Dr. Debra J. Aleck, DPM, FACFAS

Education
Podiatric Surgical Residency, DBA Montgomery Surgery Center, Rockville, MD & Johns Hopkins University’s Francis Scott Key Hospital, Baltimore, MD, July 1, 1991 - June 30, 1992. Rotating Podiatric Residency, Tarrant County Hospital District, DBA John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, TX, July 1, 1990 - June 30, 1991. Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, Chicago, IL, Cum Laude, 1986-1990. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI & SU), Blacksburg, VA, BS in Biology, 1979-1983, Foreign Exchange Student, Trier University, Trier, Germany, 1977. Kempsville High School, Virginia Beach, VA, Class Rank 13 of 786, 1975-1979.

Licensure
Podiatric Physician - Texas and Virginia.

Research Works and Publications Authored
MRI in Diabetic Charcot Feet with Suspicion of Osteomyelitis: Conflicting Case Reports, submitted to the Journal of Foot Surgery, November 1991. Polymethyl Methacrylate Toxicity, Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, IL, 1990. Diagnosis and Management of Venous Thrombosis and Cellulitic Manifestations of the Lower Extremity, Tucson VA hospital, 1989. Superficial Thrombophlebitis of the Lower Extremities, December 1988. The Etiology an Pathomechanics of Hallux Abducto Valgus, Aleck, D., and Nelson, R., Scholl College, 1988. Technical, Ethical and Moral Aspects of In-Vitro Fertilization, VPI & SU 1980. Isolation and Purification of Proteins from Extracts of Tubercle Bacillus, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1977.

Awards
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and College, Scholl College, 1990. National Podiatry Honor Society, 1988-1990. Ellena Warner Dunbar Scholarship, Phi Mu Foundation, 1987. Scholl College President’s Scholarship, 1986. Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Society, VPI & SU, 1980-1983. Dean's List, six quarters VPI & SU, 1980-1983. Merit Scholarship, Medical Society of Virginia, 1979. Eastern Virginia Medical School Science Research Program for Advanced High School Students funded by the National Science Foundation, 1978.

Professional Experience
Management of a nine store supermarket chain, Great Bridge Foods, Inc. (GBFI), DBA Earle's Market, Scan and DSD Inventory Systems Development and Management, GBFI, Tidewater, VA. Business Consultant for Adamo Construction (Computers, Marketing, Sales), VPI & SU SBA project, Christiansburg, VA. Nuclear Research at Surry and Oak Ridge Facilities, VPI & SU. Phlebotomist, DePaul Hospital, Norfolk, VA, General Surgical Scrub, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA.

Elected/Appointed Positions
President of Podiatry, Ltd., Board Member of Rotary International Club - Churchland, Board Member of Jewish Family Services, Past Board Member of VA TECH Alumni Association, Past Board Member of the Jewish Community Center of Tidewater, Cabinet Member of the Women's Division of the United Jewish Foundation.

Organizations
Diplomat of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine, American Podiatric Medical Association, Virginia Podiatric Medical Association, Hampton Roads Podiatric Medical Association, American Association for Women Podiatrists, Beacon Society - United Way, Lion of Judah, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Phi Mu Alumni Association.

Hospitals
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA, Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA, Harbour View Medical Center, Suffolk, VA, Sentara Norfolk General, Norfolk, VA, Sentara Leigh Hospital, Norfolk, VA.