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ABOUT

Dr. James P. Wilton, D.P.M. FAENS, FACFAS, is an attending surgeon at Cottage Hospital and Valley Regional Hospital. He is a dedicated and skilled foot and ankle surgeon with a subspecialty area of interest in diagnosing and treating lower extremity peripheral nerve disorders.

 

Dr. Wilton has over 30 years of clinical experience specializing in diagnosing and treating patients with complex chronic pain conditions in the lower extremities in patients that have not responded to conventional medical care. His specialty focus area of interest is in lower extremity peripheral nerve surgery in addition to foot and ankle surgery. Dr. Wilton created and currently leads a United States team of hand and lower extremity peripheral nerve surgeons that have performed 17 volunteer surgical missions performing peripheral nerve/orthopedic surgery on Hansen patients in Ecuador, South America.​​

FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PERIPHERALNERVE PAIN

DR. JAMES WILTON

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2021-Present -Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH

              Foot/Ankle Surgery, Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Surgery

  • 2014 - Present | Valley Regional Hospital, Claremont, NH

    • Foot/Ankle Surgery, Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Surgery

    • Chief of Staff (2016 - 2020)

  • 2010 - 2014 | Mercy Hospital, Portland, ME

    • New England Foot and Ankle Specialists-Orthopedic Group

    • Foot/Ankle Surgery, Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Surgery

  • 1985 - 2010 | Seacoast Foot Surgery Assoc., Portsmouth, NH

    • Foot/Ankle Surgery, Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Surgery

  • New Hampshire Physician Leadership Development Program-New Hampshire, Medical Society/New Hampshire Hospital Association | Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics-University of NH

EDUCATION

  • Montgomery Hospital, Norristown, PA | Residency in Foot and Ankle Surgery

  • Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine-Philadelphia, PA | Doctor of Podiatric Medicine

  • Food and Drug Administration-Microbiology Intern | Washington, D.C.

  • Catholic University of America-Washington, DC | BS-Marine Sciences

PROFESSIONAL/INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Fundación Padre Damien Guayaquil, Ecuador 

    • BOT, Director of Surgical Missions 

  • Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons-Fellow

    • Director Basic Peripheral Nerve Surgery Course 

    • BOT, Director of Surgical Missions

  • American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery-Board Certified-Foot Surgery

  • American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons-Fellow
     

AWARDS

  • St. Martin de Porres Award, New Hampshire Guild of Healthcare Professionals Diocese of Manchester, Manchester, NH

  • Jules Tinel MD Award for “The Scientific Advancement of Knowledge Regarding Human Peripheral Nerve Disorders” | Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons, Las Vegas, NV 

  • “Top Doctors Award New Hampshire 2008” | New Hampshire Magazine

  • Carl Abramson Microbiology Award | Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

  • William J. Stickel Gold Award for Research and Papers on Podiatric Medicine and Surgery | American Podiatric Medical Association, Washington, DC

  • Tutor of the Year Award-Organic Chemistry Department | Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

  • Phi Gamma Mu-National Social Sciences Honor Society Award | Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

  • 180+ Invited lectures on Peripheral Nerve Topics Diagnosis/Treatments-USA, Canada, Ecuador, Caribbean

  • Peer Reviewed Medical Journal Articles, Book Chapters, Monographs

  • Reviewer-American Podiatric Medical Association Medical Journal-Peripheral Nerve Articles

  • Speakers Bureau-Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons, Axogen

CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS

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