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Kimberlee B. Hobizal DPM, MHA

Physician Owner/Founder
Board Certified and Fellowship-Trained Foot & Ankle Surgeon Sports Medicine, Foot & Ankle Specialist

Dr. Kimberlee Hobizal is a fellowship trained foot and ankle surgeon, certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, who practices in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Hobizal specializes in the treatment of reconstruction of the foot and ankle secondary to trauma, tendon dysfunctions, diabetes, and charcot neuroarthropathy including limb salvage and customized 3D implants for her patients to regain function and lifestyle. Dr. Hobizal is also passionate about sports medicine related injuries of the foot and ankle, joint replacement surgery, and minimally and arthroscopic advancements in an effort to increase a faster return to activity and recovery with less post operative pain. Always interested in advancing her skills with the most up to date medical surgery, technologies and research, Dr. Hobizal works alongside like-minded surgeons to develop the best products to help treat patients better.

Dr. Hobizal attended Baylor University in Texas for her bachelor’s degree in neuroscience and minor in biochemistry. From there, a born and raised “Texan”, Dr. Hobizal attended Des Moines University to complete her medical degree in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery while concurrently completing her Masters in Health Administration. Upon completing medical school, Dr. Hobizal moved to Pittsburgh to begin her strenuous residency program at UPMC serving as co-chief Resident her final year, where she completed training in internal medicine, plastic surgery, emergency medicine, general and vascular surgery, orthopedic surgery and trauma, exposing all facets of medicine and surgery to provide a well rounded learning experience. She then completed a reconstructive limb salvage fellowship under Dr. Dane Wukich, completing her final year in training at the University of Pittsburgh in 2014.

Immediately following fellowship, Dr. Hobizal was recruited as the first female residency director of the Heritage Valley Health System Podiatric Surgery program in Beaver, PA. Serving as Residency Director for nine years, she graduated seventeen residents who are now helping patients across the entire United States with one alumni even practicing foot and ankle surgery internationally. Education and research is a very important aspect of Dr. Hobizal’s calling as a foot and ankle surgeon. Educating well over 300 medical students throughout the years and writing over 20 publications in scholarly journals and texts, she enjoys speaking at conferences both nationally and internationally, teaching and instructing surgical techniques to other foot and ankle surgeons. Dr. Hobizal has participated in many Women’s Conferences across the US, focusing on the challenges to overcome as a female and mother in surgery.

Outside of work, Dr Hobizal enjoys motherhood and works daily to find a balance between this and medicine, helping others based upon her own experiences. She agrees, as a working mother and primary provider to her family, you can have it all, just not all at once!

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