New Fellowship Announcement Press Release

Loren Colon, DPM, becomes Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Atlanta, Georgia –1/23/2013 Loren Colon, DPM, has been named a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (FACFAS), joining an elite group of physicians.

The ACFAS reserves Fellow membership status for foot and ankle surgeons who earn board certification from the American Board of Podiatric Surgery (ABPS). Dr. Colon was recently board certified in Foot Surgery. Dr. Colon’s path to board certification and ACFAS Fellow membership began when he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Movement Science from University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.   Dr. Colon was then accepted into Barry University where he completed his doctoral training in podiatry. Following a three year surgical residency at the Atlanta VAMC in Decatur, Georgia, Dr. Colon passed the ABPS’ rigorous written examination to become board qualified. As a board qualified foot and ankle surgeon, Dr. Colon met the requirements for ACFAS Associate membership.  At this time he joined his father, Dr. Paul Colon, at American Foot and Leg Specialists, where currently practices today. He continued on his journey toward board certification by submitting patient cases to the ABPS. This process can last as long as seven years. After the certifying board’s detailed review of these cases, Dr. Colon finally sat for his oral examination in Chicago.   After passing the oral exams, Dr. Colon achieved board certification in Foot Surgery.

“Dr. Colon’s patients are being treated by a foot and ankle surgeon who has dedicated years of his education, training and experience to achieving this prestigious Fellow membership status,” says Daniel J. Hatch, DPM, FACFAS, president of the ACFAS.

The ACFAS is a professional society of more than 6,000 foot and ankle surgeons. Founded in 1942, the College’s mission is to promote research and provide continuing education for the foot and ankle surgical specialty, and to educate the general public on foot health and conditions of the foot and ankle through its consumer website, FootHealthFacts.org.

Foot and ankle surgeons provide comprehensive medical and surgical care for a wide variety of foot and ankle conditions including common to complex disorders and injuries that affect people of all ages.

ACFAS members are uniquely qualified to detect the early stages of diseases that exhibit warning signs in the lower extremities, such as diabetes, arthritis and cardiovascular disease, and manage foot conditions which may pose an ongoing threat to a patient’s overall health.

To contact Dr. Colon at American Foot and Leg Specialists, call 404-363-9944 or visit americanfoot.com.