Dr. Eric Baskin's specializes in care and surgery of the foot and ankle including trauma, fractures, sprains, heel pain conditions, and Achilles tendon injuries.

He has extensive experience in reconstructive surgery, bunions, hammertoes, arthroscopic surgical techniques, comprehensive wound care, gait analysis, and conservative management of foot and ankle conditions with orthotic management.

Dr. Baskin is widely considered an expert in the modern field of minimally invasive bunion, hammertoe, and minimally invasive hindfoot reconstruction. He was the first to perform the minimally invasive bunion surgery (MICA bunionectomy) and minimally invasive calcaneal osteotomy surgery (MICO) in the state of New Jersey. Dr. Baskin teaches and lectures extensively conducting cadaver courses each month to teach traveling surgeons from around the country.

Pioneer in minimally invasive surgical treatment of:  

 
Achievements:

In 2016 and 2018 Dr. Baskin was nominated for Doctor of the Year at Hackensack Meridian Southern Ocean Medical Center.

Dr. Baskin is part of a small percentage of the nation’s 13,000 podiatrists to be “double” board certified by the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons in Reconstructive Surgery and Trauma of the Foot and Ankle.

Education and Publications:

University of Maryland, College Park, MD, Bachelor’s

Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, PA Doctor of Podiatric Medicine

Hoboken University Medical Center, Hoboken, NJ Foot and Ankle Reconstructive Surgical Residency

Baskin E, Patel S, Teichman A, Rossi F, Fule W., Textbook The Wound Management Manual "Hyperbaric
Oxygen Therapy as an Adjunctive Therapy to Wound Healing", Lee B,McGraw-Hill, 2004

Deroy A, Clause C, Baskin E, Bauer E., “Recognition of the Flexor Digitorum Accessorius Longus”. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2002 92: 463-466.

Baskin E, Solomon M., “Minimally Invasive Distal Oblique Metaphyseal Metatarsal Osteotomies (DOMMO) as an Adjunctive Surgical Option for Severe Metatarsus Adductus and Metatarsalgia. A Case Study.” Presented at the ACFAS Annual Scientific Seminar, February 26, 2020, San Antonio, TX Solomon M, Baskin E, Ahmir A., “Identification of Portals and Evaluating Their Safeness for MIS Arthrodesis of the 1st Tarsometatarsal.” Presented at the ACFAS Annual Scientific Seminar, February 26, 2020, San Antonio, TX

Bhimji S, Hillstrom HJ, Deroy A, Baskin E., “Static and Dynamic Accuracy of the Vicon 370 3-D kinematic system.” Gait and Posture 2000 vol. 11:2:1167-1169. Presented at the Annual Meeting of Gait and the Clinical Movement Analysis Society at the Mayo Clinic April 12, 2000, Rochester, MN

Baskin E, Leal L., "Vitoss™ Synthetic Cancellous Bone Void Filler in Foot and Ankle Surgical Fusion: Analysis of 3 Clinical Case Studies." Presented at the ACFAS Annual Scientific Seminar, February 26, 2003, Orlando, FL

Baskin E, Bauer G, Hirsch B, Becker T., "The Myth of the Medial Eminence of the First Metatarsal Head." Presented at the ACFAS Podiatric Research Society, February 28, 2001, New Orleans, LA

Bauer G, Lamm B, Baskin E, Hillstrom H., "A Modified Jig Designed to Simulate Physiologic Loading in Optimal Optimization Testing of First Metatarsal Osteotomies." Presented at the ACFAS Podiatric Research Society, February 29, 2000, Miami, FL

Bauer G, Lamm B, Dalton S, Baskin E, Hillstrom H., "The Influence of Fixation Type/Orientation and Tension Band Effect on the Stability of the Offset V Osteotomy in Fresh Frozen Cadaver Specimens." Presented at the Podiatric Research Society February 29, 2000, Miami, FL