Dr. Thomas Rappette, DPM, FACFAS

Dr. Thomas Rappette is a Board Certified Foot and Ankle Surgeon by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery.  He was residency trained in Houston, TX and has been in practice since 1996.

Dr Rappette has extensive training in pediatric and adult flatfoot surgery, sports medicine, diabetic limb salvage and wound care.  His special interests are in pediatric flatfoot reconstruction, advanced treatment of heel pain with the new shockwave treatment ESWT, sports medicine and adult foot and ankle pathology.

Certifications
Board Certified in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Board Certification by The American Board of Podiatric Surgery

Certified/Trained
MBA Subtailor Arthroresis  Procedure (Flatfoot repair)
ExtraCorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Heel Pain
Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy Procedure for Heel Pain
Co2 Laser Treatment for Warts
Pulse Dye Laser Treatment for Warts
Wound Vac Treatment of Chronic Wounds
Apligraft Treatment of Chronic wounds
Dermagraft Treatment of Chronic Wounds
 Ankle Athroscopy of Chronic Ankle Pain
Sta-Fuse Technique of Digital Fusion
Primus Digital Total Joint Replacement

Memberships

• Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
• Member, American Podiatric Medical Association
• Member, Illinois Podiatric Medical Association
• American Academy of Sport Medicine

Affiliations

• Valley West Community Hospital, Sandwich, IL
• Morris Hospital, Morris, IL
• Rush Copley Medical Center, Aurora, IL
• Valley Ambulatory Surgical Center – St. Charles, IL
• Kendall Pointe Surgery center – Montgomery, IL
• Deerpath Orthopedic Surgery Center – Morris, IL
• AmSurg Surgical Center – Joliet, IL
• Loyola Surgical Center – Oakbrook, IL

Hospital Positions

• Pharmasutic and Theraputics Committee
  Valley West Community Hospital 2005-2006
• Qualitiy insurance Committee
  Valley West Community Hospital 2000-2005
• Ethics Committee
  Valley West Community Hospital 2000-2005

Past Positions

• Podiatric Education Director
  Houston Podiatric Foundation 1996-1997

Residency training

• Houston Podiatric Foundation Surgical Residency (PSR-24)
  1994-96 Houston, Texas
• Baylor College of Medicine
  1994-1996 Houston, Texas

Education

• Medical School - Dr. William M Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine
  1990-1994 Chicago, Illinois
• Undergraduate: Andrews University
  1987-1990 Berrien Springs, Michigan