Our Doctors
Your foot deserves the attention of professionals who have committed their medical education, surgical residency and career practice to the finest detailed understanding of foot and ankle disorders.
The doctors of The South Coast Foot & Ankle Center have capabilities and years of surgical residency beyond standard orthopedic and podiatric medical training with care and surgical staff privileges at:
• Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
• Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
• Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital
• De La Vina Surgicenter
• Center of Wound Management at Goleta Valley Hospital
Joseph T. Garofalo, D.P.M. is a Diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, and a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. A graduate of Cal. Poly., San Luis Obispo and the California College of Podiatric Medicine, he is also certified in advanced microsurgery and laser surgery of the foot and ankle.
Dr. Garofalo has been in private practice in Santa Barbara since 1970. He is an active member of the Surgery Departments of the Cottage Hospital System and the De La Vina Surgery Center in Santa Barbara. He has served as president of the western division of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
Dr. Garofalo has presented papers to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and co authored the foot surgery section of the Manual of Ambulatory Surgery.
Salvatore A. Garofalo, D.P.M.
Like his father, Salvatore A. Garofalo conducted undergraduate studies at Cal. Poly., San Luis Obispo before graduating from the California College of Podiatric Medicine.
Dr. Sal committed himself to extensive surgical preparation, well surpassing standard podiatric medical training. He has had three years of dedicated foot and ankle surgical residency achieving Chief Resident at Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, New York. He is trained in ankle arthroscopy by the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, as well as being certified in cryoanalgesia. In addition, Dr. Sal has extensive specialized Wound Care Center experience with a special commitment to managing foot wounds due to diabetes. He is a member of The American Podiatric Medical Association.
He has extensive experience with emergency room care for the foot and ankle and is on the staff in the Surgery Departments of the Cottage Hospital System’s Santa Barbara, Goleta and Santa Ynez hospitals including at the Center for Wound Management at Goleta Valley Hospital. He also serves with surgical privileges at the De La Vina Surgicenter in Santa Barbara.
Specialists by appointment
Monday through Friday
or emergency anytime day or night
(805) 964-3541
e-mail us at
info@scfoot.com
