Welcome to our practice

Dr. Jonathan Richards is a podiatrist and highly trained foot and ankle surgeon who holds a double Board Certification. He is a Diplomat with both the American Board of Podiatric Medicine (ABPM) and the American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery (ABFAS).

Dr. Richards has extensive training in foot and ankle trauma, diabetic foot care, and limb salvage.

Currently, Dr. Richards is a Clinical Instructor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan and Mount Sinai Brooklyn. He is also an Attending Physician at Englewood Hospital in New Jersey, where he does trauma call in the E.R. Most recently, he became an Attending Physician at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn. 

Dr. Barry Herstik was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. After graduating from South Shore High School, he attended Binghamton University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in biology. He did his graduate work at the William M. Scholl College of Podiatry in Chicago, Illinois, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Next, Barry completed a two-year residency at Kern Hospital for Special Surgery in Warren, Michigan. During residency, he mastered his skills as a specialist in a variety of foot ailments, concentrating on foot surgery and diabetic foot care.

Dr. Sarah Richards completed her three-year residency in foot and ankle medicine and surgery at Hoboken University Medical Center in Hoboken, NJ. As a former dancer, she was drawn to the field as a means of rehabilitating performance-related injuries. Prior to her residency, she graduated at the top of her class from the Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine in Independence, OH. She is a certified Keryflex nail restoration provider. 

Dr. Jodene Shwer completed her surgical residency at New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. She has presented at the Limb Preservation Symposium at Weill Cornell Medicine and was published in the Compendium of Podiatric Medicine & Surgery 2014. She works with patients from all walks of life, helping to achieve a cosmetic and functional outcome for their feet. 

Dr. Ivan Herstik graduated from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine in 1987. He completed a two-year residency specialization in foot surgery at Kern Hospital for Special Surgery in Warren, MI. Dr. Herstik has published articles on foot surgery and has lectured locally and nationally on the topic.