Meet Your Los Angeles Foot and Ankle Experts

David J. Soomekh, DPM

Dr. David J. Soomekh is a board-certified foot and ankle specialist and surgeon. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. He specializes in clinical and surgical foot and ankle care for both simple and complex foot and ankle problems. He provides excellent quality care through his careful diagnosis and mindful treatment options. He treats patients of all ages from all parts of California, other states, as well as international patients. He is the attending foot and ankle doctor for the Los Angeles Ballet.

Dr. Soomekh was raised in the suburbs of Chicago, where he completed his medical training at the W.M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. He then completed his three years of residency surgical training at Stanford University, the VA in Palo Alto, California, and California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, focusing on many of the most complex foot and ankle cases. During his training, he participated in important research on osteoarthritis of the foot and ankle and other continuing research. He then moved to Los Angeles to begin the practice in 2004.

He has expertise in advanced technologies such as Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) treatments, use of bone marrow aspirate (BMA), and total ankle replacement. Dr. Soomekh also has a special interest in foot and ankle reconstructive surgery, management of sports injuries, diabetic wound management, and arthroscopy of the foot and ankle. Dr. Soomekh has dedicated much time to the advancement of arthritis prevention and is an expert in the treatment of degenerative arthritis.

Dr. Soomekh is on hospital staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Saint John’s Health Center. He is a member of the editorial board of the international medical journal, Foot and Ankle Specialist. He is published in many medical journals and comprehensive textbooks.

Dr. Soomekh lives with his wife, son, and two daughters. In his spare time, he enjoys snow and water skiing, boating, and traveling, and he is a nationally recognized opera singer.

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