Dr. Justine Maria Metcho, DPM

Justine Metcho, DPM, is a board-certified podiatrist. She cares for a variety of conditions affecting the ankle, feet and toes, including ingrown toenails, corns and calluses, flat feet, plantar warts, heel pain, sports injuries, bunions and hammertoes. "My goal is to relieve pain, improve mobility and treat infections," she says.Dr. Metcho has a clinical interest in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of wounds. "Being part of a wound care management team, along with other healthcare professionals, helping patients and improving their quality of life, brings me great joy," she notes.She earned her medical degree from Temple University School of Podiatry in Philadelphia, then completed her residency at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton."I love to help people! My goal is to do everything that I possibly can for my patients - to go the extra mile," she says. "My patients are like my family, and I will treat them as such."A native of Old Forge, Dr. Metcho lives in the …Clarks Summit area with her husband (a nurse anesthetist at Geisinger) and their three children. "I feel so honored to be serving this community that I grew up in and am raising my family in," she says.