N Y Podiatristby Realist (no login)800,000 K a year? That is so far fetched it is unreal. Look at the average for orthopedic surgeons who do much more complicated work than a DPM the AVERAGE is somewhere around 3-350 K a year. Never will a pod make that kind of money and never will he get the residency to train him in complex rearfoot, trauma, and ankle surgery and if they did it would be a diamond in the rough. You should check out this link and see what the average, mean, and low salaries are for a ortho in practice 3 years. (link at bottom) Be realistic. For a pod to even do those kind of surgeries in a healthcare system of today, they would need to get a ref. from a 'gatekeeper' who in most cases would never refer to a DPM, would you want a DPM to do your complex ankle surgery or a orthopedic surgeon? Me, personally? I would take the MD/DO ortho anyday. I would see my DPM for digital problems or forefoot disorders. I am not trying to discredit DPMs, I have seen them for several problems and they (for the most part - another story) were pretty good. Leave complex procedures up to the orthos unless the training is suitable and proper. http://www.physicianssearch.com/physician/salary2.html Disclaimer: My opinions only from IP address 65.100.215.207 Goto Forum Home |
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