In July of 1984, Family Foot Clinic, S.C. opened for business on the corner of 4th and Main Streets in Fond du Lac with Dr. Ian Furness.  Being the sole doctor, Dr. Furness had been practicing as a podiatrist in the United States Air Force at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia and wanted to return to Wisconsin to start private practice.

 

Since then the practice has grown to a four-doctor group working out of a modern new facility that was designed and built as a dedicated foot clinic located at 21 S. Marr Street in Fond du Lac.  Furness practices with Drs. Thomas Sheridan, Jonathon Stroebel, and Michael DeGere.

 

"Our reputation brings us patients which we draw from all over the state of Wisconsin," said Furness.  "Most of our patients come to us by word of mouth and physician referral.  We do very little advertising."

 

All four doctors are Board Certified Surgeons and have a combined total of over 70 years of experience and all four are Wisconsin natives; each having grown up and attending college in the state.  In fact, Sheridan and DeGere are Fond du Lac natives and attended high school here.

 

"Our group offers complete full-scope medical care for the foot and ankle" said Dr. Thomas Sheridan.  "We are constantly looking for ways to excel at what we do.  We pride ourselves at being leaders in the profession employing the latest technology and utilizing the most advanced State of the Art techniques.  Our patients and the medical community at large recognize this, which is why we have such a widespread and exceptional reputation."

 

The types of adult and pediatric problems treated at Family Foot Clinic include bunions, hammertoes, ingrown toenails, heel pain and heel spurs, corns, calluses, warts, foot deformities, trauma fractures, sports-related problems and injuries, skin lesions, nerve problems and neuromas, congenital defects, and pain.

 

The group employs leading-edge technology which includes arthroscopy, endoscopy, high-frequency shock wave therapy, laser surgery, the latest in wound healing techniques and grafting.  All four podiatrists are active members of the Medical Staff at St. Agnes Hospital.

 

Dr. Michael DeGere is currently the Chief of Surgery at St. Agnes Hospital.  Professionally each doctor is active in the State and National Podiatry Societies.  Dr. Degere is Vice President of the Wisconsin Society of Podiatric Medicine and a Board Member of the American Society of Podiatric Surgeons.

 

Dr. Furness is a past President of the WSPM and currently the Chair of the Podiatrists Affiliated Credentialing Board which is the licensing board for podiatrists in Wisconsin.

 

Whether it be a simple corn that needs trimming or a major deformity that needs reconstructing, Family Foot Clinic is able to help.  The types of services provided include general foot care, reconstructive foot and ankle surgeries, sports medicine, orthotics, bracing and casting.