Dual-certified in foot surgery and reconstructive rearfoot/ankle surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Carriero Foot and Ankle in Encinitas maintains FACFAS credentials at 310 Santa Fe Drive. The practice holds the Podiatric Surgical Residency Director position and Section Chief of Podiatry title at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas, a teaching-hospital affiliation that anchors a referral network including holistic pain-management cases from Healing Roots. Subspecialty focus covers foot and ankle trauma, congenital deformities, degenerative joint disease, and sports injuries for patients ranging from youth athletes to surfers active along Coast Highway 101. Surgical privileges at both Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and Scripps Ambulatory Surgery Center allow same-day procedures for bunion correction, Achilles tendon repair, and ankle arthroscopy, with pediatric congenital-foot referrals arriving from providers including Dr. Anna Mendenhall. Highest-tier surgical interventions include total ankle joint replacement, calcaneal osteotomy with Evans lateral column lengthening for adult-acquired flatfoot, and Lisfranc fracture-dislocation reduction with transarticular screw fixation.