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 is bilingual (English/Spanish). He has privileges at the Washington Hospital Center and Medstar Surgical 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. He has privileges at The Massachusetts Avenue Surgical Center, Medstar Surgical Center, Sibley Memorial Hospital and The Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Firestone was recognized by the Washingtonian Magazine in 2010, as a top Sports Medicine Podiatrist in the DC area. He is an avid runner who competes in many local races. Dr. Firestone completed the Boston Marathon in 2010. Dr. Firestone works extensively with runners and is an active member of the Montgomery County Road Runners Club. He 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. Dr. Schwartz is Board Certified in Foot Surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. 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. Dr. Schwartz is the Academic Coordinator and a member of the Residency Competency Committee for the Podiatric Surgical Residency Training Program at the Washington Hospital Center. She has privileges at the Washington Hospital Center, Medstar Surgical Center, and Massachusetts Avenue Surgical Center.