Foot & Ankle Specialists-Nj

Dr. James Totten, DPM LLC--specialist in surgery--currently treats patients in Chatham, New Jersey and Newark, New Jersey.

Dr. Totten is licensed to see patients in New Jersey.

Dr. Totten has been found to hold one or more active medical licenses, and successfully passed a malpractice history screening.

Dr. James Cheron Totten is one of the few distinguished Foot and Ankle Surgeons in the country who is triple board certified in his specialty. He continues to maintained Diplomate status from all three national certifying boards. Including the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Medicine, Diplomate Status by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery in Foot Surgery and the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery in Rear Foot and Ankle Reconstructive Surgery and has over 25 years of experience in treating all types of foot and ankle disorders, He is on staff at Glen Ridge Surgi Center in Glen Ridge New Jersey and St, Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston New Jersey. Through out his entire career he has been actively Involved in training the next generation of exceptional Foot and Ankle Surgeons and residents from many hospital's in the Morris and Essex county. area. For many years he was a clinical faculty instructor at University Hospital of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark. ( UMD & J ) Dr. Totten did his residency training at Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge Massachusetts affiliated with Harvard Medical School. His has a vast amount of clinical experience and knowledge in pediatrics and adults foot and ankle deformities. Some of the procedures he routinely performs includes: flat foot reconstruction, achilles tendon lengthening, mid foot osteotomies, sub talar joint fusions, heel pain surgery, foot and ankle fracture repair, pediatric and adult hyperrmobility syndrome surgery, Hammertoe, bunion repair, tendon transfers, high arch foot ( cavus ) repair, all types of flat foot reconstruction on children ( pediatrics ) and adults. He specializes in MBA sinus tarsi implants and other sinus tarsi foot implants including hyprocure, achilles tendon ankle repair ruptures, Gastrocnemius recession lengthening. Foot and Ankle reconstruction surgery, ankle fusions, He prides himself on taking on the difficult and challenging cases and routinely accepts referrals from his General Medicine, Internal Medicine, Orthopedic, Pediatric, Chiropractic and Podiatric colleagues. He also treats surgical and non surgical problems of infants with internal rotation (in toeing) , met adductus, club foot, calcaneal valgus, deformities Adults with short leg syndrome, secondary knee, ankle and back pain from a bio mechanical mal alignment, treated with non surgical orthotic management, Other surgical procedures include ankle arthrotomy, ankle arthroscopy, ankle fusion , mid foot reconstruction, lateral ankle ligament stabilization repair, posterior tibial tendon dysfunction repair, . kidner, and lateral lengthening foot procedures for severe flat foot, known as the evan's calcaneal osteotomy, procedure. He has perfected the Bosworth achilles tendon rupture procedure as well as his well known "Totten" modification of the gastrocnemius / achilles tendon lengthening procedure. His office is conveniently located in the North Ironbound section of Newark at Foot and Ankle Specialists of NJ, LLC 40 Ferry Street, Newark NJ 07105. 973-817-9577 or his web site: Dr.Totten.com. Most Insurances are accepted by his office, call the office for details. Discounted parking is available for his patients at a local parking lot across the street from his office. Foot and Ankle Specialists of NJ, LLC are located close to Penn Station Newark and is easy access from all NYC Path trains and buses. He and his staff are fluent in Portuguese and Spanish