Dr. Paul Bishop is a Board Certified Foot and Ankle Surgeon by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. He completed residency training in foot and ankle surgery in Houston, Texas, and has been in private practice in Illinois since 1996. Dr. Bishop completed additional Fellowship training in Ilizarov External Fixation and studied under distinguished physicians, Dr. Edgardo Rodriguez, Dr. Alexander Kirienko, Dr. Mikhail Samchukov, and Dr. Alexander Cherkashin.
Dr. Bishop’s special interests include: foot and ankle reconstruction, congenital and traumatic deformity correction, joint replacement, and sports injuries. He is a lecturer on Triplanar Lapidus Procedure, Subchondroplasty and bone void fillers of foot and ankle, complex fracture management, infections, trauma and the application of Ilizarov External Fixation. He participates in an international surgical foundation, performing gratis reconstructive surgery in Mexico for congenital and acquired deformities in children and adults. Dr. Bishop lectures and is an invited faculty at medical and surgical conferences in the United States, and abroad. He is involved as a clinical and surgical instructor/faculty of Podiatric Residents in Chicago, IL.
Foot & Ankle Center of Arizona
7304 East Deer Valley Road, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Phone: (480) 342.9999
Fax: (480) 342.7169
EDUCATION | |
| Hospital Based Observation, External Fixation, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, TX. Director Mikhail Samchukov, MD | 2008 |
| Hospital Based Observation, Clinical and Surgical External Fixation Applications, Orthopedic & Trauma Hospital, Milan, Italy. Director Alexander Kirienko, MD | 2008 |
| Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, B.S., D.P.M., 1994, Chicago, IL | 1990-1994 |
| Aurora University, Aurora, IL | 1986-1990 |
RESIDENCY TRAINING | |
| Doctors’ Hospital Podiatric Surgical Residency Program, Houston, TX | 1994-1996 |
FELLOWSHIP TRAINING | |
| Fellowship – Ilizarov Lower Limb Reconstruction. Acquired & Congenital Deformity Correction, External Fixation for Trauma Applications, Chicago Foot & Ankle Deformity Correction Center, Chicago, IL. Director Edgardo Rodriguez, DPM. | 2011-2012 |
HONORS | |
| Humanitarian Award, Medical Staff of Copley Memorial Hospital | 2015 |
| Bergmann Award for Highest Proficiency in Orthopedics | 1994 |
| Elected to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges | 1994 |
| Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Podiatric Community | 1993 |
| Scholl’s College of Podiatric Medicine (SCPM) Academic Honors List, Chicago, IL | 1992-1993 |
| SCPM Academic Honors List | 1991-1992 |
| Charles M. Jones KappaTau Epsilon Scholarship Award | 1992 |
POSITIONS | |
| Chairman, Infection Control Committee, Valley West Community Hospital, Sandwich, IL | 2001 |
| Chairman, Wound Care Committee, Valley West Community Hospital, Sandwich, IL | 2000 |
| Vice Chief of Staff, Valley West Community Hospital, Sandwich, IL | 1999-2000 |
| Chairman, Credentials Committee, Valley West Community Hospital, Sandwich, IL | 1999 |
| Physician Staff Member, Valley West Community Hospital, Sandwich, IL | 1996-2013 |
| Physician Staff Member, Morris Hospital, Morris, IL | 1996-present |
| Physician Staff Member, Rush Copley Medical Center, Aurora, IL | 1996-present |
| Physician Staff Member, The Centers for Foot & Ankle Surgery, Yorkville and Morris, IL | 1996-present |
TEACHING APPOINTMENTS | |
| Shriners Hospital for Children, Mexico City, Mexico. Guest Teaching Faculty and Surgeon | 2015 |
| Faculty Surgeon, Chicago Lower Extremity Medical Foundation, Walk Run Dream Pediatric Surgical Foundation, Chicago, IL and Guadalajara/Mexico City, Mexico | 2011-present |
| Lecturer, Chicago Ilizarov Lower Extremity Reconstructive Society, Chicago, IL | 2012-present |
| Invited Lecturer, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Chicago, IL Faculty on Ilizarov External Fixation Course, ACFAS, Chicago, IL | 2010 |
| Faculty, St. Joseph’s Hospital Podiatric Surgical Residency, Chicago, IL Surgical Instructor, St. Anthony Hospital, Chicago, IL | 2010-present |
| Invited lecturer and faculty, Chicago Lower Extremity Surgical Symposium, Chicago, IL | 2009-present |
| Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Aurora University, Aurora, IL | 2003-2006 |
| Sponsored speaker on the Use of Linezolid in Diabetic Foot Infections for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, New York, NY | 2003-2006 |
CERTIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS | |
| Teaching Faculty, Chicago Lower Extremity Surgical Society, Chicago, IL Member, Chicago Ilizarov Lower Extremity Reconstructive Society, Chicago, IL Member, American Academy of Lower Extremity Surgeons Member, TruLock Masters External Fixation Society, Dallas, TX. Fellow, American College of Lower Extremity Surgeons, Greenwich, NY | |
LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS | |
