DC Foot Health

Dr. Stuart B. Sibel is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. He received his B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Maryland, College Park. He received his Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine from the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine. His first year of residency in Podiatric Orthopedics was completed at the Giuffre Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then completed a residency in Podiatric Surgery at Lutheran Hospital of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland. He is Board Certified in Foot Surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Dr Sibel was appointed to the D.C. Board of Podiatry in 2002 and currently serves as Chairman. He is a Resident Educator of the Podiatric Surgical Residents at the Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Sibel has been in practice since 1985.

Dr. Lee E. Firestone, a native of New Jersey, received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received his Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine from the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine. He completed his surgical residency training at The Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC where he was chief resident in Podiatric Surgery. He is Board Certified in Foot Surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. Dr. Firestone works extensively with runners and is an active member of the Montgomery County Road Runners Club. Dr. Firestone has been in practice since 1994.

Dr. Erika M. Schwartz is a native of Long Island, New York.  She received her Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University and her Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine.  She completed three years of surgical residency training at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, where she was chief resident in Podiatric Surgery.  She serves on the Executive Board of the American Association for Women Podiatrists and is the District of Columbia Public Relations Chairperson for the American Podiatric Medical Association.   As an APMA spokesperson she has been featured in multimedia, including the Washington Post, Prevention Magazine, and DC Channel 5 News.  She greatly enjoys resident education, and serves as a member of the Residency Competency Committee for the Podiatric Surgical Residency Training Program at the Washington Hospital Center..