Mirage Podiatry
FOOT AND ANKLE SPECIALISTS
Dr. Richard J. Rand III
Dr. Rand is a Board Certified Foot and Ankle Specialist at Mirage Podiatry. Dr. Rand is a Florida native who completed his Undergraduate degree at the University of Miami and then went on to Medical school at Barry University, School of Podiatric Medicine. He moved to Arizona for his residency training at Maricopa Medical Center. The advanced residency program at Maricopa included one full year of general surgery, which allowed Dr. Rand to become the third podiatrist in the country to own a General Surgery Internship Certificate. During his three years of residency he fell in love with Arizona and has called it home since 2007.
Dr. Hammad Zafar
Dr. Zafar is a Fellow with American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. He is Board Certified in Foot Surgery and Rearfoot & Ankle Surgery. Born in Pakistan, Dr. Zafar moved to the United States at an early age and has been blessed to call Arizona his home since then. He attended Mesquite High School in Gilbert, AZ and during his high school years he became interested in foot and ankle surgery after seeing many specialists for his own foot and ankle issues. After high school, Dr. Zafar attended Arizona State University where along with completing the required pre-medicine classes for medical schools, he was also able to complete a degree in Bachelor of Arts in History and minor in Small Business.
Dr. KRISTIE HO
Dr. Ho is a Foot and Ankle surgeon, specializing in diabetic limb salvage, trauma, sports medicine, and deformity correction. She pursued her undergraduate studies at the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania, where she earned a Bachelor of the Arts in Biology, along with a Minor in Psychology and a Concentration in Nutrition. It was during this time that her passion for medicine and education began to flourish.