Inova Fairfax Hospital, Inova's flagship hospital, is an 833-bed regional tertiary medical center serving the Washington, DC, and Northern Virginia metro area. The hospital is consistently ranked among the top healthcare providers in the United States. The hospital has been named to U.S. News & World Report's list of America's Best Hospitals numerous times, most recently in 2012-13 ranked #1 in the Washington, DC, metro area and #2 in the state of Virginia.

In addition to the residents being required to attend grand rounds while on non-podiatric rotations, the program has established a formalized academic schedule to supplement the clinical training. Monthly schedules are available through the Podiatry office by contacting the residency coordinator.  Podiatric Grand Rounds Held monthly with all residents required to attend. Journal Club Held monthly or bi-monthly with all residents required to attend. Metropod Conference Held quarterly with other residency programs in the Virginia/Maryland/District of Columbia area.

Program Director Richard Derner, DPM, FACFAS Residency Program Manager Kimberly Etherith Contact Us Residency Training Committee Barry Saffran, DPM, ChairmanRichard Derner, DPM, FACFAS, Residency Program DirectorGary Arminio, DPMRobert Hallivis, DPMDavid Pontell, DPMSteve Vetter, DPMJoanna C.

To continue its mission of utilizing a multi-disciplinary approach within multiple facilities, the Inova Fairfax Hospital maintains affiliation agreements with: Inova Alexandria Hospital The recent addition of Inova Alexandria Hospital has allowed for expansion of the podiatric surgical volume available to residents. Inova Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg, VA  This hospital, located in one of the fastest-growing counties in Northern Virginia, allows residents opportunities for scrubbing on both podiatric and orthopedic foot and ankle cases, with emphasis on reconstructive and trauma cases.

The program has developed affiliation agreements with all the schools and colleges of podiatric medicine. Clerkships are open to all schools and are limited to third and fourth year students in the top 25 percent of their class. The clerkship program is overseen by Dr.

Inova Fairfax Hospital Podiatric Foot/Ankle Surgery Residency Program 3300 Gallows Road, Original Building Falls Church, VA 22042-3300 703-776-6141  Extension 1 - Richard Derner, DPM, FACFAS, Residency Program Director Extension 2 - Kimberly Etherith, Residency Program Manager (Please direct general questions or requests to schedule a visit to Ms. Etherith.)  Fax: 703-776-3718 richard.derner@inova.orgkimberly.etherithspence@inova.org

Is a Clerkship Essential to Attaining a Residency Position? Expand Content No. However, all current residents served as clerks prior to their residency. While the clerkship is primarily an educational experience to help students develop academic and clinical skills, the month-long rotation allows attending physicians on the hospital's Residency Training Committee to assess the student's understanding of podiatric medicine and surgery in a variety of situations, rather than being limited to the 30-minute interview at CRIPs.

The program was established in 1986, and was a Foundation based program known as the Northern Virginia Podiatric Residency Program. Although the program had achieved national recognition as one of the premier podiatric surgical training programs, it lacked a "home" base, was not fully integrated within the GME community and residents salaries and benefits lagged behind the national average. On July 1, 2003, Inova Fairfax Hospital assumed full sponsorship and control of the program and the program became known as the Inova Fairfax Hospital Residency Program.

Meet Our Residents – 2022-2023

Richard Derner, DPM, FACFAS Residency Program Director Inova Fairfax Hospital Podiatric Foot/Ankle Surgery Residency Program Welcome to the Inova Podiatric Foot/Ankle Surgery Residency website. Here at Inova Fairfax Hospital we strive to educate and train podiatric foot/ankle surgery residents at the highest level. Being fully integrated into the GME community has allowed us to offer residents not only extensive hands-on podiatric foot/ankle surgical training but the opportunity to work side by side as equals with allopathic medical residents in a major academic health science center.