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Elias R. Cheleuitte, DPM

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Specializes in: Foot & Ankle Surgery and Podiatry (Foot & Ankle Medicine)

Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine (1994)

Professional interests include: osteomyelitis, septic (infectious) arthritis, amputation, and more.

1303 Mccullough Avenue Suite 348
San Antonio, TX 78212

(210) 227-4164

Elias R. Cheleuitte, DPM is a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX specializing in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). He graduated from Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in 1994 and has 30 years of experience. Elias R. Cheleuitte, DPM is affiliated with Baptist Health System, CHRISTUS Health, Baptist Hospital and THE PODIATRY GROUP OF SOUTH TEXAS, PA.

Office Locations

Address:

1303 Mccullough Avenue Suite 348
San Antonio, TX 78212

Some issues Elias R. Cheleuitte, DPM can help you with:

Debridement (Removal of Unhealthy Tissue)

Debridement is a procedure that removes damaged skin to help the body heal a chronic wound, acute injury, or burn. Several layers of skin surrounding a chronic wound can include foreign debris, dead (necrotic) tissue, infected tissue, and calloused (hyperkeratotic) skin. If left untreated, these damaged skin layers can spread infection to other parts of the body and may aggravate the wound and delay its healing.

Debriding (removing) this damaged and diseased skin encourages the growth of healthy new tissue, impeding infection by triggering the body's natural cycle of tissue renewal. For this reason, debridement functions both as a wound treatment and as a preventative measure against more complex consequences of infected skin, such as sepsis and amputation. In some circumstances, debridement provides additional aesthetic benefits such as decreased scarring. Debridement also permits doctors to retrieve tissue samples for testing, such as to determine whether patients need antibiotic treatment.

Wounds that frequently require debridement include:

Nonhealing diabetic ulcers
Chronic wounds
Severe burns
Contaminated wounds

Debridement can be performed either surgically or nonsurgically; some methods are less invasive than others. Doctors select the appropriate debridement technique by considering the location, cause, and size of a patient's wound and may also weigh the patient's overall wellbeing, age, and risk of infection.

Surgical debridement is performed by cutting away dead, infected, and hyperkeratotic skin with a surgical scalpel. For deep wounds that tear away the skin and go into the muscle, skin from another region of a patient's body may be grafted onto the wound, which may then be periodically assessed and rebandaged until fully healed.

Non-surgical debridement is achieved with water or a dissolvent gel. Water softens the damaged skin and affected tissue, allowing doctors to remove it with wet-to-dry dressing. When wet tissue dries, it adheres to the dry dressing or bandage and comes off when the dressing is pulled away. In contrast, dissolvent gel deconstructs tissue, which can be cleaned off of the wound. Nonsurgical debridement is less invasive than surgical techniques; however, it can entail repeat treatments, slowing wound recovery.

While the prospect of stripping away skin may seem jarring, debridement can be critical to the treatment and healing of wounds which cannot not heal independently.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	298
doctor visit	426
excision	159
hospital care	99
injections	10
inpatient care	99
nail avulsion	10
nail procedures	149
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	311

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	373
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	91
Less than 65	125

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	75
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

amputation	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	313
doctor visit	364
excision	156
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101
lower extremity surgery	11
nail avulsion	13
nail procedures	170

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	0
Hispanic	353
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	87
Less than 65	129

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	73
Dementia	20
Cancer	7

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	384
doctor visit	427
excision	155
hospital care	64
injections	11
inpatient care	64
nail avulsion	15
nail procedures	244
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin procedures	19

**Gender**
Male	446
Female	586

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	0
Hispanic	626
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	204
Less than 65	214

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	72
Dementia	19
Cancer	6

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	412
doctor visit	457
excision	161
hospital care	111
inpatient care	111
nail avulsion	17
nail procedures	268
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	35
skin procedures	35

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	302
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	102
Less than 65	126

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	72
Dementia	18
Cancer	6

amputation	15
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	429
doctor visit	422
excision	172
hospital care	123
immobilization	12
incision and drainage	11
inpatient care	123
lower extremity surgery	26
nail avulsion	27
nail procedures	284

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	316
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	97
Less than 65	130

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	72
Dementia	19
Cancer	7

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	422
doctor visit	510
excision	167
hospital care	127
immobilization	11
incision and drainage	13
inpatient care	127
lower extremity surgery	11
nail procedures	253

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	327

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	28
Hispanic	359
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	169
85 and over	103
Less than 65	132

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	72
Dementia	22
Cancer	7

amputation	12
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	445
doctor visit	459
excision	183
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101
lower extremity surgery	11
nail procedures	260

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	0
Hispanic	340
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	102
Less than 65	132

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	72
Dementia	22
Cancer	8

amputation	31
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	339
doctor visit	291
excision	164
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
lower extremity surgery	30
nail procedures	173

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	255
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	70
Less than 65	105

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	75
Dementia	21
Cancer	7

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	559
doctor visit	742
excision	216
hospital care	174
immobilization	10
inpatient care	174
nail procedures	341

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Elias R. Cheleuitte, DPM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Elias R. Cheleuitte, DPM treated as a podiatrist in San Antonio, TX were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, excision and inpatient care.

amputation	18
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	400
doctor visit	455
excision	170
hospital care	114
immobilization	11
incision and drainage	12
injections	10
inpatient care	114
lower extremity surgery	19
nail avulsion	17
nail procedures	239
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24
skin procedures	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Elias R. Cheleuitte, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	162
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	292
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	130
85 and over	85
Less than 65	109
65 to 74	161

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Elias R. Cheleuitte, DPM From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Elias R. Cheleuitte, DPM treated were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	58
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	5
Dementia	15

Education & Training

Elias R. Cheleuitte, DPM graduated from Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in 1994. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine (1994)

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Elias R. Cheleuitte, DPM is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Health System

CHRISTUS Health

Baptist Hospital

THE PODIATRY GROUP OF SOUTH TEXAS, PA

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Elias R. Cheleuitte, DPM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$1,504 Variax $758	Anchorage $489	STRYKER PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS $139	Prolayer $45	Bio4 $27	Other $46
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$225 Regranex $125	Santyl $100
ACell, Inc.	$162 $162
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$114 Regranex $70	COLLAGENASE SANTYL $45
Organogenesis Inc.	$99 Affinity $99
Other	$263 Recon-Lower Extremity Metal $69	NUZYRA $38	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $38	HemiCAP MTP Resurfacing $20	AxoGuard Nerve Connector $20	Other $78

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,338
Travel and Lodging	$991
Education	$38

Biography

Dr. Elias Cheleuitte works as a foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). These areas are among his clinical interests: strains, amputation, and surgical repair. Dr. Cheleuitte's hospital/clinic affiliations include CHRISTUS Health and Baptist Health System.

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