A Few Things That You Need to Know About Foot Specialists: Podogo.com Foot Specialists can be divided into three main types "“ podiatric surgeons, podiatric physicians, and podiatrists. All these different types of specialist have finished their education in order to become qualified in this type of medicine. Podiatric qualifications will often be indicated by abbreviations following the specialists name, such as 'DPM'. As far as the basic education is concerned there is no difference at all between these types of specialist. The different names on their nameplates are essentially meant to convey the kind of care that they specialize in. They have different kind of specializations, such as: ● geriatric podiatry ● primary care ● pediatric podiatry ● surgical podiatry ● sports medicine What kind of education do they receive? Just as with medical doctors, podiatrists undergo four years of training when they are undergraduates. This is followed by four further years of graduate schooling. This period of education is normally completed at medical colleges that specialise in podiatry. After their formal education is done they spend several years working as trainees and resident doctors in hospitals. This is part of their postgraduate education. Can they deal with issues in other parts of the body? The answer to this is basically dependent on the particular area where the specialist is pr