Episode 48: A visit with Amol Saxena, Podiatrist Behind World-Class Runners
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Dr. Saxena has treated and operated on dozens of Olympians from around the world including Gold Medalists and world record holders. He has pioneered several surgical techniques, classifications and instruments. Dr. Saxena has been awarded Alumnus of the Year and Honor Medal from Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. He received an MPH in June 2023 from Dartmouth College’s TDI Hybrid Program and returned to be commencement speaker. He volunteers for Physician Just Equity and has published several OP-EDs on current issues in US healthcare.
Dr. Saxena is the only podiatrist who has lectured at the American Orthopedic Society for Orthopedic Sports Medicine and has published over 150 articles and chapters including in dozens of orthopedic journals and texts. Dr. Saxena is the editor of “International Advances in Foot and Ankle Surgery”. His is the Foot & Ankle Section Editor for the “Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Research”.
Dr. Saxena is fluent in English, German, and can converse in French, Hindi and basic medical Spanish and Italian. He published “The First Birthday Party Story” for charity in 2022. He volunteers as a coach at his high school alma mater (Gunn, Palo Alto, CA) and Operation Footprint doing charity surgery in India and Central American.