Dr. Archer, DPM, PC, is committed to providing pain relief & solutions to foot problems associated with plantar fasciitis, bunions, corns, calluses & arthritis www.DrKristaArcher.com Dr. Archer is currently on staff at Lenox Hill Hospital (New York, NY), and performs her surgeries at Lenox Hill's ambulatory surgery facility (MEETH), The Center for Specialty Care, or at her in-office fully accredit
ed operating room (JACHO). She is also a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), and the New York State Podiatric Medical Association (NYSPMA). Dr. Archer graduated with honors and in the top 10 students of her class from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, and was selected to attend one of the top podiatric surgical residency programs. Barnabas Medical Center (Livingston, NJ) she received extensive training in foot and ankle surgery from orthopedic and podiatric surgeons alike. She went on to receive further training in foot and ankle arthroscopy. Dr. Archer completed her undergraduate pre-med track at William Smith College where she graduated with honors and a B.S. She was also an Academic-All-American and varsity captain of William Smith's NCAA championship lacrosse team. Prior to attending podiatric medical school, Dr.Archer was part of the Bone Biology & Research division of a major biopharmaceutical company. Here she was primarily involved in the research and development of novel implantable and injectable delivery systems for rhBMP-2 (recombinant human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2), and investigated the efficacy of rhBMP-2 on fracture healing. Today, rhBMP-2 is available to spine surgery patients under the product name Infuse®. Dr.Archer remains active in research and has been published in leading medical and scientific journals. As a medical student she published a groundbreaking paper on plantar fasciitis.