PA FOOT & ANKLE ASSOCIATES - Key Persons
Dr. Teichman is a board certified podiatric physician and surgeon. In addition, he is Chief Of Podiatric Surgery at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, where he is also a member of the Limb Salvage team; serves as a surgical instructor at the Podiatric residency program at St. Luke's University Health Network and is a Panel Physician at Sacred Heart Wound Center.
Dr Teichman is recognized for outstanding results in the correction of deformities and improvement of function in the foot and ankle. He has achieved unparalleled success rates in diabetic wound management and limb preservation, where he aims to achieve the fastest possible healing times.
Dr Teichman received his Doctor Of Podiatric Medicine degree from California College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco, an affiliate of the University Of California SF Medical School. His podiatric medical and surgical internship was in Tacoma, WA, at Madigan Army Medical Center and Tacoma Veterans Affairs Hospital.
His surgical residency was at St Mary's Hospital in Hoboken, NJ, where he trained extensively in comprehensive foot and ankle surgery and lower extremity foot and ankle reconstruction.
Dr. Teichman is the Official Team Podiatrist of the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (PIFL).
Dr. Adam Teichman's service on the Limb Salvage Team at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, PA gave him a unique perspective. He'd seen everything bad that can happen to a foot, and Mr. Hanley's infection was extremely serious. But he had an idea about how he might be able to save Patrick's leg. It was a long shot, and risky, but one worth taking.
Dr. Adam Teichman, PA Foot And Ankle Associates Dr. Adam Teichman and Dr. Thomas Rocchio, Senior Partners at PA Foot and Ankle Associates, are two of only three doctors currently performing this procedure internationally. Dr. Teichman is a board certified podiatric surgeon and physician, and is Chief of Podiatric Surgery at Sacred Heart Hospital (Allentown). Dr. Rocchio is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (FACFAS) and recognized as one of the foremost experts in the field. Check out Dr. Teichman and Dr. Rocchio's bios here.
Dr. Elliot Busch completed his undergraduate education at Tulane University. He completed his medical education at Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, after which he completed a three year surgical residency in Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle at St. Luke's University Health Network. Dr. Busch cares deeply about his patients and takes a conservative approach to treatment, avoiding surgery when possible. When conservative measures fail, he has well-honed surgical skills and takes a special interest in trauma and reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle. Dr. Busch also takes special interest in wound care and advanced limb salvage, where he is well-versed and on the cutting edge of wound healing techniques and limb saving surgery, which he utilizes as a member of the wound healing teams as St. Luke's and Easton hospitals. Dr. Busch also has an extensive research background and has published multiple articles in peer reviewed journals, including arthroscopic techniques for foot and ankle surgery, and he has presented on both conservative and surgical techniques for treatment of the foot and ankle. As an active teaching faculty member at St. Luke's, Sacred Heart and Easton health networks, Dr. Busch provides valuable instruction to Podiatric, Internal Medicine and Family Medicine residents.
Dr. Busch maintains privileges at St. Luke's University Health Network, Easton Hospital and Coordinated Health. He is also a member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery, American Podiatric Medical Association, and Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association.
When not treating patients, Dr. Busch enjoys playing sports, hiking, biking, rooting for his favorite Philadelphia sports teams, live music and spending time with his wife and young son and daughter. Dr. Busch is an Allentown native and is excited to be raising his family and practicing in the Lehigh Valley community, where he grew up.
Job Titles:
- Certified Podiatrist and Foot and Ankle Surgeon
- DPM, FACFAS
Dr. Simon G Tabchi is a Board-Certified Podiatrist and Foot and Ankle Surgeon. Dr. Tabchi has achieved great success in the correction of deformities in the foot and ankle. In doing so, he has succeeded in improving the foot and ankle function of his patients. Dr. Tabchi is also one of the Physicians at St. Luke's University Health Network Wound Care Center where he has achieved great outcomes in diabetic wound management as well as limb salvage. Dr. Tabchi has obtained great trust from his patients in all aspects of his medical care. In addition, Dr. Tabchi serves as a surgical instructor for the Podiatric Residency of St. Luke's University Health Network.
Dr. Tabchi completed his medical training at Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine after obtaining his bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from Moravian College. He completed a 3-year residency at Crozer-Keystone Health System in Reconstructive Rearfoot and Forefoot Surgery.
Dr. Tabchi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ABFAS), as well as a Fellow of the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (FACFAS). Dr. Tabchi maintains membership in the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) and is the current President of the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association (PPMA).
Dr. Tabchi is a native of Allentown and is fortunate to have returned to care for a community that has given him so much.
Job Titles:
- Senior Partner
- Experts
- Physicians
Dr. Rocchio completed his podiatric training at the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine and his surgical residency at Community Medical Center (now Geisinger Community Medical center) in Scranton, PA. He spent three years of intensive training under world-renowned surgeon Dr. Guido LaPorta to perfect his surgical techniques in reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, limb lengthening, diabetic Charcot reconstruction, and pediatric deformity correction. Dr. Rocchio is board certified in foot surgery as well as Rearfoot and Ankle reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Rocchio is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (FACFAS); The American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA) and a Member of the APMA. Dr, Rocchio is proud to be recognized as one of the foremost experts on Charcot foot disorder (neuropathic arthropathy). He also enjoys lecturing nationally and internationally on foot and ankle reconstructive surgery, limb salvage surgery, diabetic reconstructive surgery, and wound care.
Dr. Rocchio also developed a surgical procedure to replenish atrophied plantar fat pad. His parachute technique is utilized by hundreds of surgeons each year. Dr. Rocchio is also the co-designer of a unique external fixation frame utilized by hundreds of foot and ankle surgeons across the United States.
In the final year of residency, Dr. Rocchio completed special training in Biomechanics of External Fixation of the foot and ankle at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for pediatric orthopedics in Dallas, TX where he trained with world-renowned Russian orthopedic surgeon, Mikail Samchukov. From this education, Dr. Rocchio wrote an article that focused on the mechanical properties of circular external fixation as it pertains to the foot and ankle and had the pleasure of presenting this work at the internationally renowned orthopedic group Association for the Study and Advancement of the Method of Ilizarov (ASAMI) meeting in Boston, MA in 2003.
Dr. Rocchio is the Official Team Podiatrist of the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (PIFL).
Dr. Rocchio is board certified in foot surgery, and board certified in Rearfoot and Ankle reconstructive surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (FACFAS); Fellow of the American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA); and Member of the APMA.
Doctor Rocchio was brought up in a new era of limb salvage - he believes in limb preservation. With the skills of his training and vast experience, a life threatening, infected Charcot foot is reconstructed to become truly functional.
Dr. Thomas Rocchio, Senior Partner at PA Foot and Ankle Associates, is one of the nation's leading experts on Charcot Foot disorder in diabetic patients.
Patrick Hanley is 67 and diabetic. He fractured his heel doing nothing out of the ordinary, but he never knew it. Patrick felt no pain, because he has an advanced case of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy. A common side effect of diabetes, DPN is the result of nerve damage caused by years of persistently high blood sugar. The uncontrolled blood sugar damages the vascular system, the micro vessels which feed the nerves and skin. This essentially starves the nerves for nourishment, and the damage results in a loss of sensation.