How Do We Make Money With What We Were Trained To Do?

Ron Raducanu DPM FACFAS
4/25/13 | 1553 reads | 3 comments
Let’s talk money, ladies and gentlemen. More specifically, how do you make money with what you were trained to do? I posed this question to a classroom full of students who participated in a Practice Management Club lunch meeting at the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine. We were talking about practice management considerations when dealing with the pediatric population. After we discussed this at length, I posed the question of what type of practice these students were looking to get into after residency. One of the students very astutely said, “a practice that makes money!” Read More.

Secrets To Passing The ABPS Boards

Ron Raducanu DPM FACFAS
3/26/13 | 4363 reads | 7 comments
I want you to pass your American Board of Podiatric Surgery (ABPS) boards. I really do. Despite all the conspiracy theorists, we all want you to pass your surgery boards. It can only serve to make our profession stronger. Read More.

An Open Letter To Salespeople Who Visit My Office

Ron Raducanu DPM FACFAS
2/12/13 | 2888 reads | 5 comments
Please have a seat. We need to have a chat. You do decent work and I know you are a new product rep. However, we need to lay down some ground rules here if we intend on working together. If you find this offensive or a waste of your time, you are free to leave anytime but I suggest you stick around and hear me out. Let us start with what I expect, etiquette-wise, when you come to my office. Read More.

We Are Podiatrists. Nothing More, Nothing Less.

Ron Raducanu DPM FACFAS
11/28/12 | 2620 reads | 29 comments
Ladies and gentlemen, I have an earth shattering confession to make. Wait for it … I am extremely proud and honored to call myself a podiatrist. As silly and simple as this revelation may seem, when I look around at what is going on in our profession today, that term that so eloquently describes what we do everyday seems to be whispered these days instead of proclaimed loudly and proudly. It is almost blasphemous to actually refer to ourselves as what exactly we are. We are podiatrists, the foot and ankle experts, nothing more and nothing less. Read More.

Keys To Correcting Syndactyly And Avoiding Surgical Complications

Ron Raducanu DPM FACFAS
10/8/12 | 2142 reads | 5 comments
I met with a charming young family several weeks ago. They came in with a very articulate, rambunctious 3-year-old boy who had a simple complaint. “My toes are stuck together!” he said. When questioned a little further, he admitted that, “Sometimes it rubs on my shoes and my toes stay over each other.” I was amazed how just a few words given by this young lad pretty much gave me all the information I needed to start discussing what was going on with the parents of this very bright child.   Read More.

Why We Need To Be More Judicious With Diagnostic Testing

Ron Raducanu DPM FACFAS
8/29/12 | 1402 reads | 0 comments
As an extension of last month's magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) blog, I had an interesting case in our local hospital, which I wanted to share with the readership. This is about a female who presented to the emergency room with a toe ulcer and the roundabout way we were able to “save” her toe. Read More.

Do We Overuse MRI?

Ron Raducanu DPM FACFAS
8/8/12 | 1726 reads | 2 comments
Did I really need to order that magnetic resonance image (MRI)? I have been wondering that a lot lately. Why exactly did I need it? Could I have treated this patient without the benefit of this technology? Is there a benefit for me to have this technology available? Read More.

What I Have Learned In My First Decade Of Practice

Ron Raducanu DPM FACFAS
6/28/12 | 2185 reads | 0 comments
Ten years seems like such a long time when you’re growing up. When you’re a kid, you look at people 10 years older than you and you think to yourself, “Jeez, they are old.” As we get older time seems to speed up, too. You get married, have kids, get busy in practice and every day is just a flash. Next thing you know time doesn’t just seem to speed up, it becomes a blur. Read More.

Why We Need Better Data On Fitting Shoes For Children

Ron Raducanu DPM FACFAS
5/9/12 | 2136 reads | 0 comments
Children are not just little adults. We know this intuitively when we care for our own children but when it comes to feet, I think most shoe companies are really regressing. Read More.