Dr. Fernando M. Cruz

"Dr. Jacob Zide is a native of Fort Worth and graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Zide received his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas finishing first in his class. Dr. Zide is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and was awarded the Gold Humanism Award in 2007. He completed both his internship and orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Texas Southwestern at Dallas. While there, he served as Chief Resident and was awarded the W. Brandon Carrell Distinguished Physician Award. He then completed his fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at the Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Zide serves as the Program Director of the Baylor Scott & White Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellowship. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and UT Southwestern. Dr. Zide serves on multiple orthopaedic committees at a local and national level. He is active in clinical research and is an expert in the management of adolescent foot and ankle deformity. Dr. Zide has been selected as a Best Doctor in Collin County 2022 by D Magazine. Dr. Zide has been nominated for D Magazine's 2022 Best Docs . Dr. Zide has been named a Texas Super Doctor for 2023, 2024 and 2025 by Texas Monthly. D Magazine has named Baylor Scott & White Orthopedics the ""Face of Orthopedics"" for 2025.". Dr. Zide is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses High Arch, Flat Feet, Clubfoot, Freiberg's Disease, and Osteotomy. Dr. Zide is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery- American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Zide is currently accepting new patients.

"Dr. Brodsky is a native of Houston, Texas, where he graduated with the highest honors from Bellaire High School.  He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, where he studied pre-medical sciences as well as History and Literature of Latin America, in which he received an honors degree.  After completing their medical training, Dr. Brodsky and his wife, who is also a physician and a native Texan, returned to Texas with their young family to practice at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas.   That was almost 40 years ago, and he has had a happy and productive career here.  He is proud to have led the foot and ankle section at Orthopedic Associates of Dallas, which has now grown to a team of seven orthopedic surgeons specializing in foot and ankle surgery.  He is very proud of each of his talented partners, Christian Royer MD, Babu Reddy MD, Jacob Zide MD, David Vier MD, Shannon Alejandro MD, and Eitan Ingall MD, all of whom have faculty appointments in the Foot and Ankle Surgery Fellowship program at Baylor University Medical Center as well as the Baylor University Medical Center Orthopedic Residency. Dr. Brodsky was elected to the prestigious American Orthopaedic Association in 2002 for leadership in orthopedic surgery.  He was also a past President of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. In 2021, Dr. Brodsky was named Pillar of the Society , from the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, recognizing his lifetime contributions as  “Surgeon, Teacher, and Leader.” Dr. Brodsky received the 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Case Western University School of Medicine. He has been an orthopedic foot and ankle visiting professor and invited lecturer all across the United States, as well as Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, UK, Norway, Sweden, France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, South Africa, Israel, China, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia. D Magazine has named Baylor Scott & White Orthopedics the ""Face of Orthopedics"" for 2025. Dr. Brodsky has been named one of Texas Monthly's Texas Super Doctors for over 10 years earning him a place on Texas Monthly's Hall of Fame list.". Dr. Brodsky is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hammer Toe, Claw Foot, Tendinitis, Tenosynovitis, and Osteotomy. Dr. Brodsky is board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery- American Board Of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Brodsky is currently accepting new patients.

Brian Battles is a Podiatric Surgeon and a Podiatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in Waco, Texas. Dr. Battles is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Bunions, Morton Neuroma, Fungal Nail Infection, and Hammer Toe. Dr. Battles is board certified in Foot And Ankle Surgery- The American Board Of Foot And Ankle Surgery. Dr. Battles is currently accepting new patients.