EDUCATION
College: Brooklyn College of CUNY - B.S. Degree in Biology -1962-1966
Podiatry: New York College of Podiatric Medicine -Doctor of Podiatric Medicine,
cum laude 1966-1970
Honors: Valedictorian, Class of 1970, N.Y.C.P.M.Pi Delta Honor Society
Residency: Rotating Medical/Surgical Residency -Jewish Memorial Hospital, N.Y.C.-
1970- 1971
Fellowship in Bone and Joint Pathology, -Joint Disease Hospital, N.Y.C.- Henry
Jaffe, M.D. Fellowship Director Sept-Dec 1971
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HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
2000-present
Clinical Attending, Division of Podiatry - Department of Surgery -Beth Israel
Medical Center, N.Y.C.
1997-2003
Clinical Attending, Department of Endocrinology -New York Presbyterian Hospital,
Cornell Campus, N.Y.C.
1991-1999
Surgical Attending in Podiatry - The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, N.J.
1982-1997
Surgical Attending in Podiatry - Mother Cabrini Medical Center, N.Y.C.
1985-1992
Surgical Attending in Podiatry - St. Barnabus Hospital, Bronx, N.Y.
1986-1988
Attending in Podiatric Surgery, Surgical Grade IV - The Foot Clinics of New York
1972-1983
Surgical Attending in Podiatry - Jewish Memorial Hospital, N.Y.C.
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LECTURER
Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine - Surgical Grand Rounds, April 5,
1980 - “Injection Therapy a La Steinberg”
New Jersey Podiatric Medical Association Scientific Meeting, Feb 28,1981-
“Tumors of Bone and Joint”
Prospect Hospital Surgical Conference, Bronx, N.Y., April, 4, 1984 - “A-O
Principles in Podiatric Surgery”
New York College of Podiatric Medicine, Residents Lecture Series - “First Ray
Criteria For Bunion Surgery” , Aug, 17 1985 - “A-O Techniques and Their
Podiatric Applications, Oct, 3 1984
A Day of Practical Podiatric Biomechanics - Barbizon Plaza Hotel, N.Y.C. Dec 7,
1984
Surgery and Biomechanics in Modern Podiatry - The Granite Hotel, Kerhonksen,
N.Y., Aug 22,23,24 1986
The American College of Sports Medicine, Mid Atlantic Chapter, - The University
of Maryland, College Park, Md.
“The Shin Splint Syndrome”, March 7, 1986
The American Public Health Association, Annual Meeting - Washington, D.C., Oct
13, 1987 - “The Early Rehabilitation of the Athlete Using A-O Surgical
Techniques”
North Shore Hospital Annual Podiatry Surgical Seminar - Glen Cove, N.Y., June 7,
1988 - “The Kidner Foot Type in Podiatric Surgery”
Nassau County Marathon Lecture Series, Hofstra University, L.I., N.Y. - “The
Biomechanics of Running” April 7, 1986
The American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Mid-Atlantic Chapter -
State University of New York @ New Paltz, March 14, 1986 - “Gait Analysis and
Aging: A Ten Meter Board Analysis”
American Society of Podiatric Sports Medicine, N.Y.C.P.M., NYC, Oct 10, 1985 -
“Injection Therapy a La Steinberg”
American College of Foot Surgeons, Student Chapter, N.Y.C.P.M., Dec 15, 1985 -
“A-O Techniques in Podiatric Surgery”
The American Society of Podiatric Medicine, Annual Meeting, A Tribute to Marvin
Steinberg, D.P.M. - Atlanta Georgia, March 10,11, 1987 - “Injection Therapy a La
Steinberg”
A Day of Clinical Biomechanics - Sheraton Hotel, New York City, Aug, 14, 1988
Surgical Seminar/ Preparation for Board Certification - Mount Airy Lodge,
Pocono, Pa, March 21,22,23, 1989
American College of Foot Surgeons, Midwest Meeting - Ramada Renaissance Hotel,
St Louis, Mo., Sept 23,24, 1988 - “Injection Therapy” and “The Biomechanics of
Running”
Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine - Junior & Senior Class Clinical
Lecture Series, 9/13/99
“Biomechanics and the Unequal Limb Syndrome”
British Registered Podiatrists Scientific Seminar - London, England - March
11,12,13, 1990 - “Foot Surgery and Clinical Biomechanics”
The New Jersey Podiatry Society Scientific Seminar - Ramada Inn, Trenton, N.J.,
Nov 17,1998 - “The Pro’s and Con’s of In-Office Dispensing”
The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting - Century City
Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, Ca Feb 20, 1999 - “In-Office Dispensing”
The Virginia Podiatry Society Annual Scientific Seminar - Virginia Beach
Convention Center, Virginia Beach, Va., June 14, 1999 - “The Pro’s and Con’s of
In-Office Dispensing”
Combined Endocrinology Grand Rounds - Weill Cornell Medical College-MSKCC -
March 17, 2000 - “Wound Healing 2000”
Gerontology Grand Rounds, Wright Center at Weill Cornell Medical College - April
10, 2000 - “Wound Healing 2000”
Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Weill Cornell Medical College - July 14, 2000 -
“Wound Healing 2000”
Beth Israel Endocrinology Grand Rounds - September, 28 2000 - “Wound Healing
2000”
Cornell Internal Medicine Associates Grand Rounds - Weill Cornell Medical
College - February 5, 2001 - “Wound Healing 2001”
Beth Israel Medical Center Endocrinology Residents Conference - October 14, 2002
- “Complimentary Treatments for Diabetic Neuropathy”
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center Infectious Disease Fellows Course - Rockerfeller Research
Laboratory, 430 East 67th Street, N.Y.C. - April 30, 2003 - "Wound Healing and
Diabetic Foot Care 2003"
Beth Israel Medical Center Endocrinology Teaching Conferences - January 29, 2004
- 7th Floor, Fierman Hall
"Diagnostic and Therapeutic Updates in Diabetic Neuropathy"
The NYSPMA Clinical Conference, The Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City, January 21.22.23, 2006, Functional Foot Typing® and The Inclined Posture
Beth Israel Medical Center Endocrinology Teaching Conferences, February 4, 2006, 7th Floor, Fierman Hall, Diabetic Neuropathy: A Podiatry Perspective
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Medical Center Infectious Disease Fellows Course, Rockerfeller Research Laboratory, 430 East 67th Street, N.Y.C., April 12, 2006, Diabetic Neuropathy: A Podiatry Perspective
The Council on Nail Disorders, The American Dermatology Association Annual Meeting, March 24, 2006, The Marriott Hotel, San Francisco, Ca, The Biomechanics of Dystrophic Toenails
The Northeast Podiatric Foundation Clinical Conference, The Turning Stone Resort, Syracuse, New York, April 15, 16, 2006, Functional Foot Typing® and The Inclined Posture
The Maine Foot and Ankle Society, The Samoset Resort, Rockport Maine, June 3, 4,5, 2006, Functional Foot Typing® and Foot Centrings®
The North Shore/NYCPM Podiatry Conference, North Shore Hospital, Glen Cove, N.Y. , June 7, 2007, Functional Foot Typing® and Foot Centrings®
The New York College of Podiatric Medicine, Biomechanics Grand Rounds, March 3, 2008, Functional Foot Typing® and Foot Centrings®
Hackensack Medical Center, Podiatry Grand Rounds, May 26, 2008, Functional Foot Typing® and Foot Centrings®
PUBLICATIONS
Contributing Editor: Sportswise New York Magazine - 1978-80
Contributing Editor: Health and Diet Times Magazine - 1978-82
Contributing Writer:
Wisdom’s Child Magazine
Our Town Magazine
Maternity Matters Magazine
Cue New York Magazine
Gentlemen’s Quarterly Magazine
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association - June, 1971 - “Rheumatoid
Arthritis, A Case Presentation”
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association - July, 1972 -
“Histopathology of Some Common Podiatric Lesions”
Future Publishing Company - Sports Medicine ’80 - “The Unequal Limb Syndrome”
In Step Magazine, Feb 1982 - “Podiatry and Dance Medicine”
The Globe Weekly, Jan 1982 - “The Low Down on High Heels”
Journal of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine, Issue I, Vol I,
1983 - “The Unequal Limb Syndrome: Biomechanical Considerations”
Ring Rhetoric Magazine, June 1986 - “Boxing and Podiatry”
Journal of Current Podiatric Medicine, Aug 1988 - “The Shin Splint Syndrome: A
Preliminary Report On a New Device”
Journal of Current Podiatric Medicine, Oct 1989 - “Lifestyle Podiatry: A Case
Report”
Journal of Current Podiatric Medicine, June 1988 - “My Feet Are Sore: A Guide to
Pregnant Women”
New York Chiropractic College Marathon Journal, Oct 1990 - “To Run or Not To
Run, That Is The Question”
Journal of Current Podiatric Medicine, March 1989 - Guest Editorial -
Biomechanics Issue
Journal of Electromedicine, June 1991 - “Reduction of EHL Tendon Via
Electrostimulation”
Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Aug 1993 - Chapter Titled “Local
Anesthetics and Injectable Cortisone”
Round Table Discussion: Biomechanics - Podiatry Management Magazine - November
2001
Chapter 6, The Diabetic Foot - “Principles of Diabetes Mellitus” - Edited by
Leonid Poretsky, M.D. - Kluwer Publishing, Maryland, USA - June, 2002
The Pathogenesis of Dystrophic Toenails - Brad Bakotic D.P.M., D.O., Dennis Shavelson, D.P.M., Podiatry Management Magazine, August 2006
The PreCharcot Foot, A New Clinical Entity - L. Poretsky, M.D., D. Shavelson, D.P.M., K. Kline, M.D., P. Levine, D.P.M., Practical Diabetology, September, 2006
A Closer Look at Neoteric Biomechanics - D. Shavelson, DPM, Podiatry Today, September 2007
Marketing Neoteric Biomechanics - D. Shavelson, Podiatry Management, September 2008