Dr. Michael Collins, DPM, practices podiatric surgery in Chula Vista at Girard Orthopaedic Surgeons on Fourth Avenue, holding certifications from both the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and the American Board of Podiatric Medicine, with fellowship status in the American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine. Lower-extremity biomechanical assessments coordinate with spinal and pelvic alignment evaluations at Wachs Chiropractic Health Center for patients whose gait compensation patterns produce secondary lumbar or sacroiliac dysfunction. Collins graduated from New York College of Podiatric Medicine in 2011 and completed a three-year reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, joining Girard Orthopaedic Surgeons in July 2015. Acute fracture and Achilles rupture cases presenting at walk-in clinics such as Perlman Clinic Chula Vista receive initial stabilization before transfer to the Fourth Avenue surgical suite for definitive fixation. The practice's highest-acuity procedures include ankle arthrodesis with internal compression plating, Lapidus bunionectomy with crossed-screw fixation, and staged reconstruction of Charcot midfoot collapse using circular external fixation frames under intraoperative fluoroscopic guidance.