PODIATRISTS
PRACTICE SPECIALTY
Complete foot and ankle care services, including complex podiatric surgery for bunions and other common foot deformities. We use state-of-the-art techniques incorporating the latest technology available to provide the most reliable and stable correction and the fastest recovery after surgery. Sports medicine and injury treatment and prevention along with state-of-the-art custom foot orthotic fabrication, using digital technology to help keep our athletic patients going strong and pain-free. General foot care for diabetic and senior patients, including quick, in-office, non-invasive lower extremity vascular testing. We are focused on patient wellness in the least invasive ways possible. We have many in-office advanced technologies including Shockwave, Cutera, CE MLS and Luxar Lasers not available elsewhere in the entire South Bay.
“We are focused on patient wellness in the least invasive ways possible.”
WHAT’S MOST REWARDING ABOUT YOUR WORK?
“We are able to relieve many patients’ foot pain or problems in a short time, frequently without use of potentially harmful medications or surgery, using these new technologies we’ve mentioned. Seeing someone walk out of the office with no more pain after suffering for several months or longer puts a big smile on your face.”
WHAT’S ONE TREND THAT IS CHANGING OR DEFINING YOUR SPECIALTY TODAY?
SHARED TIP
To find out whether or not surgical correction is the best treatment option for a foot and ankle problem, there’s no better resource than the board-certified team of podiatrists at Bay Harbor Podiatry Group (BHPG). Patients who choose the path to better health couldn’t have done it without making that first appointment. And there’s no need to worry that the BHPG foot and ankle specialists will recommend a cutting procedure right away. Our doctors all recognize that surgery is not always necessary, and we make sure patients are well-educated about all their options before taking that step. Behind the scenes, our surgeons frequently consult with each other, along with many highly regarded local and national colleagues to come up with the ideal course of treatment for all patients. “We know patients aren’t just bodies, and we like to consider the whole person and all aspects of their health,” says Dr. Mittleman. “We are constantly trying to find the safest and best alternatives, when available, to avoid time lost from more disabling procedures. They get the best treatment that way.”
“The use of non-invasive lasers and other new technologies to provide relief from common and chronic conditions. We are using several lasers in our practice to treat many problems—from toenail fungus and sports injuries to other painful problems due to injury, arthritis or neuropathy. These lasers in our practice provide cutting-edge treatments without anesthesia for many problems, all done in the comfort and convenience of the office. We also just took delivery of a Pulsed Radial Shockwave device from “Smart Shock” to provide non-invasive shock wave treatments for chronic heel pain and Achilles tendonitis, to name a few conditions treated successfully with this very effective non-invasive modality.”
CAREER MILESTONE
Prior to December 2003, the practice was two full-time doctors and housed in two smaller offices. It moved into its current, modern facility on the ground floor of the beautiful Pacific Center Tower building at the corner of Hawthorne and Torrance Boulevards, in the heart of the business district of the entire South Bay just west of the Torrance Marriott. We are located comfortably between the two major medical centers of Torrance, just North of Del Amo Fashion Center, and have now grown into a four-doctor, board-certified podiatry practice, focused on the most high-tech approach to foot and ankle care in the South Bay. Dr. Mittleman has spent the past four to five years refining the latest advances in podiatric care for the entire South Bay community and beyond. He is a national consultant and lecturer for several of the new technologies featured in the practice. He has been practicing medicine for 31 years.
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