The clinical content on this site is written and reviewed against the training and documented scope of practice of Stephanie Tine, DPM, a podiatric physician and surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Dr. Tine earned her Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt University California School of Podiatric Medicine. She then completed a three-year, hospital-based surgical residency in foot and ankle surgery at Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles, where she served as Chief Resident. That sequence, four years of podiatric medical education followed by a three-year surgical residency, is the training that licenses her to diagnose and treat conditions of the foot, ankle, and related structures of the leg, including surgery.
Her focus areas, foot and ankle, reconstructive surgery, and sports injury, set the boundaries of what this site covers. Pages describing minimally invasive bunion surgery, minimally invasive hammertoe surgery, reconstructive surgery, shockwave therapy, and injections for foot, ankle, and joint pain describe procedures Dr. Tine actually performs. The site does not describe procedures outside that list, and it does not state case counts, recovery outcomes, or patient volumes that are not part of her verified record.
Clinical pages are written in plain language first, with medical terms explained the first time they appear, and they name the sources behind any clinical claim, such as the American Podiatric Medical Association or the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Before publication, each page is checked against Dr. Tine's residency training and her documented scope of practice, not against general assumptions about what a podiatrist does.
This page explains how content on this site is produced and reviewed. It is not medical advice, and it does not replace an evaluation by Dr. Tine or another qualified physician.
Who writes the medical content on this site?
Dr. Stephanie Tine does.
She is a podiatric physician and surgeon at Flamingo Foot & Ankle in Fort Lauderdale, and her focus areas, foot and ankle, reconstructive surgery, and sports injury, set the standard that every page on this site is written and checked against before it goes live.
Is this website reviewed by a licensed doctor before it publishes?
Yes. Every clinical page is checked against Dr. Tine's own training and practice, including the three-year foot and ankle surgical residency she completed at Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles, where she served as chief resident.
A page does not publish until its medical content matches what she actually treats and performs in the office and in surgery.
Where do the facts on this page come from?
From three places: Dr. Tine's training record, the procedures she actually performs, and recognized medical guidance.
Pages that describe surgery describe procedures she performs herself, including minimally invasive bunion surgery, minimally invasive hammertoe surgery, reconstructive surgery, shockwave therapy, and injections for foot, ankle, and joint pain. Nothing on this site is estimated, rounded up, or added to sound more impressive than what is in her record.
Why does this site explain podiatric training?
Because most readers don't know what the letters DPM mean.
A podiatrist is a physician who completes four years of podiatric medical school followed by a three-year hospital-based surgical residency; Dr. Tine completed hers at Adventist Health White Memorial, where she served as chief resident. Stating that training plainly, instead of assuming a reader already understands it, is part of the editorial standard this site holds itself to.
How often is this content checked and updated?
On an ongoing basis, not on a fixed schedule.
When Dr. Tine's focus areas, the procedures she performs, or her affiliation with Flamingo Foot & Ankle change, the pages that reference them are revised to match. This site does not promise a review date or a ranking; the standard is accuracy at the time a reader visits, not a calendar commitment.
Can this website replace an appointment with Dr. Tine?
No. Nothing on this site is a diagnosis, and reading a page here is not the same as being examined.
Symptom and condition pages describe general patterns so a reader can understand what might be happening and what to ask about, but only an in-person evaluation with Dr. Tine or another qualified clinician can determine what is actually going on in a specific foot or ankle.
This page is for general education and does not replace a medical evaluation. For questions about a specific foot or ankle condition, schedule a visit with Dr. Tine at Flamingo Foot & Ankle.