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Biography

Immediately after college, Dr. Brucato attended Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. While there, she volunteered for many races in the medical tent with the sports medicine club. She also became the President of the American Association for Women Podiatrists Student Chapter. Additionally, she served as the TUSPM student representative to the New Jersey Podiatric Medical Society. From 2010 to 2013, Dr. Brucato completed her Podiatric Surgery Residency at Morristown Medical Center. This included extensive surgical training in all major areas of the foot and ankle including elective forefoot, rearfoot reconstruction, diabetic foot infections/amputations, trauma, and plastic surgery techniques. She completed rotations in virtually all aspects of medicine including rotations in the emergency department, internal medicine, and vascular medicine. During residency, Dr. Brucato completed multiple research projects and publications including being honored to present her research at the national meeting of the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons. In 2011, one of her research posters achieved a Finalist Award at the Atlantic Health Research Day out of hundreds of posters. Since joining New Jersey Foot & Ankle Centers, Dr. Brucato remains active academically and also holds an attending position at Morristown Medical Center where she is able to teach the residents clinically as well as academically. She also serves as the Clinical Research Coordinator for the Podiatric Surgery Residency Program there. Dr. Brucato has experience in treating a variety of different types of patients including athletes, pediatric patients, and diabetics. She is extremely knowledgeable in many new technological advances and procedures in the foot and ankle field and is certified in foot and ankle arthroscopy. Although Dr.Brucato is surgically trained, she is conservatively minded, and only recommends surgery as a last resort.

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Education

• Temple University (Grad. 2010)

Other Specialties

• Orthopedic Surgeon

Awards & Recognitions

• Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Honor Society
• American Association of Women Podiatrists Scholarship
• Research Poster Finalist at Atlantic Health Research Day
• APMA Scholarship
• Alpha Epsilon Delta, Pre-Medical Honor Society

Publications & Research

• “Is ‘gas gangrene’ really gas gangrene?”
• “Pathologic fractures of the calcaneus secondary to osteomyelitis: A case series”
• “A severe case of distal symmetrical gangrene secondary to rheumatoid vasculitis: A case report”
• “Combined opening base wedge osteotomy with oblique Akin osteotomy for correction of moderate-severe hallux abducto valgus deformity: a case series”
• “Metastatic cancer presenting as heel pain: A case study”
• “Osteochondral lesions of the talus”
• “Diagnosis of gas gangrene: does a discrepancy exist between the published data and practice”. Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2014 March.
• “AWBAT-D Plus’ role in healing chronic wounds”
• “Synovial chondromatosis of the flexor tendon sheath: a surprising diagnosis”
• “Sea urchin granuloma: An unpleasant gift from the Bahamas”