Pod Patrol

About Pod Patrol

Listen to Pod Patrol, where we dive into the fascinating world of Podiatry alongside guests from various medical disciplines. Join us as we uncover intriguing patient cases, discuss cutting-edge techniques, and explore the latest advancements in Podiatry, Orthopedic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and more. Host Dr. Jeffrey Dikis provides expert analysis, entertainment, and captivating storytelling. With a wealth of clinical experience, we dissect complex medical scenarios, sharing our insights and perspectives garnered from years of practice.

Publisher

PodPatrol

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Feb 2024

Latest episode

18 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

132 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Oct 2026

   S3.E41 - New Podcasts, New App, & What's Next for Pod Patrol with Dr. Ashley Dikis

   The season finale of Pod Patrol brings Dr. Jeff and Dr. Ashley (@FootDocDuo) together to look back on season 3 and explore what’s ahead for Pod Patrol. They discuss how podiatry education and residency selection are evolving, why medical device pricing and physician reimbursement deserve more attention, and whether traditional conference exhibit halls still work for companies and clinicians. Jeff also previews new projects, including Breaking Point, a trauma-focused series, Step Ahead, conversations about medical device innovation, and the upcoming Pod Patrol Pro study app for APMLE board preparation. The episode closes with a look toward season 4 and the people, ideas, and changes shaping the future of podiatry.

2. 

   11 Oct 2026

   S3.E40 - The Mistakes That Keep Chronic Wounds From Healing with Dr. Matt Regulski, DPM

   Chronic wounds rarely have just one cause. Dr. Matthew Regulski joins host Dr. Jeff Dikis to explain how clinicians can identify and address the factors that keep wounds from healing—from biofilm, infection, and pressure to vascular problems, edema, and nutrition. The conversation covers Regulski’s “prepare to repair” framework, the limits of common wound-care practices, and how treatments such as offloading, compression, debridement, and topical oxygen may fit into a comprehensive plan. Through complex limb-salvage cases, the group also discusses vascular assessment, wound vacs, venous reflux, pain management, and emerging approaches to difficult wounds.

3. 

   4 Oct 2026

   S3.E39 - MIS Complications with Dr. Brad Abicht

   The fastest way to get better at minimally invasive surgery is to study what goes wrong. Dr. Jeff Dikis and Dr. Brad Abicht break down the complications that matter most in MIS bunion and forefoot surgery, from thermal necrosis and periprosthetic fracture to nonunion, screw prominence, and unexpected hardware failure. Jeff hosts the final episode of MIS Adventures with Brad, a foot and ankle surgeon in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and section chair at Emplify Health by Gundersen, as they walk through real cases instead of textbook theory. This is not a highlight reel. It is a candid, practical conversation about what happens when tiny incisions still lead to big problems. You’ll discover: Why tourniquets can raise the risk of thermal injury in MIS How screw placement, length, and orientation can change your complication profile When a distal osteotomy is the wrong choice and a Lapidus makes more sense How to think about nonunion, varus drift, hardware prominence, and lateral cortex fractures Why some complications need revision while others are best watched and allowed to settle Brad shares the decision-making behind salvage strategies, revision planning, bone grafting, cultures, wound VAC use, and when to back off and let healing unfold. Jeff pushes the conversation with sharp questions about fixation, imaging, vascular concerns, hypermobility, overactivity, and whether MIS head procedures deserve different rules than open bunion surgery. If you do MIS, are learning MIS, or are deciding when not to do MIS, this episode gives you the complication patterns, practical tips, and hard-earned lessons that can save you from repeating someone else’s mistake. Essential listening for surgeons who want more than perfect post-op X-rays.

Who has been a guest on Pod Patrol

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Narendra Patel
• Dr Kelsey Millonig
• Mark Prissel
• John Thompson
• Dr Ashley Dikis DPM

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

9,082

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

24 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

95

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

71

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Books guests

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