Ariel Palanca, M.D.

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Native of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Undergraduate and medical education at the University of Michigan, Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Stanford. Dual-fellowship trained and now focused on injuries and deformity of the foot and ankle. 

Specialties include sports injuries: osteochondral defects, Achilles ruptures and tendinitis, os trigonum syndrome, turf toe, plantar plate tears, ankle sprains; trauma injuries: ankle fractures, calcaneus fractures, talus fractures, metatarsal fractures; and arthritis of the ankle, subtalar joint, and midfoot. Fellowship trained in ankle arthroplasty. 

Personal interests include outdoor activities, running, and travel.

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