Title

Associate Professor

Specialty

Foot and Ankle

Bio

Zach J. Tankersley, DPM, FACFAS is an Associate Professor of the Foot and Ankle Surgical Service at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Marshall University. Dr. Tankersley is the team podiatrist for the Marshall University Thundering Herd and an Adjunct Professor in the Division of Exercise Science, Sport, and Recreation at Marshall University. He earned his medical degree from Des Moines University before graduating his residency in foot, ankle, and lower leg surgery at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital/Temple University School of Medicine Clinical Campus in Pittsburgh, PA. After his residency, Dr. Tankersley completed an orthopaedic fellowship in Limb Deformity Reconstruction atThe Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopaedics and The International Center for Limb Lengthening at The Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. He then furthered his training in circular external fixation and the Ilizarov method at The Russian Ilizarov Scientific Centre for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics in Kurgan, Russia and also at The Instituto Clinico Humanitas in Milan, Italy. He has had individual instruction in the Ponseti method of clubfoot correction by Ignacio Ponseti, MD. Dr. Tankersley is board certified in foot and reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and a diplomat of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. Dr. Tankersley has been practicing at Marshall University Orthopaedics since 2006, and specializes in reconstructive and revision surgery of the foot and ankle, clubfoot correction in infants utilizing the Ponseti method, and diabetic limb preservation.

Honors & Memberships

• Fellow - American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
• Member - American Podiatric Medical Association

Certifications

• Certified: American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery in Foot and Rearfoot/Ankle Reconstructive Surgery
• Special Training: Circular External Fixation and the Ilizarov Method, The Russian Ilizarov Scientific Centre for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics
• Special Training: Circular External Fixation and the Ilizarov Method, The Instituto Clinico Humanitas
• Special Training: Ponseti Method of Clubfoot Correction, Ignacio Ponseti, MD

Education & Training

• Medical School: Des Moines University, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (Des Moines, Iowa)
• Residency: Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Temple University School of Medicine - Foot, Ankle and Lower Leg Surgery (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
• Fellowship: Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopaedics, Sinai Hospital - Limb Deformity Lengthening (Baltimore, Md.)