Foot and ankle specialist Jared Gremillion, DPM, has joined the CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital Podiatric Medicine and Surgical Residency Program, which is a partnership with Imperial Health’s Center for Orthopaedics. He is the second doctor entering the program, which began in 2015.

Southwest Louisiana is home for Dr. Gremillion, who is originally from Sulphur. He has 11 years of experience in the healthcare field. He began working as an Emergency Room tech at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital after high school, while earning a B.S. in Biology from McNeese State University. During his undergraduate studies, he also completed a surgical research internship at Uniformed Services University Health Science Center in Bethesda, Maryland. After completing his degree in 2009, he began working as a medical assistant for Dr. Tyson Green, foot and ankle specialist at Center for Orthopaedics, where he became passionate about the podiatric specialty and decided to continue his medical education.

Dr. Gremillion recently completed a four-year Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) degree at the Arizona School of Podiatric Medicine of Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona. He is a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, and the Academy of Physicians for Wound Healing.