Program Administration

Steven Vyce, DPM, FACFAS

Steven Vyce, DPM, FACFAS

Residency Program Director, Chief & Podiatric Surgery Department Chair

Yale-New Haven Hospital

Medical Orchard Building-SRC

330 Orchard St, Suite 207

New Haven, CT 06511

Ph: (203) 789-3443

Fx: (203) 867-5488

Email: Steven.Vyce@Yale.edu

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Biography

Dr. Steven Vyce is a Podiatric Foot and Ankle Surgeon practicing at Yale-New Haven Medical Center.

He is the Chairman of the Yale-New Haven Medical Center's Department of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, the Director of the Yale Podiatric Foot and Ankle Surgery Residency Program. He was appointed as an Associate Clinical Professor at Yale School of Medicine in the Department of Orthopaedics in 2008 and an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine in 2022.

Dr. Vyce received his Bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York, College at Oneonta, where he majored in Biotechnology, with a minor in Chemistry. He went on to receive his medical degree (Doctor of Podiatric Medicine) from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine in 1996, graduating magna cum laude. He then completed his Podiatric Surgery Residency at University Hospital/University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UH/UMDNJ) in Newark, NJ, which provided comprehensive podiatric surgical training with specialization in foot and ankle trauma and reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle. He served as the Chief Resident during his final year, graduating in 1999.

Following residency, Dr Vyce was appointed as a Clinical Instructor in Podiatric Surgery at University Hospital/University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and began practicing as part of the University Doctors of NJ Med, the Faculty Practice of the NJ Medical School. He later started his own private practice in NY, and he maintained his clinical appointment at UH/UMDNJ through 2012.

In 2007, he left his private practice to accept appointments as the Chief Podiatric Surgeon for the VA Connecticut Healthcare System and the Associate Podiatric Surgery Residency Director of the Yale/VA Podiatric Surgery Residency Program. He then became the Residency Program Director in 2008 and has served in that role since.

Yale New Haven Hospital created the Department of Podiatric Surgery in 2013, and Dr Vyce was recruited to become its first Chairman and Chief, a position he remains in today. He is in practice at the St Raphael’s Campus of Yale New Haven Medical Center, he is the Director of the Yale-New Haven Foot and Ankle Surgeons group and he is a member of the Yale-New Haven Hospital Medical Board/ Medical Executive Committee.

Dr Vyce is a Diplomat of the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ABFAS), by which he is Board Certified in Foot Surgery and also in Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery. He is on the ABFAS Board Certification Credentials Review Committee annually. He is an active member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS), and has served on Expert Panels, the Post Graduate Education Committee, Professional Relations Committee, and Annual Scientific Conference Committee. He has served on the Board of Directors of the North East Podiatric Foundation, and is a founding member and on the Board of Directors of the Yale Foot & Ankle Society.

He is currently a Council member of the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME), the chairman of CPME's Residency Review Committee, a member of the Collaborative Residency Evaluator Committee, and was recently an Administrative Board member of the AACPM Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH).

Dr Vyce has been a principal investigator or co-investigator in numerous research projects. His clinical specialties include foot and ankle biomechanics, reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle, foot and ankle trauma care and diabetic foot reconstruction. In practice, he believes in tailoring care for each person as an individual, providing treatment options and ample opportunity for his patients to participate in decisions about their care.

Michael Gazes, DPM, MPH, FACFAS

Michael Gazes, DPM, MPH, FACFAS

Assistant Residency Program Director & Externship Program Director

Yale-New Haven Hospital

Medical Orchard Building-SRC

330 Orchard St, Suite 207

New Haven, CT 06511

Ph: (203) 789-3443

Fx: (203) 867-5488

Email: Michael.Gazes@Yale.edu

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Biography

Dr. Michael Gazes is a Podiatric Surgeon practicing at Yale-New Haven Medical Center and with the Northeast Medical Group (NEMG). Dr. Gazes treats patients with foot and ankle conditions, including wound care, nail irregularities, deformities, heel and joint pains, fractures, and complications from diabetes and peripheral vascular disease. He specializes in reconstructive foot and ankle surgery.

Dr. Gazes is the Clerkship Director and Assistant Program Director for the Yale Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgery Residency Program and a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. He also serves as the Associate Director for the Yale Chronic Wound Care and Regenerative Medicine Fellowship Program.

Dr. Gazes received his Bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he majored in Biology with a concentration in Evolution. He then became the first graduate of a dual degree medical program, concurrently earning his Medical and Master of Public Health Degrees (DPM/MPH) from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. He was accepted to the prestigious Yale-New Haven Medical Center Foot and Ankle Surgery residency program, where he completed comprehensive training specializing in foot and ankle reconstruction and limb salvage.

Dr. Gazes is a Fellow of both the American College of Podiatric Medicine and the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. He is Board Certified and a Diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Medicine, in addition to the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery in both foot surgery and reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery.

Jorge Rivera, DPM, FACFAS

Jorge Rivera, DPM, FACFAS

Chief, Podiatric Section, VACT & Assistant Program Director

VA Connecticut Healthcare System

950 Campbell Ave

West Haven, CT 06516

Ph: (203) 932-5711

Email: Jorge.Rivera8@VA.gov

Gerald Gorecki, DPM, MPH, FACFAS

Program Director Emeritus

VA Connecticut Healthcare System

950 Campbell Ave

West Haven, CT 06516

Ph: (203) 932-5711

Email: Gerald.Gorecki@VA.gov

Brianna Regan, BS

Senior Residency Program & Externship Coordinator

Yale-New Haven Hospital

Medical Orchard Building-SRC

330 Orchard St, Suite 207

New Haven, CT 06511

Ph: (203) 789-3443

Fx: (203) 867-5488

Email: Brianna.Regan@YNHH.org