Podiatry (Foot and Ankle Care)

Call for an appointment:
651-326-5500

Podiatrists Kenneth Ammons, DPM, FACFAS and Sean Thayer, DPM are on staff to treat your foot care needs.

They care for a range of foot and ankle problems, focus on education and work to prevent future problems. The doctors also perform surgery when it's the best treatment option.

Put your feet in our hands

We offer a variety of services (including prescription orthotics and Dr. Comfort diabetic shoes) to keep your feet and ankles healthy. We work with you to help prevent and improve conditions including:

Plantar fasciitis
Bunions
Hammer toe
Painful ingrown toenails
Neuropathy
Ankle pain
Painful flat feet
Tendon ruptures
Fractures
Diabetic foot care
Sports injuries

Locations

We offer podiatry services at a variety of HealthEast Clinics locations.

Dr. Ammons sees patients at:

Dr. Thayer sees patients at:

iHealth Personal Health Record

We're pleased to now offer iHealth, an online Personal Health Record, to our patients. iHealth allows you to create, manage and share (with your authorized providers) your personal health information.

When you create an iHealth record, you decide how much information you want to include — from a simple health summary to extensive medical information and health history.

You can also use iHealth to securely:

Request, reschedule or cancel appointments
Request lab or test results
Send non-urgent messages to clinic staff or your clinician
Review health information and education

Go to HealthEast Podiatry's iHealth page or connect to a provider through the links below.

About Dr. Ammons

Connect with Dr. Ammons via iHealth

Kenneth Ammons, DPM, FACFAS is a board-certified doctor of podiatric medicine and has more than 18 years of experience. He received his undergraduate degree from Northern Illinois University and attended podiatry school at the William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine.

After podiatry school, he completed his residency at Kirkwood General Hospital in Detroit , Michigan, as well as externships at Pittsburgh Podiatric Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Henrotin Hospital in Chicago, Illinois; and North Chicago V.A. Hospital, North Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of the Association of Peripheral Nerve Surgeons.

Certifications

American Board of Podiatric Surgery
American Council of Certified Podiatric Physicians and Surgeons

Specialized Procedures

Dr. Ammons has extensive experience in medical and surgical foot and ankle care for adolescents and adults. Some of the specialized procedures include surgical correction of common foot deformities such as bunions, hammertoes, heel spurs, painful ingrown nails, and painful calluses. In addition, he performs complicated procedures such as flatfoot reconstruction, tendon repairs, and tendon transfer procedures to assist people with neuromuscular diseases like cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy.

About Dr. Thayer

Connect with Dr. Thayer via iHealth

Sean Thayer, DPM, attended Drake University and Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. He performed his residency at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis.

Professional activities

Prior to joining HealthEast Clinics, Dr. Thayer was a staff podiatrist at the Minnesota Veterans Home and was also in private practice in Richfield.

Practice Interests

Dr. Thayer works with patients to help them overcome painful conditions such as plantar fasciitis and other heel pain, bunions, hammer toes, painful ingrown toenails, flat feet, ankle pain, trauma such as ruptured tendons and fractures, and sports injuries. He also provides foot care for patients with diabetes.

Make an appointment

To schedule an appointment, call 651-326-5500.

If you are a new patient, you may use the new patient registration form and fax it in.