MOriginally published in the Sept/Oct 2020 PPMA Newsletter

Dr. Matthew Bianco is the newest Associate at Associates in Podiatry in Pittsburgh, PA, offering patients conservative and surgical treatment options for various podiatric ailments. A surgical area he is most interested in taking to the next level is minimally invasive surgery. His goal is to perform any procedure that gets patients back on their feet as quickly as possible. 

Dr. Bianco became interested in podiatry as a college student. He knew he wanted to pursue a field in medicine and decided to shadow a podiatrist in the office as well as the operating room. He became instantly enamored by the profession, and he felt providing patients with the satisfaction of pain-free return to activity/ambulation was crucial to their lives.

To recruit students to podiatry school, Dr. Bianco encourages exposure at the collegiate level because many college students are thinking about “What field of medicine to enter?” Many of these possible candidates unfortunately are not aware podiatry is its own specialty. He believes that if students had the opportunity to shadow in the clinical setting and operating room, they would have a better idea of the multi-faceted profession he is privileged to provide his patients.

Dr. Bianco’s favorite part about being a DPM is the satisfaction of knowing that he helped a patient return to his/her normal lifestyle after a painful period of time; it is a rewarding experience that will never get old.