Dean’s chat hosts, Dr.’s Jeffrey Jensen and Johanna Richey, interviewed long time Samuel Merritt College of Podiatric Medicine (SMUCPM) faculty member and sports medicine guru, Dr. Tim Dutra. Dr. Dutra attended the California College of Podiatric Medicine.
Dr. Dutra states, “I am a native of the Bay Area, I have always participated in a variety of sports; I enjoy exercise and recreational sports. I have over 20 years of coaching experience in youth sports (soccer, basketball, and baseball), as well as high school boys and girls tennis. I serve as podiatric consultant for intercollegiate athletics for University of California at Berkeley, and also was former podiatric consultant for the Golden State Warriors Basketball Team. I have always been very active in my local community as well as professional organizations. My educational background is in Kinesiology and Sports Medicine and I am a former collegiate athletic trainer. I did a AAPSM fellowship in Podiatric Sports Medicine after completing my podiatric residency program in Long Beach, CA.
I am a fellow of the following organizations:
Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
American College of Sports Medicine
American College of Foot & Ankle Orthopedics & Medicine
American Professional Wound Care Association
National Academies of Practice, Podiatric Medicine Academy”.
Enjoy this interesting interview with one of the leaders in podiatric medicine, biomechanics and sports medicine!