Pod Patrol: Podiatry Podcast

Jeffrey Dikis, DPM currently practices as a partner with McFarland Clinic, Iowa’s largest physician-owned multispecialty clinic. After residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, he worked at an orthopedic group in Tennessee before moving home to Iowa. He is certified in foot surgery and reconstructive foot and ankle surgery by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery. He serves as clinical faculty with the Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Dikis has extensive training in Arthroscopy, Trauma, Sports Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, and has taught and lectured at national educational conferences and courses.

He is the host and creator of the popular Pod Patrol podcast, an entertainment and educational podcast, covering topics of the foot and ankle with both podiatric and orthopedic colleagues. He is one-half of the instagram tandem FootDocDuo, producing educational content. He has authored research papers in both The Foot and Foot & Ankle International.

He is married to his wife, Ashley, also a podiatric surgeon, and has two young boys. He enjoys music and plays the piano and drums. He is an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan and enjoys coaching his kids’ soccer and basketball teams.

Dr. Jaffe earned his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine in 2008 and then began his surgical and clinical training at the North Chicago VA Medical Center and St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago, IL. During Dr. Jaffe’s residency, he served as chief resident during his three years of residency training and published original articles in peer reviewed journals. Following his completion of residency, he began practicing in a group practice in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Jaffe continued his academic involvement as a surgical instructor through the DePaul Health Center residency program. In addition to his busy surgical practice, Dr. Jaffe served on the panel at two different multi-disciplinary wound centers in St. Louis.