| Midwest Podiatric Conference, Guest Lecturer on Tri-Planar Lapidus Correction and Techniques; Zimmer Biomet | 2018 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. Las Vegas, NV | 2017 |
| Chicago Lower Extremity Surgical Society, Chicago, IL Lapidus Fusion Techniques | 2017 |
| St. Joseph Hospital, guest lecturer on Tri-Planar Lapidus Correction and Techniques | 2017 |
| Chicago Lower Extremity Surgical Society, Chicago, IL Lapidus Subchondroplasty and Bone Void Fillers of the Foot and Ankle | 2016 |
| Midwest Podiatry Conference, guest lecturer | 2016 |
| Zimmer Biomet, Subchondroplasty and Bone Void Fillers of the Foot and Ankle | 2016 |
| Latin America Foot and Ankle Surgical Skills Workshop, Jacksonville, FL | 2016 |
| Instituto Nacional de Pediatria; Guest Faculty Surgeon | 2016 |
| University of Des Moines, IA, Guest Faculty Lecturer and Lab Instructor. Lapidus Bunionectomy and Management of Obese Surgical Patients. | 2015 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children, Mexico City, Mexico. Guest Faculty External Fixation and Deformity Correction Course. Compartment Syndromes and Novel technique of a Foot Frame Concept. | 2015 |
| Chicago Lower Extremity Surgical Foundation, Faculty Lecturer. Lab Instructor. | 2014 |
| Establishing The Foundation in Foot and Ankle Technologies, Henderson, NV. Lectures on Biologic Applications, and Lapidus Arthrodesis. | 2014 |
| Multiple Cities, Biomet, Inc, 2 day course faculty instructor, Surgical Techniques, Applications of Surgical Hardware, Biologics and Internal Sales Training for Application of Hardware and Biologic Products. | 2014 |
| Invited Faculty, Lecturer, Orthofix Resident External Fixation Course, Chicago, Illinois | 2013 |
| Chicago Lower Extremity Surgical Foundation, Invited Faculty, Lecturer. Acute Compartment Syndromes, Trauma Techniques. Clinical Lab Instructor. | 2013 |
| Chicago Ilizarov Lower Extremity Reconstructive Society, Chicago, Illinois. Presentation on Pearls of External Fixation Frames. | 2012 |
| Chicago Lower Extremity Surgical Symposium, Chicago, Illinois. Invited Faculty and Lab Faculty Instructor. Presentations on Management of Charcot Deformity in the Obese Patient and Acute Compartment Syndrome. | 2012 |
| American College of Lower Extremity Surgeons Meeting, Invited Faculty, Lecture on Hallux Fusions, Techniques and complications. | 2011 |
| Invited Faculty, Midwest Podiatric Foundation, Zancudo, Panama, San Jose, Costa Rica, Kenai, Alaska. Lectures on Hallux Fusion, Ilizarov Techniques. | 2009-2011 |
| CLESS Clinical Surgical Lab, Chicago, Illinois. Faculty Instructor. | 2008-2013 |
| Chicago Lower Extremity Surgical Symposium, Chicago, Illinois. Invited Faculty Presenter. Lectures on Lower Extremity Fasciotomies, Management of Fractures and External Fixation Frame Management. | 2011 |
| American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois. Faculty Instructor. Presentations on Deformity Correction and Application of External Fixation Frames. | 2011 |
| American College of Lower Extremity Surgeons, Greenwich, New York. Presentation on Acute Compartment Syndrome (ACS). Atypical Presentations of ACS. | 2011 |
| IPMA, Chicago, Illinois, annual meeting. Invited faculty. Presentations on Trauma and Acute Compartment Syndrome | 2010 |
| Chicago Lower Extremity Surgical Society, Chicago, Illinois. Faculty Instructor. Presentations on Obesity and Fracture Management and Compartment Syndrome | 2010 |
| IPMA, Chicago, Illinois, annual meeting. Invited Faculty. Presentations on Ankle Arthroscopy Techniques. | 2009 |
| Morris Hospital, Morris, Illinois, CME seminar. Lecturer. Presentation on Current Techniques in Nuclear Imaging. | 2004 |
| Sponsored Speaker by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, New York, New York. Lecturer. Presentation on the Use of Linezolid in Diabetic Foot Infections. | 2003 |
| Doctors Hospital Medical Center, Diabetes Center, Houston, Texas. Lecturer. Presentation on Care and Prevention of Diabetic Foot Complications. | 1995 |
| Texas Radiological Society CME seminar, The Woodlands, Texas. Lecturer. Presentation on Evaluation of Radiographs in Foot and Ankle Trauma | 1994 |
| San Jacinto College of Nursing, Pasadena, Texas. Lecturer. Presentation on Evaluation of Radiographs in Foot and Ankle Trauma. | 1993 |
PUBLICATIONS | |
| “Plantar Plate Repair Augmentation with a Matrix HD Acellular Human Dermis Allograft.” RTI Surgical Pharmaceuticals sponsor. The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. Co-Author of Text Chapter, “Sports Injuries and Compartment Syndromes,” published in the “Secrets Series.” | |
CONSULTANT AGREEMENTS | |
Treace Medical Concepts, Inc., Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Orthofix; Educational Support, Lewisville, TX Zimmer-Biomet Inc. Warsaw, IN. Surgical Instructor and Consultant for Biomet, Inc. Teaching | |
REFERENCES | |
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