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Amol Saxena, DPM
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Amol Saxena, DPM

Palo Alto Medical Center 795 El Camino Real Clark Building, Level 3 Palo Alto, CA 94301
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(650) 853-2943
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Specialties:

Podiatry

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Sports Medicine

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Professional Interests

Podiatry

  • Achilles tendonitis, Ankle reconstructive surgery, Endoscopic plantar fascia surgery, Flat foot correction, Foot ulcer management, Fracture care, Hallux rigidus, Heel pain, High arch feet, Lisfranc fracture, Osteochondral injuries, Overuse injuries, Reconstructive surgery, Shockwave therapy

  • Sports medicine, Stress fracture, Trauma, Turf toe
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Affiliations

Medical Affiliations

Palo Alto Medical Foundation

-  Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group

Sutter Medical Network

Practice Locations

View Map of 795 El Camino Real,Palo Alto,CA,94301
Address:
Palo Alto Medical Center795 El Camino Real Clark Building, Level 3 Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • View Map of 795 El Camino Real,Palo Alto,CA,94301
(650) 853-2943

Credentials & Notables

Medical School:

William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, IL

Residency:

Veterans Administration Medical Center, IL

Fellowship:

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine

Languages

Primary Language(s)

English

Additional Language(s)

French

German

Hindi

Italian

Publications

Naviculo-cuneiform coalition: case reports of two sibling soccer players

  • Article
  • Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

2016

Chapter: Shoes for Cross-training: in Athletic Footwear M Werd (Ed)

  • Article
  • Springer

2016

Subtalar Arthroeresis: Prospective study on 100 adult patients

  • Article
  • Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

2016

Current evidence of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in chronic Achilles tendinopathy

  • Article
  • International Journal of Surgery

2015

Clinical relative effectiveness of focused ESWT in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis

  • Article
  • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

2015

Rate of Surgical Site Infection Following the Implementation of an Antibiotic Prophylaxis Protocol

  • Article
  • Journal of the American Society of Podiatric Surgeons

2014

Medial locking plate versus two screw fixation for fixation of the Ludloff Osteotomy

  • Article
  • Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

2013

Comparison between Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, Placebo ESWT and Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy for the Treatment of Chronic Plantar Heel Pain in the Athlete

  • Article
  • Muscle, Ligaments and Tendons Journal

2013

A unique procedure for treatment of Osteochondral lesions of the Tarsal Navicular: three cases in athletes

  • Article
  • Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

2013

Vibration and Pressure Wave Therapy for Calf Strains: a Proposed Treatment

  • Article
  • Muscle, Ligaments and Tendons Journal

2013

Treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy with Platelet-Rich Plasma

  • Article
  • Foot & Ankle Quarterly (Commentary)

2013

Surgical Interventions for treating acute Achilles tendon rupture: key findings from a recent Cochrane Review

  • Article
  • Foot & Ankle Quarterly (Commentary)

2013

Foot & Ankle in Sport. Ch. 32: Plantar Fascia injuries in athletes

  • Article
  • Foot & Ankle in Sport, (Altchek et al, eds, Lippincott)

11/2012

Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession

  • Article
  • J Arthroskopie (German)

11/2011

Use of a novel treadmill for rehabilitation of the Achilles tendon: a pilot study

  • Article
  • Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery: Poster, 2010 ACFAS Annual Meeting

2011

Magnetic Resonance Imaging and incidental findings of lateral ankle pathological features with asymptomatic ankles

  • Article
  • Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery: Presented at 2010 ACFAS Annual meeting

2011

Extra-corporeal Pulsed-activated Therapy ("EPAT" Soundwave) for Achilles tendinopathy: a prospective study

  • Article
  • Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

2011

Post-operative physical therapy in International Advances in Foot & Ankle Surgery

  • Article
  • Springer

2011

Endoscopic Gastrocnemius recession in International Advances in Foot & Ankle Surgery

  • Article
  • Springer

2011

Anterior Ankle & Subtalar Arthroscopy in International Advances in Foot & Ankle Surgery

  • Article
  • Springer

2011

Acute Achilles & other tendon ruptures in International Advances in Foot & Ankle Surgery

  • Article
  • Springer

2011

Os Trigonum Syndrome in International Advances in Foot & Ankle Surgery

  • Article
  • Springer

2011

Ankle OCDS in International Advances in Foot & Ankle Surgery

  • Article
  • Springer

2011

Plantar Fasciitis in International Advances in Foot & Ankle Surgery

  • Article
  • Springer

2011

Lisfranc's sprains in International Advances in Foot & Ankle Surgery

  • Article
  • Springer

2011

Stress Fractures: Jones, Navicular and Medial Malleolar in International Advances in Foot & Ankle Surgery

  • Article
  • Springer

2011

Turf Toe in International Advances in Foot & Ankle Surgery

  • Article
  • Springer

2011

Peroneal Tendonopathy in International Advances in Foot & Ankle Surgery

  • Article
  • Springer

2011

Additional Information

Clinical & research interests include sports medicine/running injuries, acute and chronic ankle pain (ankle osteochondral injuries), Achilles and Peroneal Tendons, stress fractures (especially Navicular and Jones), midfoot injuries (Lisfranc's), revision surgery, flatfoot surgery and 1st MPJT arthritis.

Community Activities

Fellow American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, American Academy Podiatric Sports Medicine (which he was presented the Schuster Award for outstanding research in 2011), and serves as section Chief of Podiatric Section at Stanford University Hospital.

Personal Interests

Dr. Saxena is married and has three children. He enjoys traveling the world. He participated in the Boston Marathon and World Duathlon (Run-Bike-Run) Championships several times. He is a volunteer soccer referee and road race organizer.

Philosophy of Care

Dr. Saxena's practice specializes in Sports Medicine and Foot & Ankle Surgery, incorporated into the Palo Alto (CA) Foundation Medical Groups' multispecialty Sports Medicine department in 1993, in the home town where he was born and raised.

He has pioneered several surgical techniques (such as the endoscopic Gastrocnemius recession and other Achilles procedures), classifications and instruments (including a bone grafting retractor, an arthroscopic drill guide and various locking plates). He is an international and nationally recognized surgeon, speaker and author, and has published over 100 articles and chapters including in dozens of orthopedic journals and texts. Dr. Saxena is the editor of "International Advances in Foot and Ankle Surgery" (Springer 2012), a unique text of internationally re-known podiatric, orthopedic and trauma surgeons with 45 chapters, and 68 authors. Also editor of two sub-texts "Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery of the Foot and Ankle" and "Special Procedures in Foot & Ankle Surgery".

Dr. Saxena serves on the editorial Board for Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery and for Muscle, Ligament & Tendon (Italian). He is an instructor for the German Association for Foot Surgery (www.gffc.de). He serves as consulting Podiatrist for Nike Oregon Project, Bay Area Track Club and local high school athletic teams. He has been director of Fellowship training at PAMF since 1999. In 2004 he was awarded Humanitarian of the year by the CPMA . He currently has treated and operated on dozens of Olympians from around the world (including Gold Medalists and world record holders), and Olympic Trials qualifiers, numerous professional athletes including from the Nike Oregon Project, Golden State Warriors San Francisco Giants and 49ers, and San Jose Earthquakes, and many top area high school athletic scholarship winners.

Dr. Saxena has been awarded Alumnus of the Year and Honor Medal from Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine during their centennial anniversary (2012). He has competed in several Boston Marathons and Duathlon (run, bike, run) World Championships. He is married and has three children. Co-Founder, along with his wife who is race director, of the "Juana Run", which has raised over $250,000.00 for Palo Alto local schools since 1997.

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