MEET DR. PULAPAKA

Dr. Pulapaka graduated from one of the top three residency programs in the United States. Her training has taken her to the Yucatan for advance limb deformity training and a Fellowship in Trauma, Reconstruction, and Limb Deformity from the Ilizarov Institute in Russia.  She is the second woman to complete this training in Russia.

Initialy, she first began treating spider veins in Tallahassee, Florida while working with a plastic surgeon from 1992-1995.  Her interest in spider vein treatment carried over as she completes her advance surgical training for the lower extremity. Dr. Pulapaka is an Associate member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and the only podiatrist who is a member of AAPSM in Volusia County for Sports Medicine.

In 2005 began my own private practice DeLand and Orange City and enjoyed that until 2008, where I decided to focused my care full-time to the DeLand community.  DFALC was the first female podiatric surgeon’s office in a community where less than 10% of the surgeons were women. It is the first and longest-running female surgical practice in West Volusia County.   “I believe every patient needs a physician who will be an advocate to help them regain their health”. Her surgical training has taken her to Miami for her residency and the Ilizarov Institute for her fellowship. She was the first certified Women-Owned medical practice in the United States.


I’m grateful to have studied with some of the world’s most influential podiatrists and with a master surgeon for external fixation. I emphasize in surgery, wound care, sports medicine, and nail disorders as well as general preventative podiatry care.

In 2013, I began to focus on wound care and limb salvage, a specialty missing in our area; completing my Certified Wound Specialist Physician (CWSP) in 2016. Also in August, 2016 I was certified with the American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry - Prevention and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Wounds and Diabetic Footwear.

We have hundreds of satisfied patients. Dr. Pulapaka is the highest-rated podiatrist in DeLand. Please read Dr. Pulapaka's curriculum vitae to learn about her background and education. Dr. Pulapaka’s husband and Cress’ Executive Chef Hari Pulapaka have been a driving force along with her family. Their support has enabled her to be successful.

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Dr. Pulapaka was named as one of the Top Influential Women in Business 2013 in Volusia/Flagler County."I am proud and honored to be among this group of women and men. This is an inspiration to work harder on issues that remain important to me, such as health care and food sustainability. You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. I will continue to work on these issues and support our community that I am so proud of."

Dr. Pulapaka’s husband, Executive Chef Hari Pulapaka, has been a driving force along with her family.  Their support enabled Dr. Pulapaka to be recognized in 2013 Top Influential Women in Business Volusia / Flagler County, 2014 Orlando Sentinel Culinary Hall of Fame, James Beard Foundation for her contributions over multiple years,  2015 Wine contributor in Dreaming in Spice, 2014 Founding Member goFLA & #Sunshineplate, 2014 Power Couple Central Florida, and 2014 Emeril’s Florida Season 2 Premiere – Coming to America! Her other projects including two podcast productions From the Blade & Podiatry DocTalk, along with a community program “Cookin’ in a SNAP” to empower and educate individuals about healthier cooking and options on a modest budget.

Podcast Host: Podiatry DocTalk and From the Blade.
"Regain your health with quick and ingenious tips & chats so you can be stronger and healthy. I’m here making complex foot & ankle problems sensible and simple." Hosted by: Dr. Jenneffer Pulapaka, DPM
Podiatry DocTalk brings information to you in short, easy to understand podcasts. We also will provide links to the original journal articles whenever possible so that you can source the information directly and be stronger & healthy.

Dr. Pulapaka is also a Co-owner, with her husband Hari Pulapaka, PhD, since 2013 ZAGAT: Top Restaurant Orlando & Top 100 American Restaurants, Cress Restaurant. Vist her biography at: A Love of Food, Wine, & Medicine. I am proud to announce that my husband was a semifinalist for the JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARD for the 2015, 2014, 2013 & 2011 Best Chef in the South, and Food & Wine Best New Chef:Gulf Coast 2013 & 2012. Aside from the restaurant, Hari is a full-time Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Stetson University.

She is a member of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Blue Ribbon Task Force, a team of culinary advisors that provide guidance and feedback to their Seafood Watch program and sustainable seafood work.  Additionally she has been an active participate in helping and promoting programs by Chef Active Network. CAN is a proud partner with the James Beard Foundation's Chefs Boot Camps for Policy and Change.This program helps chefs use their powerful voice and extensive networks to positively influence changes to our food system.  “Cress has relationships with where our food comes from, with the individuals who are growing them: the farmers, the fishermen, the cattlemen. Sustainability rests on the principle that we must meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations.” 
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