Timothy Syperek, D.P.M.

Dr. Timothy Syperek is a board-certified podiatrist with Coastal Health. As a foot and ankle surgeon, he provides comprehensive care for all aspects of the lower leg and foot. Dr. Syperek combines preventative options with surgical solutions and is one of the leading experts in diabetic wound care. Currently, Dr. Syperek is Chief of Podiatry at St. Vincent’s Healthcare as part of Coastal Health’s team.

Dr. Syperek received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree and completed a residency at Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Independence, Ohio. He has training in podiatric orthopedics and sports medicine at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City and in pediatric and adult podiatric surgery through his residency in Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. Taking his studies overseas, Dr. Syperek completed a trauma fellowship in Russian Siberia’s Kurgan region.

While serving as an officer in the U.S. Army, and later in the civilian sector, Dr. Syperek helped to establish numerous multi-disciplinary diabetic limb salvage clinics. His international mission work includes helping to create a diabetic limb salvage clinic in Port Au Prince, Haiti, working with and teaching Haitian physicians and surgeons. He is involved in several multi-site clinical studies focusing on diabetic wound care and surgical intervention.