Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Peter J. Bregman, DPM

Board-Certified Foot & Ankle Surgeon · Harvard-Affiliated Fellowship Training · Peripheral Nerve Specialist

Education & Training

  • DPM — Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine (TUSPM), Philadelphia, PA
  • B.S. Biology — Trenton State College, Hillwood Lakes, NJ
  • Podiatric Surgical Residency (PSR-24) — Cambridge Hospital / Harvard Medical School Affiliated, Cambridge, MA
  • Fellowship — Trauma/Orthopedic — University of Vilnius Emergency Hospital, Vilnius, Lithuania (12/95–01/96)
  • Pediatric Charity Mission — Lithuania/Belarus — 100 hours of Pediatric Foot & Ankle Surgery (07/97)
  • Fellow, Institute for Peripheral Nerve Surgery — 2004
  • Microsurgery Training — Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN — 2011

Professional Experience

  • Bregman Foot-Ankle & Nerve Center — Las Vegas, NV — March 2019–Present
  • Foot, Ankle & Lower Leg Center — Las Vegas, NV — 2014–2019
  • Achilles Foot and Ankle Specialists — Henderson, NV — 2011–2013
  • Northeast Podiatric / Northeast Foot Specialists, P.C. — 1998–2010
  • Co-Medical Director — NovoBioalliance and Genesis Regenerative — 2025
  • Medical Director — New Horizons Medical Solutions — 2025
  • Board Member — CRPS Warrior Foundation (Non-Profit) — 2023–Present

Certifications & Privileges

  • Board Certified Podiatric Surgery — ABFAS through 2030
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) — June 2022
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) — June 2022
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Podiatric LASER Surgery
  • Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy
  • Arthroscopic Ankle Surgery — 2004
  • Shockwave Therapy (Ossatron & Dornier) — 2003
  • Microsurgery Trained — Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN — 2011
  • Master Surgeon — Hyprocure Subtalar Implant — 2006
  • Endoscopic Neuroma Decompression — 2004
  • Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession — 2003
  • Endoscopic Tarsal Tunnel Surgery — 2011
  • Nevada License #1101
  • Hospital Affiliations: Southern Hills Hospital, Dignity Hospital System (Las Vegas), 215 Surgery Center

Professional Memberships

  • American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)
  • Nevada Podiatric Medical Society
  • Fellow — Institute for Peripheral Nerve Surgery (2004)
  • American Association of Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Surgeons
  • Fellow — American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • American Society of Podiatric Surgeons
  • President — Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons (AENS) — 2010–2012
  • Vice President — Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons (AENS) — 2012–2014
  • Peer Journal Reviewer — Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Publications

  • Davis R., Stewart G., Bregman P.Aloe Vera and the Inflamed Synovial Pouch Model — Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
  • Sheff J., Curran T., Bregman P.Case Report: Surgical Excision Inclusion Cyst with Giant Cell Reaction — Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
  • Bregman P.Critical Review of Sta-Peg Arthroereisis Procedure for Congenital Pediatric Flat Foot — Foot and Ankle Quarterly, Vol. 15(4), 2002
  • Foot and Ankle Quarterly — Guest Editor, 2004
  • Newberg A., Newman J., Bregman P. et al. — The MRI: Clinical Radiology for the Lower Extremity Specialist — Vol. 1, Issue 1, October 2004
  • Bregman P.A New Paradigm in the Treatment of Hyperpronation and Its Butterfly Effects — Podiatry Management Magazine, June 2010
  • Bregman P.Key Insights on Wart Treatment — Podiatry Today, April 2011, Vol. 24, Issue 24
  • Dellon AL., Bregman PJ. et al. — Prevention of Ulceration, Amputation, and Reduction of Hospitalization: Outcomes of a Prospective Multicenter Trial of Tibial Neurolysis in Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy — Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, May 2012; 28(4):241–246
  • Foot and Ankle Quarterly — Audio Presentation: Biomechanical Effects of the Lower Extremity on Peripheral Nerve Problems — 2012
  • Bregman P., Cancelliere P. — Current Concepts in the Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy — Podiatry Today, March 2013, pp. 36–45
  • Bregman P.Diagnostic Ultrasound and Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Diagnosis and Treatment — Chapter 12, pp. 177–195, in Diagnostic Ultrasound of the Foot and Ankle, Data Trace, 2013
  • Bregman P.Current Diagnosis and Treatment Options for the Peripheral Nerve Patient — Foot & Ankle Quarterly, 2014
  • Bregman P., Schuenke M. — A Commentary on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Superficial Peroneal (Fibular) Nerve Injury and Entrapment — JFAS Online, February 2016 (Published May/June 2016)
  • Revisional and Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Ankle (Ed. Tom Roukis, DPM) — 2 Chapters on Revisional Peripheral Nerve Surgery — 2022
  • Malay S., Hye K., Perfetti N., Marshall Y., Bregman P., Vavra A. — Efficacy of Topical Antifungal Nail Solution versus Topical Placebo Solution for the Treatment of Pedal Onychomycosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial — Infectious Diseases & Therapy, May 25, 2025 (published online)

