Allison Rottman
- Assistant Clinical Professor, Surgery - (Clinical Series Track)
Contact
- (520) 626-1349
- Arizona Health Sciences Center, Rm. 5408
- allisonrottman@arizona.edu
Biography
Allison Rottman, DPM, is a clinical assistant professor with the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at the University of Arizona Department of Surgery. She is a podiatric surgeon with special interest and extensive experience in wound care and limb salvage.
Dr. Rottman is a native of Decatur, IL, and earned her BA in psychology from Bloomington, IL-based Illinois Wesleyan University. In 2013, she graduated with her Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from the Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University in North Chicago, IL. In 2016, she completed a podiatry residency with Mt. Sinai/Lovell Federal Health Care Center, also located in Chicago. Prior to joining the department, Dr. Rottman held positions at St. Mary's Hospital and Decatur Memorial Hospital in her hometown of Decatur, IL.
Degrees
- Podiatry Residency Podiatry
- Lovell Federal Healthcare Center/Mount Sinai Hos[ital, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- 7/2013 - 6/2016
- D.P.M. Podiatry
- Dr. William M. Scholl College at Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, Illinois, United States
- B.A. Psychology
- Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, United States
Work Experience
- Banner University Medical Center (2018 - Ongoing)
- Decatur Memorial Hospital (2016 - 2018)
- Surgical Specialists of Central Illinois (2016 - 2017)
- Office of Mark Superstein, DPM (2011 - 2013)
- St. Mary’s Hospital (2006 - 2009)
Awards
- Spurring Success for Women in Medicine and Science (SSWIMS) Fellowship and Leadership Project
- University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Summer 2024
Licensure & Certification
- Arizona Podiatry Licensure #0907, Arizona Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners (2018)
- Illinois Podiatry Licensure #016005655, State of Illinois (2013)
- Qualification, Foot Surgery and RRA Surgery, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (2016)
- Certification, American College of Podiatric Medicine (2016)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association (2013)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association (2013)
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association (2013)
Interests
Research
Reconstructive Podiatric SurgeryAmputation PreventionReconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery
Teaching
Podiatric SurgeryHigh Risk Diabetic FootTissue Repair and Wound HealingReconstructive Foot SurgeryComplex Lower Extremity Infections
Courses
No activities entered.
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Patel, N., Tan, T. W., Weinkauf, C., Rice, A. H., Rottman, A. M., Pappalardo, J., Goshima, K., & Zhou, W. (2022). Economic value of podiatry service in limb salvage alliance. Journal of vascular surgery, 75(1), 296-300.More infoOver the past decade, multidisciplinary "toe and flow" programs have gained great popularity, with proven benefits in limb salvage. Many vascular surgeons have incorporated podiatrists into their practices. The viability of this practice model requires close partnership, hospital support, and financial sustainability. We intend to examine the economic values of podiatrists in a busy safety-net hospital in the Southwest United States.
- Zhou, W., Weinkauf, C., Rice, A. H., Zhou, W., Weinkauf, C., Tan, T., Rottman, A. M., Rice, A. H., Patel, N., Pappalardo, J., Kraemer, C., & Goshima, K. (2022). Economic value of podiatry service in limb salvage alliance.. Journal of vascular surgery, 75(1), 296-300. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2021.07.126More infoOver the past decade, multidisciplinary "toe and flow" programs have gained great popularity, with proven benefits in limb salvage. Many vascular surgeons have incorporated podiatrists into their practices. The viability of this practice model requires close partnership, hospital support, and financial sustainability. We intend to examine the economic values of podiatrists in a busy safety-net hospital in the Southwest United States..An administrative database that captured monthly operating room (OR) cases, clinic encounters, in-patient volume, and total work relative value units (wRVUs) in an established limb salvage program in a tertiary referral center were examined. The practice has a diverse patient population with >30% of minority patients. During a period of 3 years, there was a significant change in the number of podiatrists (from 1 to 4) within the program, whereas the clinical full-time employees for vascular surgeons remained relatively stable..The limb salvage program experienced >100% of growth in total OR volumes, clinic encounters, and total wRVUs over a period of 4 years. A total of 35,591 patients were evaluated in a multidisciplinary limb salvage clinic, and 5535 procedures were performed. The initial growth of clinic volume and operative volume (P < .01) were attributed by the addition of vascular surgeons in year one. However, recruitment of podiatrists to the program significantly increased clinic and OR volume by an additional 60% and >40%, respectively (P < .01) in the past 3 years. With equal number of surgeons, podiatry contributed 40% of total wRVUs generated by the entire program in 2019. Despite the fact that that most of the foot and ankle procedures that were regularly performed by vascular surgeons were shifted to the podiatrists, vascular surgeons continued to experience an incremental increase in operative volume and >10% of increase in wRVUs..This study shows that the value of close collaboration between podiatry and vascular in a limb salvage program extends beyond a patient's clinical outcome. A financial advantage of including podiatrists in a vascular surgery practice is clearly demonstrated.
Presentations
- Rottman, A. (2024, July). Collaboration between Podiatry and Vascular Surgery. Rocky Mountain Vascular Society Annual Meeting. Coeur d’Alene, ID: Rocky Mountain Vascular Society.
- Rottman, A. (2024, June). Management Charcot of Foot and Ankle. Department of Orthopaedic Grand Rounds. University of Arizona: University of Arizona.
- Rottman, A. (2024, September). Complications and Epidemiology of the Diabetic Foot. Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. University of Arizona: University of Arizona.
- Rottman, A. (2019, August). Advances in Wound Care for the Diabetic Foot. Grand Rounds. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona: Department of Surgery.More info8/14/19
Poster Presentations
- Rottman, A., & Schlesinger, P. (2020, November 2020). Trichophyton Species as the Cause of a Diabetic Deep Plantar Foot Abcess: A Case Report. Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Fall 2020 Symposium. Virtual: Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC).
