--- Ask About Our Town 'N Country Location --- Who is Dr. Blass? Dr. Blass was born in New York. His father was a podiatrist and therefore Podiatry was one of his earliest childhood recollections. His college degree was obtained from New York University with a major in Psychology. He then went to the New York College of Podiatric Medicine where he graduated cum laude. His residency program was a rotational program through approximately 6 different institutions in and around New York City. Following his residency program he made the move to Florida. He has been practicing in Tampa, Florida at the same location since 1974. He served as chairman of the executive committee of the Hillsborough County March of Dimes. Dr. Blass is proud to be a regular lecturer for the Florida Podiatric Medical Association. He has also served as a consultant to a number of insurance companies as well as the Department of Health for the State of Florida. However, his greatest love has always been private practice. Dr. Blass has a somewhat unique approach to private practice. He believes that too much of medicine today relies on a doctor simply telling a patient the necessary care and expecting the patient to accept his recommendations. Dr. Blass prefers to spend time with new patients explaining their condition to them. If there are a variety of options for treatment, he is more than happy to discuss them. Patient?s who come with their ideas of treatment whether obtained from other patients or from the internet are more than welcome to discuss their information. Dr. Blass? office always tries to run on time, as we believe that your time is valuable. Through 30+ years of practice this has perhaps resulted in treating fewer patients, however, each patient is given the time they require to discuss and treat their foot conditions. Dr. Blass maintains privileges at both the Tampa Bay Surgery Center and University Community Hospital. In addition, there are facilities in office to provide both diagnosis and treatment to patients with minimal amounts of referrals. However, Dr. Blass remains well connected in the medical community so that if the patient?s condition requires more extensive care, the best possible providers will be available. Dr. Blass is exceptionally proud of his staff and they are equally dedicated to providing the same level of care to the patient.