Kaina A. Louis-Charles, DPM

Chief Resident, BHSF Bethesda Hospital Podiatric Surgery and Medicine Residency, 2024 – 2025

Baptist Health Academics Leadership, completed a one-year course for high-performing residents and fellows preparing for future leadership roles, 2023 – 2024

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt: earned certificate after completing live session and didactic exams on the Lean Six Sigma process of efficient leadership and project management, 2023 – 2024

Booth Coordinator, American Public Health Association – National Chapter: designed materials for distribution and recruitment under the Foot and Ankle Health section for the 2021 APHA Annual Meeting and Expo, 2020 – 2022

President, American Public Health Association – TUSPM Chapter: managed executive board, organized events and acted as liaison between TUSPM and National chapter, 2020 – 2021

Yearbook Editor, TUSPM Achilles Yearbook: collected and designed all photos and yearbook pages for Class of 2022, 2018 – 2022

President-elect, American Public Health Association – TUSPM Chapter, 2019 – 2020

TUSPM Orientation Leader: worked with the Department of Student Affairs to organize events and fundraise for a five-day orientation program for the Class of 2023, 2019

Class Representative, Lower Extremity Anatomy, 2019

Class Representative, General Anatomy, 2018

“Limited Utility of the LRINEC Score in Identifying Patients Requiring Lower Extremity Amputations: A Retrospective Case Series”. American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Case Presentation Poster, 2025.

“Comparative Study of Intraoperative Findings Versus Radiographic Findings of Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthritis”. American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Case Presentation Poster, 2024.

“Utilization of 3D Implant for Correction of Malunited Varus Deformity”. American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Case Presentation Poster, 2024.

“Treatment of Severe Ledderhose Disease with Isolated Arthrodesis”. FPMA Science & Management Symposium Poster, 2024.

“Rare Occurrence of Calcified Chondroid Mesenchymal Neoplasm of the Foot”. American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Case Presentation Poster, 2024.

“Realignment of the Rearfoot Using an Interpositional Wedge for STJ Fusion”. American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Case Presentation Poster, 2023.

“Endoscopic Debridement for Non-insertional Achilles Tendinopathy with and without Platelet-rich Plasma”. Abstract in the December 2021 edition of the Compendium of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery.

Physical Activity Caloric Equivalent (PACE) study: assisted in study design and clinical data collection measuring sugary beverage intake among the diabetic population before and after displaying visual representation of the amount of sugar contained in common beverages and the equivalent amount of physical activity necessary to counteract caloric consumption, 2019 – 2022.

Louis-Charles K, Biggie K, Wolfinbarger A, Wilcox B, Kienstra CM. “Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in the Female Athlete”. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2019 Feb;18(2):49-52. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000563. PMID: 30730341. (Primary Author)

Max Orovitz Laboratory, Research Assistant: 180+ hours of clinical data collection and organization on a study comparing the effects of pneumatic exercise machines versus plate-loaded machines on power output in the elderly population, 2016.

APHA National Student Member Scholarship, 2021

APHA National Student Member Scholarship, 2020

APHA National Foot and Ankle Health Student Award, 2020

APMA Educational Foundation Scholarship, 2020

Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Merit Scholarship, 2018

2024 Mayor’s Ball: helped set up The 24th Annual Mayor’s Ball, a silent auction to support the Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County, 2024

Dare to Care Ministry, Volunteer: non-profit food pantry where members of the community can choose the food they want, 2024

Boston Marathon Medical Tent, Volunteer: treated athletes for acute podiatric pathologies during the race, 2022

Temple University COVID-19 Vaccination Points of Dispensing, Intake Screener: screened individuals for symptoms and eligibility to receive COVID-19 vaccination, 2021

Best Foot Forward Philly, Volunteer & Donor: provided foot screenings to Philadelphia’s homeless population at a local shelter and coordinated donations of socks and clean towels, 2019 – 2022

Special Olympics, Volunteer: screened athletes for biomechanical foot pathologies before and after events, fitted athletes for orthoses and provided education on foot and ankle health, 2019

Temple Emergency Action Corps Community Health Fair, Volunteer: provided foot screenings, educational materials and referrals to a vulnerable population in North Philadelphia, 2019

Department of Community Service (DOCS) Health Fairs, Coordinator: acted as liaison between medical school and public health department to coordinate volunteers for community health fairs offering screening tests to vulnerable populations in Miami, FL, 2019

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate, 2024

Baptist Health Academics Leadership Course Certificate, 2024

American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination, Part III, 2023

American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination, Part II, 2021

American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination, Part I, 2020

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), 2023

Basic Life Support (BLS), 2023

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) certifications, 2022: Biomedical Research, Good Clinical Practice, Practice Runs Training, Conflict of Interest, Plagiarism, Health Information Privacy and Security, Research and Data Protection

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons Annual Conference, 2024

Stryker TEACH Mobile Reconstructive Cadaver Lab, 2023 & 2024

Smith & Nephew Bioskills Cadaver Lab, 2023

Treace Medical Lapiplasty Lab, 2023

Learn Tutoring Services, Private Tutor, 2018 – 2021

NCAA Division 1 Athlete, Dancer, 2013 – 2017

Fluent in Haitian Creole

Podiatric Interests: Reconstructive Surgery, Limb Salvage, Sports Medicine, Trauma