Clayton Henry Culp, DPM | Kaiser Permanente

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Board-certified podiatric surgeon Clayton Henry Culp, DPM, practices foot and ankle medicine at Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center in Allied Gardens, San Diego, from the surgical department at 4647 Zion Ave in the 92120 ZIP. He earned his DPM from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine in 2006 and is certified in podiatric foot and ankle surgery, with clinical volume concentrated in bunion correction, hammertoe repair, nail avulsion, and diabetic foot wound management. Diabetic foot cases on his surgical panel originate from primary care referrals across Kaiser's San Diego network and from community physicians such as Dr. Michael Feinstein in San Carlos who manage the metabolic side of the disease. His procedure list includes Lapifuse bunion correction and PROstep minimally invasive bunion surgery, both Stryker-platform techniques that use smaller incisions and fixed-angle compression plates to reduce recovery time compared to traditional open osteotomy. The Kaiser Zion campus gives his post-operative patients access to on-site physical rehabilitation, radiology for weight-bearing X-rays, and lab services for infection monitoring without leaving the building. Allied Gardens' residential streets east of Zion Avenue include a high proportion of mid-century split-level homes with interior stairs, a layout that factors into his post-surgical weight-bearing and mobility timelines for ankle fusion and forefoot reconstruction patients. Post-surgical rehabilitation cases from his panel connect to physical therapy providers across the Grantville corridor, and San Diego Physical Therapy handles gait retraining for non-Kaiser patients recovering from foot and ankle procedures. He also holds a Texas podiatric license (number 1892), reflecting prior practice before his Kaiser San Diego appointment.