Bunion alignment example
A clean visual example showing improved great-toe position and forefoot contour.
Dr. Sullivan has a patient-first approach to foot care and believes in minimizing disruption to each patient’s lifestyle whenever possible. His approach blends modern minimally invasive techniques, careful surgical planning, and the body’s natural ability to heal, with the goal of helping patients return to normal life as quickly and safely as possible. He is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine, serves on the board of directors for the American Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery, and completed fellowship training through the Academy of Minimally Invasive Foot and Ankle Surgery.
Meet with Dr. Sullivan to understand what is realistic for your foot, your recovery, and your activity goals.
A practical consultation
Dr. Sullivan’s goal is to help patients understand what is actually causing their symptoms, what options may be realistic, and how treatment could fit into work, shoes, travel, family life, and activity.
Active life, active patients
Dr. Sullivan is active himself. He enjoys running, lifting weights, spending time outside, and keeping up with his three young sons. That personal connection to movement shapes the way he talks with patients about recovery, activity, shoes, travel, work, and family life after surgery.
Since joining The Bunion Cure in 2019, Dr. Sullivan has performed many thousands of cases and procedures. That high-volume experience, combined with careful planning for each individual patient, gives him and his team extensive experience treating bunions, hammertoes, bony prominences, painful calluses, revision concerns, complications from prior procedures, and complex forefoot problems.
For patients who have been told their foot is unusual, severe, or difficult, that focused minimally invasive forefoot experience can make the consultation more practical and specific.
Why focused experience matters
Patients often arrive with a mix of concerns: pain, shoe pressure, drifting toes, calluses, prior surgery, or a foot that has been described as severe or unusual. Dr. Sullivan’s focused forefoot experience helps make the consultation more specific, because the plan can account for the exact pattern of deformity and the patient’s daily life.
The goal is not just to describe a procedure. It is to help patients understand what is realistically possible, what recovery may involve, and which details matter for their foot.
A clean visual example showing improved great-toe position and forefoot contour.
A case example that helps patients understand combined forefoot correction.
A more involved example showing why careful planning matters in severe or unusual cases.
Every case is different. These examples are included to help patients understand the types of forefoot correction shown in the full gallery, not to promise a specific result.
Prior surgery or complex concerns
Some patients come to The Bunion Cure after a previous foot surgery, a complication, an amputation concern, or years of being told their deformity is too severe or unusual. Dr. Sullivan’s focused forefoot experience helps make those conversations more practical and specific.
A consultation is designed to clarify what is actually happening, what options may be realistic, and how recovery would fit into your daily life.
Training and credentials
Patients deserve to know who is evaluating their foot and why that experience matters. Dr. Sullivan’s training includes reconstructive residency experience, focused minimally invasive foot and ankle fellowship training, and ongoing leadership in ambulatory foot and ankle surgery.
Residency
Three-year residency specializing in forefoot, rearfoot, and ankle reconstruction, with focused training in minimally invasive surgery, wound care, biomechanics, and sports medicine.
Fellowship
Focused training in minimally invasive foot and ankle techniques that support careful planning and smaller-incision approaches when appropriate.
Education
Medical school in North Chicago, Illinois, after completing a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Meet with Dr. Sullivan and his team to discuss your symptoms, your goals, and whether minimally invasive forefoot surgery may be a fit.
Learn more
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