What is podiatry? 

Podiatry is a branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of feet. The foot is a very complex structure that is required to meet the demands of body weight, stability and propulsion throughout the gait cycle. If the feet are not efficiently cared for many, sometimes severe, complications can result. Foot disorders may furthermore be associated with systemic conditions such as diabetes.

Podiatrists possess an impressive wealth of knowledge regarding the entire body as a means of determining the etiology and implications of many foot disorders. Podiatrists, as medical feet specialists, are therefore at the forefront of diagnosing and treating foot complications. Patients are advised to visit their podiatrist as soon as the need arises. This is because the speed and effectiveness of treatment is often contingent on the interim between disease onset and treatment administration.

Many foot deformities are manifested during an early age and podiatrists are trained at both detecting such conditions and implementing strategies that serve to prevent further damage.

Our Logo: As a Christian, I’ve always believed that there’s a level of nobility in the podiatry profession reminiscent of how Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. So, when it was time to design a logo for our medical pedicure offices, I wanted one that reflected this and selected the Spikenard plant to depict the time Mary bathed the feet of Jesus using Spikenard oil.

Dr. Kenneth D. Kemp

Dr. Kemp has some of the most extensive training and accolades of any foot and ankle physician in the entire Caribbean. Dr. Kemp has specialty training in podiatry encompassing foot and ankle surgery, wound care, dermatology, biomechanics and sports medicine.  

Education/Training

Dr. Kemp graduated from St. John’s College (high school) with a prefect award, deportment award, emerald club award, the principal’s award for outstanding student excellence and he was the first recipient of the Fr. Dunston Burrows memorial award. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in biology from York University in Toronto, Canada, where after a vigorous interview process, he was selected as the first Bahamian Student Ambassador. He graduated from York with the president’s honor for student excellence. Dr. Kemp then studied at the Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences and was selected as their 2006-2007 class president. During his tenure at Michener, he frequently earned above a 3.90 GPA on a 4.0 scale and volunteered at various podiatry and wound care clinics including Sunnybrook & Women’s College Hospital and St. Michael’s Hospital. At Michener he was awarded the Ron Bentley memorial award of excellence. He interned for one year at Ottawa General Hospital in Canada and after successfully passing his Canadian board exams, he transferred to Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.

At Temple University (Podiatric Medicine) Dr. Kemp graduated with honors receiving the Jay Robert Rappaport Humanitarian award, the NPMA excellence in research award and the AAPPM practice management award. Prior to graduation, he successfully passed all 3 of his American board exams. He then left to pursue a three year residency at the world renowned and prestigious Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, voted (out of 6 thousand) as one of the top ten hospitals in the entire U.S.  Within two years, he was unanimously selected as their 2010-2011 Foot and Ankle Surgery Chief Resident and was given two (2) gifts, two (2) certificates and three (3) Crystal Awards of Excellence, the department’s highest honor, prior to his departure.

Through-out this time Dr. Kemp was exposed to a myriad of podiatric conditions and treatment initiatives and therein became interested in the management of high-risk diabetic patients, specifically in caring for recalcitrant ulceration, cosmetic podiatry and biomechanics/ sports medicine. He’s had the opportunity to work with royalty, aristocrats, celebrities, politicians, professional athletes and some of the best trained physicians in the entire world. 

Accomplishments

Dr. Kemp is a respected author and lecturer and has numerous pending publications for his clinical evaluation and analysis of issues ranging from wound care to dermatological pedal concerns.

He has taken distance education courses at Harvard Medical School and is a member of their post-graduate association. He has additionally received more than 15 awards and certifications and his achievements have furthermore been highlighted in local newspapers and magazines on several occasions. Even further, Dr. Kemp was endorsed by the Ministry of Education (sports division) in 2012 to be the official foot and ankle doctor for Bahamian athletes at all levels of competition. 

Dr. Kemp was selected as the cover (with inside feature story) for the April 2014 edition of both Bahamas Sports Magazine and GoGlobal Magazine. Both issues were so successful that he was invited to be a permanent medical contributor for the two publications for the following year. To date, he is the youngest person ever selected to serve as the deputy chairman for a health council in The Bahamas, where he remains a tenured consultant. He is the c0-vice chairman for The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation.

Dr. Kemp is a columnist for the Tribune newspaper, authoring ‘The KDK Report’ - the most widely read health column in The Bahamas.

Dr. Kemp currently serves as the:

  • Medical Director & Founder of ‘Bahamas Foot and Ankle’

  • Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors for 'The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation'

  • Consultant, Health Professions Council

  • Member, Amnesty International

  • Health columnist, Tribune newspaper (‘The KDK Report’)

Previous appointments

  • Deputy Chairman of the ‘Health Professions Council’

  • Director, Board of Directors for 'The National Library of The Bahamas'

  • Director, Board of Directors for 'The Journal of Orthopedics and Rheumatology'

  • Medical Director & Co-founder of ‘Vasyli, Kemp & Co.' (Orthopedic and Sports Performance Analysis Center)

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