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Our Physicians

Dr. Adam Shapiro

Dr. Adam Shapiro is a magna cum laude graduate of Emory University where he completed his premedical curriculum. He received two scholarships to attend the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine where he served as both Class President and President of the honor society. Upon completion of his medical training, Dr. Shapiro was selected from over 230 applicants to enter the three-year Podiatric Surgical Residency Program at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. During his final year of residency, Dr. Shapiro was named a Chief Resident and focused his training on diabetic wound management and limb salvage.

Dr. Shapiro is Board Certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Dr. Shapiro is active in several professional organizations including the North Carolina Foot and Ankle Society and the American Podiatric Medical Association. Dr. Shapiro is certified in total contact casting by the Long Hansen's Disease Center, extracorporeal shockwave therapy for the treatment of heel pain and in internal fixation for the foot and ankle. Dr. Shapiro is an avid runner, a boating enthusiast and enjoys travelling.

Dr. Joe Ades

Dr. Joe Ades recently moved from Eastern Tennessee where he was an assistant professor in the surgery department at East Tennessee State University and a clinician. He completed a residency in podiatric medicine and surgery at Crozer-Keystone Health System in Pennsylvania, one of the most sought after 3-year podiatric medical and surgical residency programs in the country. Dr. Joe Ades received his doctorate of podiatric medicine from the Scholl college of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago.

Dr. Joe Ades has a special interest in traumatic reconstruction, deformity correction and limb salvage of the foot and ankle for adults and children. He has had the opportunity to train at some of the world’s leading lower extremity deformity correction centers including the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics at the International Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction Center in Baltimore and the Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopedics in Kurgan, Russia. Dr. Joe Ades has also trained directly with Dr. Ignacio V. Ponseti to learn the Ponseti method of clubfoot treatment. He is experienced in treating diabetic wounds, athletic injuries, arthritis, flatfeet, bunions, hammertoes, heel pain, ingrown toenails and all other podiatric ailments. Dr. Joe Ades enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his wife and children.