Dr. Bill Metaxas is a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine and the principal of San Mateo Podiatry Group; his practice focuses on medical and surgical issues relating to the foot and ankle, from sports medicine and acute injuries to post traumatic complex limb deformities. His specialty interests include ankle arthroscopy, minimally invasive foot surgery, and external fixation applications for complex foot, ankle, and limb deformities. Dr. Metaxas also has a medical legal component to his practice, serving as a qualified medical examiner for the State of California and as a medical legal expert witness.
Education
Dr. Metaxas is a proud graduate of Sacred Heart Cathedral College Preparatory, and the University of San Francisco, where he completed his undergraduate work earning a Bachelors in Biological Sciences. He earned his Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Metaxas then completed his podiatric medical and surgical residency (PM&S-36) under the direction of world renowned Dr. Guido A. LaPorta, DPM, at the prestigious Lourdes Hospital.
Postgraduate Training and Notable Rotations
Dr. Metaxas’ surgical training focused intensively on podiatric medicine and surgery with an emphasis on reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, advanced external fixation applications, diabetic limb salvage and deformity planning and correction.
Dr. Metaxas completed a prestigious surgical rotation at the Sinai Hospital Rubin Institute of Advanced Orthopedics and International Center for Limb Lengthening in Baltimore, Maryland training with world renowned surgeons Dror Paley, MD, John Herzenberg, MD, Janet Conway, MD, Bradley Lamm, DPM and Shawn Standard, MD. His training emphasized advanced orthopedics with adult and pediatric orthopedic deformity planning and correction, special focus on limb lengthening and deformity correction via external fixation, treatment of non-unions, bone defects and infections, brachymetatarsia, and Ponseti method of clubfoot treatment.
Dr. Metaxas completed an Orthopedic Trauma Rotation at the Northeastern Pennsylvania Regional Trauma Center at Geisinger’s Community Medical Center, in Scranton, PA. His time on the Orthopedic Trauma Service was supervised by Dr. Eugene Chiavacci, MD. During this time, he participated in the comprehensive acute triage, surgical, and inpatient management of adult orthopedic trauma.
Dr. Metaxas also trained with Dr. Bruce Shafiroff, MD and Dr. Hadley Falk, MD at Plastic and Hand Surgery of Central New York at Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, NY. During his time with Drs. Shafiroff and Falk, his emphasis was on plastic and peripheral nerve surgery.
Original Research and Conference Presentations
Dr. Metaxas has presented research both domestically and internationally at local and national conferences, focused on applications of existing surgical technologies to small joint surgery and surgery of the foot and ankle to improve patient outcomes.
Metaxas BJ, David NJ, Mendez GA, LaPorta, GA: The Correction of Complex Cavovarus Foot Deformity Utilizing the Taylor Spatial Frame; American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Scientific Conference, Las Vegas, NV (2007)
Metaxas BJ, David NJ, Scheland JA, LaPorta, GA: A Retrospective Study of Triple Arthrodesis using the Stealth Fusion System; American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Scientific Conference, Las Vegas, NV (2007)
David NJ, Metaxas BJ, Gennett PD: Combined Arthroscopic and Open Surgical Repair For Lateral Ankle Instability; American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Scientific Conference, Las Vegas, NV (2007)
David NJ, Metaxas BJ, Edelman E, Rameas S, LaPorta, GA: Radiographic Evaluation of Osteosynthesis Utilizing Dynamic Memory Compression Staples in Foot Surgery; International Foot and Ankle Congress, Toronto, ON, CA (2005)
David NJ, Metaxas BJ, Edelman E, Rameas S, LaPorta, GA: The Use of NeuraWrap in Tarsal Tunnel Surgery; International Foot and Ankle Congress, Toronto, ON, CA (2005)
Professional Society Memberships
- San Francisco San Mateo Podiatric Medical Association
- President, 2013-2014
- California Podiatric Medical Association
- Health Policy Committee
- Corporate Relations Committee
- California Podiatric Political Action Committee
- Board Member
- American Podiatric Medical Association
- American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
Professional Licensure
Hospital Medical Staff Memberships
- Mills Peninsula Medical Center
- California Pacific Medical Center
- St. Mary’s Medical Center
- Campus Surgery Center
- San Francisco Surgery Center