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 board-certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery in both Forefoot and Rearfoot Surgery and the founder of Premier Foot and Ankle in Chippewa, Pennsylvania. She completed both her surgical residency and advanced fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) in 2014, where she specialized in complex foot and ankle pathology, limb salvage, and advanced wound care.
Recognized as an international speaker and educator, Dr. Hobizal has trained physicians around the world in cutting-edge techniques in surgery, wound healing, and regenerative medicine. Her passion lies in delivering personalized, patient-centered care that blends surgical excellence with innovative, non-invasive solutions.
At Premier Foot and Ankle, she leads a team dedicated to providing exceptional care in a modern, welcoming environment—empowering patients to walk with confidence and live without limits.
Publications
- Diabetic foot infections: current concept review
- SIRS is valid in discriminating between severe and moderate diabetic foot infections
- Outcomes of Osteomyelitis in Patients Hospitalized With Diabetic Foot Infections
- Technical guide: transfibular ankle arthrodesis with fibular-onlay strut graft
- Severity of diabetic foot infection and rate of limb salvage
- Surgical management of Charcot neuroarthropathy of the ankle and hindfoot in patients with diabetes
- Radiographic analysis of diabetic midfoot charcot neuroarthropathy with and without midfoot ulceration
- Treatment of Deep Full-thickness Wounds Containing Exposed Muscle, Tendon, and/or Bone Using a Bioactive Human Skin Allograft: A Large Cohort Case Series
- Midfoot Charcot Neuroarthropathy in Patients With Diabetes: The Impact of Foot Ulceration on Self-Reported Quality of Life
- Extensor Digitorum Brevis Transfer Technique to Correct Multiplanar Deformity of the Lesser Digits