Established San Antonio podiatrist Dr. David Hughes has joined The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group, effective September 1st, 2014. Dr. Hughes has a special interest in the correction of foot disorders and deformities including arch disorders, hammertoes, bunions, turf toe, and charcot foot.

Originally from Chicago, IL, Dr. Hughes currently resides in San Antonio, TX with his wife, Dr. Jessica Rutstein, also a podiatrist. Dr. Hughes and Dr. Rutstein have been practicing in San Antonio since 2007 at the Foot & Ankle Treatment Center of San Antonio.

Dr. Hughes graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana with a BS in cellular and structural biology. He trained in podiatry at the Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago, IL and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2001.

Dr. Hughes completed an additional three years of surgical training at the DVA Jesse Brown Hospital in Chicago, IL as well as a fellowship in advanced reconstructive foot and ankle surgery while operating in both Germany and Austria. 

Dr. David Hughes is a board certified podiatrist in foot surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. He is a member of the Texas Podiatric Medical Association and the American Podiatric Medical Association.

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Conditions of the Foot:

• Ingrown Toenails
• Heel Pain
• Arch Pain
• Bunions
• Nerve Pain
• Neuromas
• Plantar Heel Spurs
• Fracture Care of the Foot and Toes
• Toe Pain
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Hammertoes
• Warts
• Athlete’s Foot
• Corns
• Calluses

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