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Charles J. Gudas, DPM, is an experienced podiatrist who specializes in modern foot and ankle surgery at Associated Foot Specialists in Charleston, South Carolina.
Dr. Gudas has lectured internationally on surgical techniques. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and a fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Dr. Gudas performed an AO Foot and Ankle Surgical fellowship in St. Gallen, Switzerland, which involved the study of internal fixation procedures for fractures, osteotomies, and reconstructive procedures of the foot and ankle.
Dr. Gudas was a professor of clinical surgery on the teaching staff of the University of Chicago Medical Center section of orthopedic surgery. Dr. Gudas was the director of the podiatric residency program at the University of Chicago and directed one of the largest medical center affiliated foot clinics in the country.
Dr. Gudas has been a director/course coordinator for both the AO basic and advanced surgery courses that have been given in the United States since 1993. Since 2014, Dr. Gudas has been a director of the American Academy of Foot and Ankle Osteosynthesis (AAFAO), which is an organization dedicated to teaching residents and fellows basic and advanced principles of internal/external fixation techniques for fractures, osteotomies, and reconstructive foot and ankle surgery.
Dr. Gudas is currently staffed at Roper/St. Francis Hospital, James Island Surgery Center, and East Cooper Hospital, as well as the Low Country Ambulatory Surgical Center.
Dr. Gudas was instrumental in the development of the Scarf/Z Osteotomy for the correction of moderate to severe hallux valgus (bunion deformities). Dr. Gudas has lectured internationally on this technique, and this procedure is currently being performed on a worldwide basis.