LOUIS J. GELLER, DPM, FACFAS, CWS, FAPWCA, FAAPPM E-mail: lgeller123gmail.com Geller Foot Clinic Family Footcare, PC 22972 Lahser Road 29355 Northwestern Hwy #110 Southfield, MI 48033 Southfield, MI 48034 (P): 248.353.0096 (P): 248.945.1000 (F): 248.353.4235 (F): 248.945.1001 www.mifootpain.com www.familyfootcare.org POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING 7/11-Present 5/07-Present Family Footcare, PC, Southfield, Michigan Independent Contractor Comprehensive Foot and Ankle Clinic, Southfield, Michigan Group Practice 2/07-12/10 Lakeview Foot and Ankle Clinic, Dearborn, Michigan Independent Contractor 7/03-Present Louis J. Geller, DPM, PC, Southfield, Michigan Self-Employed 7/03-6/11 Foot and Ankle Institute of Michigan, West Bloomfield, Michigan Self-Employed 7/02-6/06 Kern Hospital and Medical Center, Warren, Michigan Staff Physician: High-Risk Diabetic Clinic 7/02-6/05 Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan Staff Physician: High-Risk Diabetic Clinic 7/00-6/02 Arnold S. Gross, DPM, PC, Detroit, Michigan Associate in Podiatric Medicine/Surgery 7/98-6/00 Kern Hospital and Medical Center, Warren, Michigan Two Year Podiatric Surgical Residency Extensive medical and surgical training in foot and ankle pathology Comprehensive training in diabetic wound care and limb salvage Rotations in Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, Emergency Medicine, Vascular Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Anesthesiology, Radiology and Pathology Overseas Surgical Exchange Program, London, England Certified in Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
CERTIFICATION 10/08 American Board of Podiatric Surgery- Diplomate 12/07 Primary Care in Podiatric Medicine- American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry- Diplomate 10/07 Primary Care in Podiatric Surgery- American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry- Board-Qualified 10/06 Certified Woundcare Specialist- American Academy of Wound Management- Diplomate EDUCATION 9/94-6/98 William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, Chicago, Illinois DEGREE: Doctor of Podiatric Medicine 9/90-6/94 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan DEGREE: Bachelor of Science in Psychology PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 7/12-Present 8/11-Present 12/10-Present Fellow of the American Academy of Podiatric Practice Management Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Fellow of the American Society of Podiatric Surgeons 10/08-10/09 Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons 11/06-Present Fellow of the American Professional Wound Care Association 6/00- Present Member of the American Diabetes Association 6/00-Present 6/00-Present Member of the American Podiatric Medical Association Member of the Michigan Podiatric Medical Association COMMITTEE POSITIONS 1/13-Present 6/12-Present 3/12-Present 6/11-Present 3/10-Present Committee Member- MPMA Compliance Review Committee Board of Directors Member- Michigan Podiatric Physicians & Surgeons Group Past President- Southeast Division of the Michigan Podiatric Medical Association Chairman- State of Michigan Board of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Co-Director- Hyperbaric Oxygen and Wound Care Center- Providence Hospital 1/10-3/12 President-Southeast Division of the Michigan Podiatric Medical Association
1/10-6/11 Vice Chair- State of Michigan Board of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery 1/10-Present 1/10-Present 1/09-Present Rules and Regulations Committee Member- State of Michigan Board of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Scientific Co-Chair Conference Committee Member- Michigan Podiatric Medical Association Board of Directors Member- Michigan Podiatric Medical Association 07/08- Present State of Michigan Board of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Committee Member 10/06-Present Medicare Advisory Carrier Representative- State of Michigan 1/08-12/09 President-elect, Southeast Division of the Michigan Podiatric Medical Association 9/09- Present Secretary of the Podiatry Section- Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan 9/09- Present Treasurer of the Podiatry Section- Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan 9/07-Present Residency Review Committee- Providence Hospital, Southfield, Michigan 9/05-12/09 Vice President, Southeast Division of the Michigan Podiatric Medical Association 9/01-8/05 Sergeant-At-Arms, Southeast Division of the Michigan Podiatric Medical Association 6/05-Present Founding Member of the Young Members Committee, Michigan Podiatric Medical Association 5/05-5/06 Residency Review Committee- Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital, Warren, Michigan 7/00-5/06 Quality Council Committee- Kern Hospital and Medical Center, Warren, Michigan INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE/LECTURES 6/12 American Academy of Podiatric Practice Management (AAPPM)- Every Practice Deserves to Get Paid for Everything it Does!- Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Routine Foot Care Fully Understanding E&M Codes What Stories Do Your Medical Records Tell Medical Documentation Wound Care- What You Need to Know, the Rules, How to Chart and Getting Paid Codes that You Need to Know BMAD Information Your Insurance Profile 3/11-Present National Speaker for Organogenesis 7/10 MPMA 2010 Summer Conference- Thompsonville, Michigan Venous Thromboembolism- Perioperative Considerations for the Foot and Ankle Surgeon Treatment Protocols for Patients
5/10 Civic/Kern Residents Alumni Association, 2010 CHRAA Surgical Seminar- Palm Coast, Florida Woundcare 101 4/10 MPMA/GLC 2010 Spring Conference- Troy, Michigan Woundcare 101 Tendinopathies : Causes, Diagnosis and Treatments 1/10 MPMA Southeast Division Coding Seminar- Troy, Michigan Woundcare documentation, DME documentation 7/09 American Academy of Podiatric Practice Management (AAPPM) Summer Bootcamp Seminar- Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Tendinopathies : Causes, Diagnosis and Treatments Expert panelist : DME, Ancillary Care, Orthotic Devices and Woundcare 5/09 Civic/Kern Residents Alumni Association, 2009 CHRAA Surgical Seminar- Orlando, Florida Adjunctive Therapies in the Treatment of Wounds 4/09 The Great Lakes Conference- Troy, Michigan Adjunctive Therapies in the Treatment of Wounds 5/08 Civic/Kern Residents Alumni Association, 2008 CHRAA Surgical Seminar- Sanibel Island, Florida Chronic Wounds and Adjunctive Treatments in Woundcare- updated Hands on Woundcare seminar 5/07 Civic/Kern Residents Alumni Association, 2007 CHRAA Surgical Seminar- Las Vegas, Nevada Chronic Wounds and Adjunctive Treatments in Woundcare Use of DME and Non-Custom AFO s in Private Practice 2/07 The Great Lakes Conference- Troy, Michigan Chronic Wounds and Adjunctive Treatments in Woundcare Panel Member- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Expert Panel 3/06 The Great Lakes Conference- Troy, Michigan Panel Member- Experts in Woundcare and Woundcare Protocol The Diabetic Foot- Strategies and Complications with the Diabetic Train Wreck 1/01- Present Sinai-Grace Hospital- Detroit, Michigan Providence Hospital- Southfield, Michigan Improving Diabetic Foot care Strategies In Preventing Diabetic Amputations Woundcare In The Hospital Setting Common Podiatric Problems Engineering Solutions In Wound Healing With Apligraf Podiatric Problems That Present In The Emergency Room Practice Management 10/03 Podiatric Problems in Long-Term Care- Traverse City, Michigan
9/01 Conservative Pedorthic Management of the Foot- Southfield, Michigan Tibialis Posterior Dysfunction Diabetic Limb Salvage Conservative Management Of Common Pedal Deformities 9/00 Engineering Solutions in Wound Healing With Apligraf - Flint, Michigan 7/98-6/00 Kern Hospital Resident Lecture Series and Presentations Given The Diabetic Foot Wound Healing Thermal Injuries Fifth Metatarsal Fractures Podiatry Trauma In The Emergency Room 5/00 Civic/Kern Residents Alumni Association, 2000 CHRAA Surgical Seminar- Sanibel Island, Florida The Use Of Apligraf In The Treatment Of Post-Operative Dehiscence 10/99 Michigan Podiatric Medical Association, 85 th Annual State Meeting- Troy, Michigan Tibiocalcaneal Surgical Stabilization For Charcot Arthropathy Of The Ankle RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS 6/00 How Preoperative Antibiotics Can Reduce The Risk Of Wound Infections. Podiatry Today. June 2000. 5/97 Tibialis Posterior Tendon Dysfunction: An Adult Acquired Flatfoot. Co-authored with Joseph Gonzalez, D.P.M. The Lower Extremity: The Journal of American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine, 1997. HONORS AND AWARDS 5/98 Who s Who Among Students In American Universities And Colleges, William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine 5/98 The Distinguished Writing Award-William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine 5/96 The Feder Podiatric Orthopedic Honors Award- William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine REFERENCES: Available upon request