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January 9, 2009

2 Ankle & Foot Care Doctors Earn Wound Specialist Certification

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (January 9, 2009) – Two podiatric physicians and surgeons with Ankle & Foot Care Centers have been credentialed as Certified Wound Specialists by the American Academy of Wound Management.

Dr. Joseph J. Francisco Jr. and Dr. Craig Beaudis received the CWS credentials after completing specialized training and meeting stringent eligibility requirements under the auspices of the academy, based in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Francisco has been with Ankle & Foot Care Centers since 2001. He earned a doctor of podiatric medicine degree from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland and completed his residency training at Forum Health North Side Medical Center in Youngstown. Dr. Francisco is board-certified as a surgeon by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. He lives in lives in Boardman with his wife, Sharon, and three children.

Dr. Beaudis joined Ankle & Foot Care Centers in 2002, after earning a doctor of podiatric medicine degree from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland and completing residency training at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. Dr. Beaudis lives in Austintown with his wife, Lisa, and two children.

Ankle & Foot Care Centers is the region’s largest podiatric care provider. Its 15 physicians and surgeons serve patients at 20 local offices, located in Alliance, Austintown, Boardman (2), Campbell, Champion, Columbiana, East Liverpool, East Palestine, Greenville (Pa.), Howland, Kinsman, Lake Milton, Liberty, Niles, Poland, Salem, Struthers, Warren and Youngstown. Specific locations and other information are located on the group’s website, at www.ankleandfootcare.com.

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For more information, contact:

Michael Vallas, Practice Administrator
Ankle & Foot Care Centers Inc.
(330) 758-6226 ext. 207
mike@ankleandfootcare.com

Dan Pecchia
Pecchia Communications
(330) 720-6912
dan@pecchiacomm.com

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