About Charles Zimmermann, DPM
Foot and ankle care for Danville and the farm towns around it, from the same doctor in the same office since 1995.
Serving Danville since 1995
Charles Zimmermann, DPM opened its Danville office in 1995 and has treated foot and ankle problems there ever since, from a farmer's ingrown toenail to the scheduled diabetic foot exams that keep small problems small. The office is at 105 Citation Drive Suite D, Danville, KY 40422, and most care happens right here: diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up with the same doctor at every visit.
That continuity is the point. Feet change slowly, over years of boots, shifts, and seasons, and a doctor who has watched yours over time catches things a first visit can miss. Much of what walks through the door is routine. Some of it is not, and the job is telling the difference quickly.
What an appointment looks like
Every visit starts with your story: where it hurts, when it started, what you've already tried, and what your feet are asked to do all day, because a day of farm chores, a hospital shift, and a walk around Millennium Park each load a foot differently. Dr. Zimmermann then examines the skin, nails, joints, tendons, circulation, and nerve sensation, and usually watches how you stand and walk, since many problems only show themselves under weight.
X-rays and other testing are ordered when they would change the plan, not as a reflex. When imaging is recommended, you'll hear the reason before it happens, and the findings get explained in words you can repeat at home.
Conservative first, surgery when it earns its place
Most foot problems come with a ladder of reasonable treatments, and this practice climbs it in order: footwear and support first, then in-office procedures and injections, with surgery reserved for problems that truly need it.Dr. Zimmermann completed a surgical residency and serves on the active medical staff at Lexington Surgery Center, so a recommendation against surgery comes from someone equipped to perform it. Patients with diabetes, neuropathy, or poor circulation get a more cautious version of every plan, because on those feet small problems do not stay small on their own.
Dr. Charles J. Zimmermann, DPM
Dr. Charles Zimmermann grew up in Escanaba, Michigan, and took the long road south: an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 1987, his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree from Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, and a surgical residency completed in 1992 at Oakwood Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. In 1995 he opened the Danville office, and he has practiced there ever since.
He is a member of the Kentucky Podiatric Medical Association, the American Podiatric Medical Association, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Running and Fitness Association, and serves on the active medical staff at Lexington Surgery Center. The diabetes association membership reflects a standing emphasis of the practice: careful, scheduled foot care for patients managing diabetes, where prevention does most of the work.
He lives in Lexington and has spent his career treating feet that get used hard: farmers, plant and hospital workers, college students, and retirees determined to stay on the move. If your parents saw him too, that is how this kind of practice is supposed to work.
Come in and get answers
One visit is usually enough to know what's going on. Call (859) 236-5140 or book online.