Aprajita Nakra Surgery Expert Witness in Gilbert AZ

Dr. Aprajita Nakra, DPM, FACFAS

Dr. Aprajita Nakra - Foot & Ankle Specialist

Board certified

Board certified in reconstructive ankle and foot surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. She is also a fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. She successfully finished a surgical residency program at Emory Hospital in Atlanta and began practicing podiatric ankle and foot medicine and surgery in Arizona in 2000.

Dr. Nakra

In 2004, Dr. Nakra founded Advanced Ankle and Foot specializing in Reconstructive Foot & Ankle Medicine and Surgery located in Gilbert, AZ. Besides private practice, Dr. Nakra has authored chapters in ankle and foot surgery text books and in medical journals. She has also been listed in the Phoenix’s Best Docs List and more recently, was named as an editor of “McGlamry’s Comprehensive Textbook of Foot and Ankle Surgery, 4th edition.” Most recently, Dr. Nakra was selected as the newest Residency Director of St. Johns Episcopal Hospital New York – AZ Division.

Medical Philosophy

Dr. Nakra’s medical philosophy is to help individuals regain mobility, reduce pain, and have a good quality of life. To foster this philosophy Dr. Nakra lectures at national and international medical conferences on non-surgical and surgical ankle and foot topics. She is also involved in clinical and scientific research studies. In addition, Dr. Nakra continues to utilize her surgical skills by taking part in medical missions to Central, South America and Africa as well as Southeast Asia since 1997.

The Podiatric Expert

Dr. Nakra’s commitment to podiatric ankle and foot medicine and surgery is seen by her involvement in all aspects of medicine – as such, she was elected and has served as the President of the Arizona Podiatric Medical Association; she sits on the Medical Executive Committees of various local hospitals and surgery centers and is a faculty member at the surgical residency program at the Maricopa Medical Center, Midwestern University Arizona School of Podiatric medicine and at the internationally renowned “The Podiatry Institute”.

Highlights

Fellow of the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
President of Arizona State Physicians Association
Residency Director – AZ Division of St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
Faculty of American Academy of Foot and Ankle Osteosynthesis
Faculty Podiatry Institute
Faculty Midwestern University
Medical Director of Advanced Ankle and Foot
Board Member of Arizona Foundation for Medical Care
Board Member of ASPA Connected Community
Board Member of the Utilization Review Committee for Arizona Care Network
Member of the America Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
Member of the American College of Foot & Ankle Pediatrics
Past President of the Arizona Podiatric Medical Association
17+ years clinical experience
Independent Medical Evaluations, chart/file reviews, depositions and expert witness testimony
Editor of “McGlamry’s Comprehensive Textbook of Foot and Ankle Surgery 4th ed.”
National and International Speaker on non-surgical and surgical ankle a foot topics.
2014 Best Preceptor Award from Midwestern University

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