarsal - Podiatry Tracts 5:17, 1992.

  • Intra-evaluator vriability in the measurement of proximal articular set angle- Journal of Foot Surgery, 31:120, 1992.

  • Plantaris tendon reconstruction of the lateral ankle ligaments- Journal of Foot Surgery, 30:406, 1991

  • Surgical approaches of the rearfoot and ankle- Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 8:401, 1991.

  • Cubonavicular coalition - Journal of the American Podiatric Medicial Association, 81:262, 1991.

  • The Double Osteotomy and the SCARF Procedure of the First Metatarsal - Chapter in Textbook of Bunion Surgery, 2nd edition, Futura, 1991.

  • Closing Abductory Wedge Osteotomy of the First Metatarsal and Its Modifications - Chapter in Textbook of Bunion Surgery, 2nd edition, Futura, 1991.

  • Preoperative Evaluation of the Bunion Patient: Etiology, Biomechanics, Clinical and Radiographic Assessment - Chapter in Textbook of Bunion Surgery, 2nd edition, Futura, 1991.

  • Environmental Stress and Tissue Breakdown - Chapter in The High Risk Foot in Diabetes Mellitus, Churchill Livingstone, 1991.

  • Fixation of the Austin procedure with the Herbert screw - Journal of the American Podiatric Medicial Association, 80:526, 1990.

  • Concurrent calcaneonavicular and talocalcaneal coalitions - Journal of Foot Surgery, 28:449, 1989.

  • Electrical stimulation of cutaneous ulcerations. A literature review. - Journal of the American Podiatric Medicial Association, 79:318, 1989.

  • Interevaluator variability in the measurement of proximal articular set angle - Journal of Foot Surgery 27:466, 1988.

  • Orientation of the first metatarsal base wedge osteotomy: perpendicular to the metatarsal versus weight-bearing surface - Journal of Foot Surgery, 27:294, 1988.

  • Naviculocuneiform coalition - Journal of the American Podiatric Medicial Association, 78:355, 1988.

  • Vasoconstrictive agents commonly used in combination with local anesthetics: a lterature review - Journal of Foot Surgery, 26:504, 1987.

  • Adhesive capsulitis of the ankle - Journal of Foot Surgery, 26:484, 1987.

  • Proximal articular set angle changes with uni-correctional Austin bunionectomies - Journal of the American Podiatric Medicial Association, 76:636, 1986.

 

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