Rahul P Gandham

Will be exposed to advanced surgical techniques including forefoot, midfoot, and hindfoot reconstruction, primary and revision total ankle replacement, minimally invasive foot and ankle surgery, trauma, ankle arthroscopy, sports medicine and deformity correction. Fellowship emphasis on providing high quality patient care while obtaining an idea of how run a successful foot and ankle practice with an Orthopaedic group Will work along with 2 Fellowship Trained Foot and Ankle Surgeons and an Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon in the clinical and operating room setting with over 600 surgical cases

Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellow - Orthopaedic Associates - Evansville, IN

(2026-07)

• Will be exposed to advanced surgical techniques including forefoot, midfoot, and hindfoot reconstruction, primary and revision total ankle replacement, minimally invasive foot and ankle surgery, trauma, ankle arthroscopy, sports medicine and deformity correction.
• Fellowship emphasis on providing high quality patient care while obtaining an idea of how run a successful foot and ankle practice with an Orthopaedic group
• Will work along with 2 Fellowship Trained Foot and Ankle Surgeons and an Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon in the clinical and operating room setting with over 600 surgical cases

Chief Resident Physician - SSM Health DePaul Hospital - Bridgeton, MO

(2025-07 - 2026-06)

Chief Resident in Podiatric Foot and Ankle Surgery Residency with 1220 Surgical Cases and 1998 Surgical Procedures.

• Organized surgical cadaver labs, surgical skills labs, bone saw workshops, and wound graft skin substitute labs
• Helped oversee weekly academics and helped set up journal clubs
• Assigned surgical cases daily
• Helped with resident workshops including surgical techniques, suturing, hand ties
• CASPR/CRIP interviewer for residency program
• Assist with the externship program here at DePaul for 3rd and 4th year Podiatric Medical students
• Held meetings with the CMO of DePaul, Program Director, Assistant Program Director, and Coordinator to discuss about residency education/wellness.

Podiatric Foot and Ankle Surgery Resident - SSM Health DePaul Hospital - Bridgeton, MO

(2023-07 - 2026-06)

Podiatric Foot and Ankle Surgery Residency with extensive surgical experience.

Member and Organizer - Missouri Podiatric Medical Association (MPMA) - Missouri

(2023-07 - 2026-06)

• Helped host the convention in St. Louis and organizing all the medical device companies, Podiatry and Orthopedic attendings and other guest lecturers.
• Actively play a community role with the attendings who plan yearly for the event either in Kansas City or in Saint Louis, organizing the presentations.
• Organized, conducted, and executed research proposals and projects to become published and/or presented in various conferences/journals
• Resident who represents SSM health Depaul Hospital in gathering case studies to present at the conference

Teaching Assistant - Surgery, Medicine, and Radiology - Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine - Miami Shores, Florida

(2021-07 - 2023-06)

• Tutored students after hours who needed extra help in certain areas of Podiatric medicine and surgery
• Joined in meetings with the dean and assistant dean and professors in a student committee panel to discuss curriculum changes impacting the student's education during time at Barry.
• Helped with 4th year rotations for students responsibilities at hospital and clinics

Vice President - Barry University Radiology Club - Miami Shores, Florida

(2020-07 - 2023-06)

• Helped Dr. Armstrong (Podiatric radiologist) with radiology lectures and helped organize workshops to go over different views of imaging modalities
• Hosted MRI, CT, X-ray workshops with Radiologist and Podiatrist staff

Community Service Liaison - Florida Podiatric Medical Student Association (FPMSA) - Miami, Florida

(2019-07 - 2023-06)

• Acted as a community service liaison to help organize events for students to attend including conferences in Orlando, Tampa, and Miami.
• Helped plan volunteering events in the greater Miami dade county area at hospitals and providing podiatric care for the lower socioeconomic status patients

Organizer and Workshop Coordinator - Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine - BUSPM American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) - Miami Shores, Florida

(2019-07 - 2023-06)

• Held weekend workshops with residents from Miami residency programs to go over OR instruments, surgical tools
• In charge of the Barry University ACFAS poster presentations and submissions panel for the students.
• Created teaching workshops for our members which included: tapping and padding, ultrasound guided injections, local anesthetic injections, evaluation and treatments of foot and ankle pathologies
• Created beneficial relations with local and nationally known podiatrists for future guest speaking

Fundraiser and Event Organizer - BUSPM Medical Missions Club - Miami Shores, Florida

(2019-07 - 2023-06)

• Hold and organize Annual Fundraising Gala to provide funds for student medical mission trip scholarships
• Held position in Yucatan Crippled Children Project fundraiser sponsorship

Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellow - Foot and Ankle Surgery - Orthopaedic Associates (2026-07 - 2027-06)

Podiatric Foot and Ankle Surgery Residency - Podiatric Foot and Ankle Surgery - SSM Health DePaul Hospital (2023-07 - 2026-06)

DPM - Podiatric Medicine - Barry University School School of Podiatric Medicine (2019-07 - 2023-06)

MS - biomedical sciences - Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences (2016-07 - 2017-06)

B.S.

• General Biology - The Ohio State University (2011-07 - 2015-06)