Roneagle in the Spotlight: Dr. Zakee O. Shabazz, DPM

Dr. Zakee O. Shabazz, DPM, serves the Washington D.C. area from his private practice, Fair Oaks Podiatry & Sports Medicine in Fairfax, Virginia. Believing that feet provide the foundation for a healthy life, Dr. Shabazz specializes in the treatment of wound care, sports medicine, and reconstructive foot and ankle surgery. Dr. Shabazz offers the latest technologies in Digital x-ray and Diagnostic Ultrasound.

Dr. Zakee Shabazz is a native of New Orleans, LA. He graduated from McDonogh 35 in 1993. He continued is educationXavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, and received his Bachelor of Science in Biology, Pre-medicine in 1997. He attended New York College of Podiatric Medicine (NYCPM) from 1997- 2001 and graduated cum laude. He also received many honors and awards, and he held numerous leadership positions such as sophomore class vice-president, junior class president, and senior class president.

After graduating from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine in June 2001, Dr. Shabazz immediately entered a three-year podiatric medical and surgical residency (PM&S-36) at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, which is associated with Weil-Cornell Medical School. He achieved the distinctive rank of chief resident, during his last year of residency. The residency program emphasized extensive training in wound care, sports medicine, congenital foot deformities, foot/ankle trauma and reconstructive foot and ankle surgery.
Dr. Shabazz began private practice in Marina Del Rey, California in 2004. Dr. Shabazz became the Assistant Director of the Hollywood-Presbyterian Hospital Podiatric Residency Program in Los Angeles, California- training and mentoring future Podiatrists.

Dr. Shabazz relocated to Sterling, Virginia in 2006, and he continued to build professional relationships that resulted in the establishment of Fair Oaks Podiatry and Sports Medicine in Fairfax, Virginia in 2009.

Dr. Shabazz served as an Attending Physician with INOVO Mt. Vernon and INOVA Fair Oaks Wound Healing Centers in Virginia from 2009-2014.

Dr. Shabazz is on staff at INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, and Northern Virginia Surgery Center on campus of INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital.

Dr. Shabazz currently serves as Chief of Podiatry at INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax, VA.