Dr. Yong J Zhu DPM
Podiatrist (Foot and Ankle Specialist) | Foot & Ankle Surgery
188 Mountain Ave Hackettstown NJ, 07840About
Dr. Yong Zhu is a podiatrist practicing in Hackettstown, NJ. Dr. Zhu is a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of the foot , ankle and related parts of the leg. As a podiatrist, Dr. Zhu diagnoses and treats conditions of the feet. The feet are key body parts that give a person stability, absorb shock, allow for walking and standing and are necessary for overall well-being. So, the feet need expert care. Podiatrists can specialize in surgery, wound care, sports medicine, diabetic care and pediatrics.
Education and Training
NY college of podiatric medici DPM 2003
Board Certification
American Board of Podiatric Medicine
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5 Common Conditions Seen By a Podiatrist and Treatment Options
In a podiatry office, A Doctor of Podiatric Medicine provides comprehensive care for a wide spectrum of foot and ankle conditions that affect people of all ages. In this article, we will discuss five common conditions and how they are treated to alleviate the misery of foot pain and give patients...
What is the best treatment for ankle pain?
The answer is it depends, it depends on the underlying root cause of the pain, the best treatment is to find the root cause, treat it, and the pain will go away. READ MORE
Can flat feet be fixed without surgery?
answer is no, cannot. flat feet is a structral deformity, in order to fix a structural deformity, surgery has to be part of the treatment. This doens't mean though that conservative therapy cannot be the first treatment. please look in to a procedure call HYPROCURE. my office has this, in office procedure, approx. 30 min, patients walk on the same day, full recovery is 6 wks. READ MORE
Can flat feet make your back hurt?
YES. feet are our foundation, flat feet is a mis alignment of the arch, so all joints above the foundation is going to compensate, and pain is usually the symptom felt. pleasl look into HYPROCURE, it is a 30 min in office procedure in my office, patients walk on the same day, full recover is 6 wks. READ MORE
Can I walk on my heel after bunion surgery?
in my office, my patients walk in a healing shoe or boot, and walks normal gait out of the office on the same day of procedure. please look into my office's social media and website for testimonials. READ MORE
Do you need to bring your child to the doctor if they fell off their bike?
Yes, if he/she was my child, I would. READ MORE
Should I see a podiatrist or chiropractor?
I recommend to see a podiatrist first. please look into my office's social media or website for what podiatrist can do. READ MORE
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Amyloid beta protein (1-40) forms calcium-permeable, Zn2+-sensitive channel in reconstituted lipid vesicles.
- Pyoderma gangrenosum with lung injury.
- Fresh and nonfibrillar amyloid beta protein(1-40) induces rapid cellular degeneration in aged human fibroblasts: evidence for AbetaP-channel-mediated cellular toxicity.
- Effects of inhaled low molecular weight heparin on airway allergic inflammation in aerosol-ovalbumin-sensitized guinea pigs.
- Epidemiological survey of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and alpha-1-deficiency in China.
- [Reversal of multidrug resistance by cyproheptadine in KBV200 cells].
- [Analysis of new type composite antioxidant by HPLC/APCI-MS].
- [Pulmonary angitis and granulomatosis].
- Green fluorescent protein as a visual selection marker for papaya (Carica papaya L.) transformation.
- XAFS studies of Rh nanostructures on porous silicon.
- Rearrangements in the second intron of the RARA gene are present in a large majority of patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia and are used as molecular marker for retinoic acid-induced leukemic cell differentiation.
- A preliminary report on the intervention trials of primary liver cancer in high-risk populations with nutritional supplementation of selenium in China.
- [The profile of T-lymphocyte subsets' populations in 4 different kinds of pulmonary disorders].
- A multi-scale view of skin thermal pain: from nociception to pain sensation.
- [Mesothelioma and mesothelial hyperplasia].
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