Honors & Awards

  • PICA Academic Scholarship — PCPM, 1994
  • Chief Resident — Podiatry Department, Cambridge Hospital
  • Who's Who Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Tufts University — Physical Diagnosis Course Preceptor, 2001–2002
  • Attending of the Year — Cambridge Hospital Surgical Program, 2003
  • Top Doctor in Las Vegas Inc. — Healthcare Quarterly, 2014
  • The Leading Physicians of the World — Doctor of Excellence
  • Caduceus Award for Excellence and Dedication in the Profession of Podiatry — 2016
  • Top 100 Docs — My Vegas, 2019
  • Tinel's Award for Peripheral Nerve Achievement — Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons (AENS), 2020
  • Top 100 Men of Success — My Vegas, 2019 & 2021
  • Top 3 Best Rated Podiatrist in Las Vegas — Three Best Rated, 2019–2025 (7 consecutive years)
  • YouTube Channel — Over 1 million views and 750+ members
  • TikTok: @DocBregman

Lectures & Educational Activities

  • The Scarf/Z-Bunionectomy — Indications and Technique, CME, Cambridge Hospital — 4/96, 11/98
  • Pediatric Foot and Ankle Problems — Conservative and Surgical Treatment, Woburn Pediatric Group — 11/97; Cambridge Hospital — Dec 2001
  • Acute Trauma of the Foot and Ankle — Winchester Hospital CME — 6/97
  • Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome — Cambridge Hospital — March 2004
  • Diabetic Neuropathy and Chronic Lower Extremity Pain — Multiple lectures & workshops
  • Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession — Multiple lectures & workshops
  • Biopro Compression Staples — Maine Podiatric Society, 2007
  • Biopro Hallux Valgus Surgery: Latest Techniques — Baltimore, MD, 2008
  • Hyprocure Subtalar Implant — Foot and Ankle Meeting, NC, 2008
  • APMA National Meeting 08/2009 — Paradigm Shift in Treatment of Flat Feet
  • Hyprocure — Baltimore and Cleveland, Oct/Nov 2009
  • The Biomechanical Role of Peripheral Nerve Entrapments — Annual Gramedica Symposium, Clearwater, FL — 4/26/2010 & 4/2/2011
  • The Role of the Podiatrist in the Pediatric Practice — Lawrence General Pediatric Grand Rounds — 4/14/2010
  • General Lower Extremity Exam for Touro Medical Students — Touro University, October 2011
  • AENS Nerve Meeting in Napa — Lecture on Superficial Peroneal Nerve
  • APMA National Meeting 2012, Washington DC — 2 Lectures: (1) The Thinking Man's Approach to Peripheral Nerve Entrapments; (2) Peripheral Neuropathy and Its Various Etiologies
  • Residency Education Resource Center Lectures 2012 — Incision Planning and Suturing in Lower Extremity Surgery
  • Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons Annual Meeting — Organizer and Chairman, 2010–2012
  • Mayo Clinic Microsurgery Course for AENS — Co-Director, October 2012
  • Physician Round Table: Peripheral Nerve Diagnosis and Treatment in the Lower Extremity — Las Vegas, NV — 1/2013
  • Gramedica Symposium, New Orleans — 4/26/2013 — Peripheral Nerve Problems in the Lower Extremity
  • APMA National Meeting, July 2013 — Diagnosis and Treatment of Superficial Peroneal Nerve Problems in the Lower Extremity
  • OPMS Lecture: Current Concepts in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy / Exam of the Peripheral Nerve Patient — Ontario, Canada — 9/2013
  • Faculty — Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons Basic and Advanced Courses — 2008–Present
  • Faculty — Microsurgery Training Course (AENS), Arizona, 2012
  • Advanced Microsurgery Training Course, Chicago — Sponsored by Axogen: New Microsurgical Techniques in Lower Extremity
  • The Western Podiatry Conference, June 2016 — Current Concepts in Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • IFAF Meeting — Encore/Wynn Las Vegas, 9/20–9/21/2024 — Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Conditions: Diagnosis and Treatment & Advanced Peripheral Nerve Diagnosis and Treatment of the LE

Sub-Specialties

Pediatric FootSports MedicineDiabetic FeetPeripheral Nerve SurgeryMinimal Incision SurgeryExpert Witness / Medical Review