Jaclyn D. Wessinger
300 Lackawanna Avenue, Suite 150, 
Scranton, PA 

Overview

Jaclyn Wessinger, DPM, is a board-certified surgical podiatrist. She cares for a variety of conditions affecting the ankle and feet, including fracture care, diabetic limb salvage, lower extremity trauma and correction of deformities as well as management of diabetic foot conditions and lower extremity wound care. “I enjoy learning from patients and expanding my own knowledge base to better serve the populations I interact with daily,” she says.|Dr. Wessinger earned her medical degree from Temple University School of Podiatry. She followed medical school with a residency at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, where she served as chief resident.|She’s an accomplished writer and researcher, having several works published in various medical journals, as well as recently authoring a chapter in a textbook for incoming podiatric medical students. Her article on physician burnout was featured in a national podiatry publication.|Several family members in the medical field, as well as her grandfather, a Navy veteran, inspired Dr. Wessinger to become a provider — in fact, she’s the first physician in her immediate family. She says she pursued a career in medicine “to have the satisfaction of utilizing the advantages I was given in life to care for others.”|Originally from a small town in South Carolina, Dr. Wessinger fell in love with the small-town feel of the Scranton area. “I enjoy working in the community where I live and bringing a little Southern charm to northeastern Pennsylvania,” she says.|Outside the office, she’s “pet parent to a sassy black cat named Raven.”.

Her top area of expertise is Ingrown Toenail.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Temple University School Of Podiatry, 2021 - Doctor Of Podiatric Medicine
Residency
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, 2024
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner
Licenses
Podiatrist in PA
Hospital Affiliations
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Capital Blue Cross
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  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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Cigna
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Geisinger
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Health Partners Plans
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Highmark
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Humana
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Independent Health
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Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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  • STATE MEDICAID
Moda Health
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PA Health and Wellness
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UnitedHealthcare
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UPMC
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Wellcare
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Locations

Geisinger Scranton - Wound Care
300 Lackawanna Avenue, Suite 150, Scranton, PA 18503
Other Locations
Geisinger Scranton - Podiatry
300 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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