Rio Grande Foot & Ankle Specialists was started in 2019 by Dr Michelle Deithloff and her business partners. She did not want to give up on her patients, her employees, or the northern New Mexico community, so she worked to establish a new practice dedicated to compassionate and competent patient care. Dr Deithloff and many of our other employees have been working in the podiatry field in northern New Mexico for many years. According to the American Podiatric Medical Association, the average person walks 100,000 miles in their lifetime. As specialized foot and ankle physicians and surgeons, podiatrists aim to help you address your specific foot and ankle needs so that you can keep on moving.