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Comprehensive Foot and Ankle, LLC
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Palmer Branch, DPM Board Certified in both Foot Surgery as well as Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery |
Lilburn office: 770-921-8800 Cumming office: 770-886-6833 |
Dr. Branch is an Atlanta area native and has been in private practice since 1997. He attended Furman University in Greenville, SC for his Bachelor of Science degree and then Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine where he received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree. He completed a podiatric surgical residency at Wellington Regional Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL where he received extensive training in foot and ankle surgery including repair of complex fractures, tendon injuries, soft tissue trauma, infections, elective surgery, reconstructive surgery and pediatric surgery of the foot and ankle.
He is married and is the proud father of a beautiful daughter. After practicing in Tampa, FL briefly, he practiced in the Chattanooga, TN area before returning to the Atlanta metropolitan area in 2007 to open his own practice. He has board certification in Foot Surgery as well as in Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Outside interests include scuba diving, a vegetable garden, and traveling.
Honors: American Podiatric Medical Student Association Scholarship; Fund for Podiatric Medical Education Scholarship; American Podiatric Medical Association Regional Ten Scholarship; J.E. Smaha, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Research/Publications - "Healing of Chronic Wounds with Benzoyl Peroxide", published in the International Journal of Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, v. 4, n. 1, p. 57-64.... "The Healed Diabetic Foot: What Next?" (strategies and treatments for prevention of recurrent pathology in diabetics following healing from wounds, surgery, etc.) published in Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, v. 15, n.1, 1998, p.155-74.