Mark Haas Dpm

The physicians and staff at Albuquerque Associated Podiatrists believe that the foundation of the doctor-patient relationship is a formation of a partnership. This partnership consists of team members that are equal in stature in determining the best individual course of treatment for your lower extremity foot and ankle condition. We attempt to dedicate most of our time listening to your concerns so that we may respond with appropriate treatment options. It is imperative that all team members’ expectations are the same. With the assistance of our professional and loyal staff, we follow up our treatment programs to ensure that your podiatric problems resolve in a timely manner contributing to overall betterment of your health. Affiliated with both Presbyterian and Lovelace Hospital systems. Accepting new patients and all major health insurances. We provide quick care services for all traumatic injuries to the lower leg, ankle, and foot. We have availability to see patients on the date of injury. This avoids unnecessary expense and prolonged waiting at urgent care and emergency room

The lineage of the physicians at Albuquerque Associated Podiatrists has been an integral part of the medical community in Albuquerque for over 50 years. During that time, we have had the opportunity to treat thousands of patients, many of whom have been fellow physicians and their family members. Our practice is very well known. We incorporate all different types of treatments- everything from surgical solutions to nonsurgical treatments. We are also acutely aware of the frustration caused when it takes weeks or months to see a doctor. Our staff strives to get patients an appointment within 24 to 48 hours. Our practice now consists of a third generation of foot and ankle specialists who have established a reputation for thorough, honest, efficient, and quality evaluation and treatment of all lower extremity foot and ankle conditions.

Dr. Mark Haas has been voted by Albuquerque the Magazine as the top podiatric doctor in Albuquerque 14 of the last 15 years. Albuquerque physicians voted on the best doctor in each specialty. Dr. Mark Haas has also won the readers choice award for the top Podiatrist by the Albuquerque Journal. His expertise and experience have endeared his reputation to his colleagues and patients.

Dr. Zachary Haas and Dr. Matthew Cobb completed an intensive foot and ankle residency program at the San Francisco Bay Area Foot and Ankle Institute. They are board certified in foot surgery and reconstructive rearfoot/ankle surgery. They have both podiatric and orthopedic specialty training in traumatic, acquired, congenital, and iatrogenic foot and ankle reconstructive surgery. They have specialty and advanced training in lower extremity pediatric orthopedic care including neuromuscular and skeletal bracing and surgical reconstruction. They spent time at the University of Iowa with IV Ponseti MD, world renowned pediatric orthopedic specialist. The focus of this training consisted of casting and minimally invasive surgical techniques in the treatment of clubfoot and metatarsus adductus deformities. Dr. Haas and Dr. Cobb are some of the only physicians in the Albuquerque area in private practice that have specialty training in this regard. They also have specialty training in ankle arthritis and total ankle joint replacements. They were trained by John Schuberth DPM, renowned total ankle joint replacement specialist. Both Dr. Zachary Haas and Dr. Matthew Cobb lecture nationally.

Dr. Chiu's medical education has taken him from coast to coast in the United States. He completed his Bachelor of Science at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 2007, before moving east for medical school, graduating from the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 2013. His residency took him back to the west coast and the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Palo Alto Podiatry Residency Program and Stanford University.
Before joining private practice, Dr. Chiu was an assistant clinical professor at the University of New Mexico in the Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation department. It was during his early years of practice that he found his specialty area: diabetic limb salvage. Dr. Chiu works with countless patients with diabetes who come to him with severe infections in their legs. The conventional approach is to amputate the leg to get rid of the disease, but Dr. Chiu has found that many people are willing to try an alternative approach to save their foot.

Dr. Whitehouse proudly treats any lower extremity ailments, with a particular interest in the care of traumatic injuries, deformity corrections, and reconstructive surgery of the diabetic foot.
Dr. Whitehouse obtained his doctoral degree at Des Moines
University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery in Iowa. Dr. Whitehouse completed his training with a three year surgical residency at the New Mexico Veteran Affairs Healthcare System in Albuquerque. During his tenure in Albuquerque, he trained under the expertise and guidance of his colleagues Drs. Matthew Cobb, Haywan Chiu, and Zachary Haas. Dr. Whitehouse believes in a treatment approach which is logical, understandable, fitting to the patient's personal and professional needs,and rooted in Evidence Based Medical (EBM) practices. He takes an active role in ensuring his patients receive current treatment supported by literature. He has published original research in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery and has presented his work at various foot and ankle surgical conferences.

We also want our patients to be informed about podiatric problems and treatments, because informed patients make better decisions about their health and well being. That is why we’ve included an extensive section on this web site covering the full array of topics associated with foot and ankle conditions. We encourage you to look through these pages whenever you have an interest or concern about your lower extremity.