Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital recently welcomed Esther Barnes, DPM, to its podiatry practice in St Johnsbury. Barnes is one of a handful of podiatric surgeons in the state certified in foot surgery as well as reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgeons.
Before joining NVRH, Barnes spent nine months living in Australia, where her husband is from. Prior to that, she was owner and manager of her own practice, Step Ahead Foot & Ankle Clinic, in Kalispell, MT.
Barnes is a biomedical engineering graduate of Northwestern University and earned a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from Temple University's School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia. She completed her surgical residency at Presbyterian/St Luke’s Medical Center in Denver.
“Although I love surgery and take pride in my surgical skills, my greatest passion is in helping people to heal and feel better without surgery,” Barnes said.