About Darren Payne,
DPM, FACFAS, Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Surgery ...
Dr. Payne was raised in the Conejo
Valley and Agoura Hills area. He moved to Thousand Oaks with his parents in
1973. He attended University Elementary for K-6th grade and
then went to Los Cerritos for Junior High School. Dr. Payne attended
Thousand Oaks High School where he participated in basketball,
wrestling, and student
government.
After graduating from TOHS in 1987, he attended Brigham
Young University and UCLA. While on a summer vacation climbing Mt. Whitney, he
was introduced to a podiatrist, who inspired him to pursue a career in the same
field. Upon completion of his studies at BYU and UCLA he was accepted to study
Podiatry at the California College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco, CA.
Dr. Payne began his medical training at CCPM in 1993. He
was the head-teaching assistant for general anatomy and was also involved in
several research projects. He was active in Student government and soccer
during his graduate studies. Dr. Payne graduated with honors from podiatry
school in 1997. He received his residency training from the VA medical center
in Tacoma, WA and surgical training at the state of the art facilities of
Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. While at MAMC, Dr. Payne was the
Chief Podiatric Resident and was in charge of the Diabetic
Foot Clinic.
Dr. Payne has been associated with Dr.
Zapf and the Agoura-Los Robles Podiatry Centers since 1981. He practices all
phases of general podiatric medicine and surgery. His special interest in
diabetic foot care has carried over into his practice in the Conejo Valley. If
you have a wound on your foot or an infected diabetic foot, Dr. Payne is the man
to see. He has created what Dr. Zapf calls a "Virtual Wound Care Center" by
involving himself in a network of other medical specialists. For diabetic wounds
he has a referral network with specialists in Infectious Disease, Orthopedics,
Plastic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Endocrinology and Physical Therapy among
others.
He is married to the former Laura Amussen of Salt Lake City
and has three wonderful children, Spencer, Mason and Riley
Before coming to the Conejo Valley, Dr. Payne
spent time in private practice in the cities of Seattle, WA and
Bakersfield, CA. .
In 2007 Dr. Payne passed the final
hurdle toward Board Certification in Foot Surgery by passing the two day oral
exam and defense of his surgical cases in his first try. He thusly is Board
Certified. He has been accepted into the honorary educational arm of the
podiatric profession only open to Board Certified Podiatrists, and is now a
Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery. As a Fellow he is now
allowed to list he initials FACFAS after his name. A hearty Congratulations is
now due him for this stellar achievement.
Not content with just his prodigious
knowledge of podiatric surgery, Dr. Payne has been asked to share his knowledge
by conducting workshops and lectures at the 2006 and 2007 Western Podiatry
Congress, held annually in Anaheim.
