MEET DR. MCNAMARA

Victor F. McNamara, DPM

Dr. Victor McNamara, DPM is a native of Central Florida. He attended St. Margaret Mary Elementary school and Bishop Moore High School. He earned his Eagle Scout award from Troop 62 in Winter Park. After high school, Dr. McNamara became one of the first EMTs in Orlando and worked for Herndon Ambulance Company. In pursuit of a career in medicine, he enlisted in the US Navy and became a shipboard hospital corpsman prior to attending college. He served as a reservist with Hospital, Coastal Warfare and Marine Corp Commands throughout his undergraduate and medical school training.

Education

  • Podiatric surgical residency
Universal Medical Center
Plantation, Florida
  • Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree
  • University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Major: Chemistry
  • Santa Fe Community College
Gainesville, Florida
A.A. degree
Orthopedic Podiatrist — Dr. Victor McNamara in Orlando, FL

Experience

  • Private practice in podiatric medicine, surgery and sports medicine
Central Florida Foot and Ankle Specialists, PA
Orlando, Florida
  • Private practice in podiatric medicine, surgery and sports medicine
Founder and managing partner, Florida Foot & Ankle Group, PA
Orlando, Florida
  • Staff podiatric physician
Lake Health Care Center, Inc.
Eustis, Florida
  • Co-medical director
Federal-approved rehabilitation facility
Lake County, Florida
Externships:
  • National Hansen's Disease Center, wound care
Carville, Louisiana
  • Lindell Hospital, surgery
St. Louis, Missouri
  • Richmond Heights Hospital, internal medicine
Cleveland, Ohio
Hospital Appointments
  • Florida Hospital Health Systems
Orlando, Florida
  • Orlando Regional Health Systems
Orlando, Florida
Positions
  • Staff podiatric physician
Southern Ballet Theatre
  • Previous associate professor, anatomy and physiology
Valencia Community College
Orlando, Florida
Licenses
  • Florida Podiatric Medical License #PO-0001882, active
Professional Certification
  • Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Surgery
Board certified, foot surgery
  • Diplomate, American Academy of Wound Management
Board certified, wound care
Professional Affiliations
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Fellow, College of Certified Wound Specialists
  • American Podiatric Medical Association
  • Florida Podiatric Medical Association
Lectures
  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Use of oral terbinafine (Lamisil) therapy
  • "Use of Orthosorb Absorbable Pin Fixation in Foot Surgery"
Barry University, School of Podiatric Medicine
  • "Computerized Gait Analysis in Biomechanical Diagnosis"
Orlando Runner's Club, Ocala Runner's Club, Central Florida
Chiropractic Association
  • Biomechanics and Deformities of the Foot
Central Florida Therapeutic Massage Association

Research Positions
  • Research of oral terbinafine, pre-release FDA trial
  • Papers published and lectures given for Johnson & Johnson on surgical use of Orthosorb absorbable pins in foot surgery
  • Research paper submitted for publication: "A Review of the Literature on Antibiotic Impregnated Polymethylmethacrylate Bead Implantation in Osteomyelitis"
  • Research the need for knee stabilization devices in conjunction with torsion cables and their development into an integrated unit
  • Research assistant
Vascular Laboratory, Veterans Administration Medical Center
Gainesville, Florida
Appearances
  • WCPX Channel 6 news
Topic: Apligraf, skin graft replacement
  • Rebecca Randall show
Topic: lower-extremity sports medicine
  • WCPX Channel 6 news
Topic: computerized gait analysis
  • WFTV Channel 9 news
Topic: computerized gait analysis
  • Medical show, Telemundo 7
Topic: sports medicine
  • Florida hospital waterman, lake county YMCA
Topic: function and pathology of the lower extremity
  • Medical call-in shows - WDBO, WBLE 790
  • Race physician
Citrus Bowl half-marathon, Red Lobster 10K, other Track Shack events
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