Podiatry, as currently defined by the Virginia General Assembly includes the medical, mechanical and physical treatment of the foot and ankle. What it was noticeably lacking for some time is the inclusion of the "diagnosis" as part of the practice of podiatry. In other words, under VA code, doctors of Podiatric Medicine (DPMs/podiatry) officially are not able to draw conclusions make on what a foot problem caused, they are simply able to treat them. What is the meant, can testify to that a Podiatrist that an injury was caused by one or the other, as that would be a diagnosis in court not. The production of diagnosis has been reserved until now for MDs.

"So far" da VA General Assembly is finally ready to pass a law that changes the diagnosis include the definition of podiatry, Podiatry liberation a cause foot or ankle injury of witness. I suppose that it makes sense that a DPM (a foot and ankle experts) now officially a foot/ankle diagnosis can make.

The law limited orthopaedic surgeon, as well. Podiatry now won't be able to testify against MD in medical malpractice cases. Basically, this means that only MDs can testify against MDs during MD and DPMs can testify both against podiatrists.

The recent Supreme Court of Virginia case Hollingsworth v. Norfolk Southern, provides the standing of foot specialists and their testimony into question and brings attention to the change.po pending General Assembly

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