Our Physicians

The Foot & Ankle Specialists of South Jersey has a team of six board-certified or board-qualified podiatric physicians. Each podiatrist has nearly 20 or more years of medical and surgical training and strives for excellence in providing innovative care to our patients.

Our physicians treat the full range of foot, ankle and lower leg conditions described on our Foot & Ankle Care page, and they see patients at offices across South Jersey. Several also provide care in local hospitals, wound care centers and senior care facilities.

Dr. Frank J. Tursi, DPM, podiatric surgeon

Frank J. Tursi, DPM, FACFAS

Education

Dr. Tursi graduated from Temple University Medical School/Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. He completed his surgical residency at Atlanta Hospital and Regional Diabetes Center in Atlanta, GA.

Certification & Affiliation

Dr. Tursi is Board Certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

  • New Cardiovascular Horizons, Podiatric and Wound Care Chairman
  • Master's Degree, American Professional Wound Care Association
  • Azura Vascular Care, National PAD Director
  • National Cardiovascular Partners, Podiatric Surgical Consultant

Expertise

  • Complex foot and ankle deformities
  • Vascular disease of the lower extremities
  • Management of diabetic wounds

Additional Healthcare Roles

Dr. Tursi is the Chief of Foot and Ankle Surgery at Virtua and Inspira Health. He has served as a foot and ankle consultant to the Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia Phantoms for over 30 years.

He is a regenerative medicine specialist with nearly 20 years of experience and developed protocols and procedures for using PRP, amniotic membrane and umbilical cord product injections to treat common foot and ankle injuries non-surgically. Dr. Tursi is also a nationally recognized speaker on peripheral arterial disease (PAD) diagnosis and treatment and has delivered over 70 lectures throughout the country. Learn about his consulting work.

Dr. Joseph V. Donnelly III, DPM, podiatric surgeon

Joseph V. Donnelly, III, DPM, FACFAS

Education

Dr. Donnelly graduated from Temple University Medical School/Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. He completed his surgical residency in Reconstructive and Traumatologic Surgery of the Foot and Ankle at Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. This distinctive residency included extensive training in general, plastic and vascular surgery. He has also completed exchange fellowships in Sweden and Turkey.

Certification

He is Board Certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery.

Additional Healthcare Roles

Dr. Donnelly is on the attending staff at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, NJ, where he was the director of the former Wound Care Program (The Center for Advanced Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine). He is also part of the podiatric staff at Virtua Health System. Dr. Donnelly is an assistant clinical professor in charge of the Podiatric Residency Program at the Presbyterian Hospital/University of Pennsylvania New Jersey Division.

Dr. Mandi F. Stranix, DPM, podiatrist

Mandi F. Stranix, DPM

Education

Dr. Stranix graduated with the highest honor, as valedictorian of her class, from Temple University Medical School, School of Podiatric Medicine. She completed her surgical residency in Foot and Ankle Reconstructive Surgery at Frankford Hospital in Philadelphia.

Certification

Dr. Stranix is Board Certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and the American Board of Podiatric Medicine.

Additional Healthcare Roles

Dr. Stranix is on staff at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, where she performs wound management at the wound care center, treats in-house patients and performs complex reconstructive foot and ankle surgery. She is also a member of the podiatric staff at Virtua Hospital and provides on-site care for patients at numerous short-term/sub-acute, long-term and senior care facilities.

Clinical Interests

  • Limb salvage
  • Wound care and management
  • Diabetic foot and ulcer treatment
  • Fracture care
Dr. Lisa E. Dreyfuss, DPM, podiatrist

Lisa E. Dreyfuss, DPM

Education

Dr. Dreyfuss graduated from Temple University Medical School/Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. She completed her two-year surgical residency at The Bryn Mawr Hospital in Pennsylvania.

Certification

She is Board Certified in foot surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery.

Additional Healthcare Roles

Dr. Dreyfuss is on staff at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, where she provides lower extremity treatment at the wound care center and with in-house patients. She also manages the podiatric healthcare of patients in numerous rehabilitation centers and senior care facilities through on-site visits.

Special Interests

  • Orthopedic-related conditions
  • Biomechanical foot assessment
  • Orthotic management
  • Wound care
Dr. Kevin S. Lyons, DPM, podiatric surgeon

Kevin S. Lyons, DPM

Education

Dr. Lyons graduated from Temple University Medical School, School of Podiatric Medicine. He was selected for the Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY, internship, with rotations through many specialties and disciplines, beginning with the medical center's wound healing center and research facility.

He was recruited for and completed the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center's intensive four-year surgical residency program, building expertise in lower extremity traumatology and reconstructive surgery of both acute and chronic pathologies. He received further training in plastic surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Certifications

He is Board Certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, the American Board of Podiatric Medicine and the Academy of Physicians in Wound Healing.

Additional Healthcare Roles

Dr. Lyons has maintained surgical teaching appointments at several residency programs, including the Aria Health Hospital System in Philadelphia, Inspira Health Medical Center in South Jersey and Virtua Medical Center. He holds staff privileges with Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, where he provides complete patient care.

Dr. Lyons practiced with Burlington County Foot & Ankle Associates for 10 years and then with Cumberland County Orthopedics, a multidisciplinary orthopedic practice, as their foot and ankle surgeon. He is currently a senior surgical associate at the Foot & Ankle Specialists of South Jersey.

Special Interests

  • Dermatological conditions
  • Diabetic risk assessment and management
  • Traumatic and long-term orthopedic deformity
  • Treating pedal pathologies conservatively and surgically

John A. Wallace, DPM

Dr. Wallace is a member of our podiatric team. His full biography is coming soon.

Schedule a visit with our team

Our physicians see patients at five South Jersey offices. Review the patient resources page before your first visit, then choose the location most convenient for you.