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    The UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine, located in Edinburg, Texas, is a four-year, graduate-level medical college granting the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) degree.

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    The UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine offers a four-year program leading to the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) degree through a rigorous, comprehensive, and integrated curriculum.

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    UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine Office of Admissions page includes SOM Programs, Application Process, Interview Process, Tuition & Financial Aid, Class Profiles, and more.

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    In the UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine Contact page you will find the main line number and other contacts related to SOPM Admissions Office, Graduate Medical Education Office and UT Health RGV.

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Javier La Fontaine, DPM, MSCi, MEd

Javier La Fontaine, DPM, MS, MEd

Dean, UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine

Biography

Dr. Javier La Fontaine is the inaugural dean of the UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine (SOPM). Prior to the dean role, La Fontaine was the associate dean of Academic Affairs for SOPM and assisted in candidacy for SOPM by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) which has also been approved by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

Prior to joining UTRGV, he worked at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he served as a professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery and as Fellowship Director of Limb Preservation at Parkland Hospital.

Dr. La Fontaine also has served as an associate professor at Texas A&M University College of Medicine; chief of podiatric medicine section at Central Texas Veterans Medical Center in Temple, Texas; associate professor of the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA); and division chief of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery and residency program director at UTHSCSA and Bexar County Hospital.

He graduated from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree from Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (now Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine). He received a Master’s in Clinical Investigation from UTHSCSA in 2006 and a Master’s in Education with an emphasis in higher education from Liberty University in 2021.

Dr. La Fontaine completed his internship in Primary Podiatric Medicine and residency in Podiatric Surgery at UTHSCSA. He is board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery (ABFAS) and the American Board of Podiatric Medicine (ABPM).

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Rosalva Anzaldua
SOPM Administrative Associate for Dr. Javier La Fontaine, Dean and Professor of Podiatric Medicine
Email: rosalva.anzaldua01@utrgv.edu  
Phone: (956) 296-2011 

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