Albemarle Family Foot & Ankle, P.L.L.C.

December 23, 2020 

Covid-19 Update

Our office has resumed normal business hours

Mondays – Thursdays            8:00 am – 4:00 pm 

Our patients will see the following the changes and protocols in place:

• Patient appointments will be spaced out 30 minutes apart to reduce the number of individuals in the office at one time and allow for more thorough cleaning and disinfection of the treatment areas between patients.
• If you arrive early for your appointment, we ask that you wait in your vehicle until your scheduled appointment time and/ or call the front desk (434.979.0728) to see if we can accommodate you earlier.
• We are aware that this will significantly limit the number of available patient appointment slots per day.  We do offer same-day emergency appointments to try and accommodate as many patients in need of care as soon as possible.

• Adult patients over the age 18 are asked to present to the visit unaccompanied.  Any spouses, drivers, nursing assistants, etc. will be asked to wait in their vehicles.  If you have extenuating circumstances that will require personal assistance in the treatment area, please contact our medical assistants (434.979.0728) to address your concerns prior to your visit so we can make appropriate accommodations.

• Patients under the age of 18 will be allowed one adult companion in the treatment area.  Siblings will not be allowed to wait in the office.

• All scheduled patients will be screened for travel history and symptoms prior to their appointments.  If you have risk of exposure to coronavirus, you will be asked to reschedule your appointment after a 14-day waiting period.

• All persons entering our office must be wearing a mask or cloth facial covering.  Due to our limited supplies, our medical grade masks will be restricted for use by our physicians during direct patient contact.  We will not be able to dispense any medical masks to patients at this time.

Our doctors are capable of performing telemedicine consultations for all of our current established patients.  If you have a medical concern or question, our physicians can determine if you need to be treated in the office or may be able to provide appropriate temporary home treatment recommendations.

To reach Dr. Bryan Snyder with a medical concern, please email

bsnyder@affapodiatry.com

To reach Dr. Heather Snyder with a medical concern, please email 

hsnyder@affapodiatry.com

As always, we are committed to keeping our staff and patient safe and healthy and will continue to do our part to act responsibly during these difficult times.  Of course this situation is very fluid, and we will continue to work with the CDC, the Virginia Department of Health, American Podiatric Medical Association and local hospitals to make any additional updates and/ or restrictions as necessary. 

Thank you for your cooperation.

What's New!

• Do you have a ballet dancer in your family?  Did you know that Dr. Heather Snyder is the Medical Director for the Charlottesville Ballet?  She is a current member of the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science and has been specifically trained to perform pre-pointe assessments.  Dr. Snyder will assess postural stability, strength, flexibility and perform a radiologic assessment of your dancer to determine if she can safely dance on pointe.    

Our practice specializes in the conservative care of disorders of the foot and ankle.

• hammertoes and bunions
• diabetic foot and wound care
• ingrown and fungal toenails
• corns and calluses
• arthritis and joint pain
• sports medicine (strains and sprains)
• dance medicine (injuries and pointe evaluations)
• heel and arch pain
• custom orthotics
• plantar warts and other benign skin conditions

We are currently accepting new patients.  Urgent care, second-opinions, and physican-referred patients are always welcome.    (See our "About Our Practice" page for office hours.) 

Call (434) 979-0728 for arrangements or more information.