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# Andrew R.

**Headline:** Podiatrist
**Profession:** Podiatrist
**Location:** San Francisco Bay Area

## About

Andrew R. is a podiatrist currently serving as a Resident Physician at VA Palo Alto Health Care System and as a Podiatrist at Bay Area Foot Care. Alongside his clinical background, Andrew is pursuing a transition from clinical medicine into operations-focused work. He is strongest in employee management, workflow oversight, inventory planning, and helping teams adopt new systems and process changes. Andrew built a database system designed to ensure patient follow-up visits and prevent gaps in care, then trained the team to use it successfully. His experience demonstrates an ability to pair patient-care awareness with practical operational improvement, including designing workflows, building team buy-in, and supporting reliable execution. Andrew earned a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from Samuel Merritt University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with an emphasis in Biology, from UC Davis.

## Highlights

- Built a database system to ensure patient follow-up visits and prevent gaps in care.
- Trained the team to adopt the follow-up database system successfully.
- Demonstrated the ability to train employees on new systems and build team buy-in for workflow changes.
- Brings strengths in employee management, workflow oversight, and inventory planning.
- Currently serves as a Resident Physician at VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
- Currently works as a Podiatrist at Bay Area Foot Care.
- Earned a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from Samuel Merritt University.
- Earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with an emphasis in Biology, from UC Davis.

## Experience

- **Podiatrist at Bay Area Foot Care** (2025-10-01–present)
- **Resident Physician at VA PALO ALTO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM** (2022-07-01–present)

## Education

- Bachelor of Science \(B.S.\), Psychology, with an emphasis in Biology — UC Davis
- DPM, Podiatric Medicine — Samuel Merritt University

## FAQ

### What does Andrew do?

Andrew is a podiatrist who is currently a Resident Physician at VA Palo Alto Health Care System and a Podiatrist at Bay Area Foot Care. He is also pursuing a transition from clinical medicine into operations-focused work.

### What are Andrew’s core strengths?

Andrew is strongest in managing employees, overseeing workflows, planning inventory, training teams on new systems, and building buy-in for workflow changes.

### What is Andrew’s role at VA Palo Alto Health Care System?

Andrew currently serves as a Resident Physician at VA Palo Alto Health Care System.

### What does Andrew do at Bay Area Foot Care?

Andrew currently works as a Podiatrist at Bay Area Foot Care.

### What operational project has Andrew completed?

Andrew built a database system to help ensure patient follow-up visits and prevent gaps in care. He successfully trained the team to adopt the system.

### How does Andrew support team adoption of new workflows?

Andrew has demonstrated the ability to train employees on new systems and gain team buy-in for workflow changes.

### Why is Andrew transitioning into operations?

Andrew is pursuing a career change away from clinical medicine and toward operations work, drawing on his experience with people management, workflows, inventory planning, and system adoption.

### Where did Andrew earn his podiatric medicine degree?

Andrew earned a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine in Podiatric Medicine from Samuel Merritt University.

### What is Andrew’s undergraduate education?

Andrew earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with an emphasis in Biology, from UC Davis.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-r-17762765

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