Our Team
Physician specialists in regenerative foot & ankle medicine.
Board-certified, fellowship-trained providers across Ohio, Chicago, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota and California.
Our team
Our physicians
Meet the providers behind the Institute.
Stephen Frania, DPM
Medical Director (Ohio); board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery in foot, reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery; fellowship director with 25+ years in practice.
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Edgardo R. Rodriguez-Collazo, DPM
Medical Director (Chicago); board certified reconstructive podiatric surgeon with 25+ years in complex deformity correction and microsurgical nerve and limb reconstruction.
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Kyle McKray Smith, DPM
Board-certified foot and ankle surgeon (DPM, FACFAS), certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and the American Board of Podiatric Medicine.
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Edmond Medina Hernández, DPM
Podiatric surgeon with 25+ years of experience; fellowship-trained in lower-extremity deformity correction and microsurgical limb reconstruction. Sees patients in Spanish and English.
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Shannon Carmignani, DPM
Owner of Renew Foot & Ankle Wellness Center in Summerville, SC; former Chief Resident in podiatric medicine and surgery at University Hospitals Osteopathic Consortium.
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Gabriel Rodriguez, DPM
Diplomate of the American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry; board-certified in Primary Care in Podiatric Medicine; in practice since 2001.
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Rachel Robinson, DPM
Foot and ankle surgeon, owner of Thrive Foot and Ankle in Seville, Ohio; board-qualified with the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
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Benjamin M. Savasky, DPM
Double board-certified foot and ankle surgeon and Certified Wound Specialist Physician (CWSP).
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Leadership & operations
The team that keeps your care coordinated across every location.
Jalee Evans
Coordinates patient scheduling, provider communication and day-to-day operations across all six locations.