Your physician
Dr. Efe Ozturk
DABPM, FAPWH, FASPS, FASPM
Foot and Ankle Surgeon and podiatrist (DPM). Dr. Ozturk is double board certified, as a Diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Medicine (DABPM) and a Fellow of the Academy of Physicians in Wound Healing (FAPWH), and is a Fellow of the American Society of Podiatric Surgeons (FASPS) and the American Society of Podiatric Medicine (FASPM).
About Dr. Ozturk
Dr. Efe Ozturk is a Foot and Ankle Surgeon and the physician behind Ozturk Foot & Ankle and its specialty practice, Lower Extremity Nerve Institute. A local to NJ graduating Lyndhurst High School, University of Southern California, and Barry University. Dr. Ozturk earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Southern California and a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree at Barry University in Miami, then completed a three-year surgical residency in forefoot and rearfoot reconstructive surgery at Morristown Medical Center.
Dr. Ozturk’s practice spans general and reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, neuropathy-related care, diabetic foot care, trauma, wound care and conservative treatment. At the Institute, that experience is applied to nerve-related problems of the foot, ankle and lower leg — with an emphasis on careful diagnosis, clear explanation, and non-surgical care first whenever it is appropriate.
Board certification
- Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
- Fellow, Academy of Physicians in Wound Healing (FAPWH)
Fellowships
- Fellow, American Society of Podiatric Surgeons
- Fellow, American Society of Podiatric Medicine
Education and training
- Three-year surgical residency in forefoot and rearfoot reconstructive surgeryMorristown Medical Center, Morristown, New Jersey
- Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)Barry University, Miami, Florida
- Bachelor’s degreeUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles
Hospital and surgical privileges
- Hoboken University Medical Center
- Hudson Regional Hospital
- Parkway Surgical Center, Lyndhurst
- Pleasantdale Surgical Center
Areas of practice
- General foot and ankle surgery
- Reconstructive foot and ankle surgery
- Neuropathy-related care
- Diabetic foot care
- Foot and ankle trauma
- Wound care
- Conservative (non-surgical) treatment
Languages
- English
- Turkish
Verify credentials
Dr. Ozturk’s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356802185. You can view the record in the NPPES NPI Registry (external site). Board certification can be verified with the American Board of Podiatric Medicine (external site).
Appointments
Talk with us about your symptoms
An evaluation can clarify what’s causing your symptoms and what your options are — starting with non-surgical care whenever that’s appropriate.