Dr. Avino completed his undergraduate studies at Seton Hall University, in New Jersey and later received his medical degree, graduating with Honors from the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Avino completed a four-year dual residency program in foot and ankle surgery at the New York Methodist Hospital, affiliated with the Medical College of Cornell University, and at Kaiser Permenente Medical Center in San Francisco. He has been in private practice in Hawaii since 2005. His interests include traveling, cooking, opera and soccer.

Born and raised in Honolulu, Dr. Tong is a graduate of Punahou School. He received his bachelor's degree from Santa Clara University and medical degree from the California School of Podiatric Medicine. Dr Tong completed his three-year foot and ankle surgery residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an affiliate of the Harvard Medical School teaching hospital. During his residency training, he performed over 1000 surgical procedures and has had extensive training in bunion surgery, including Lapiplasty and Minimally Invasive Bunion Surgery.

I’m Michelae, born and raised in Honolulu. I graduated from Radford High School in 2015 and enrolled at Hawaii Medical College the same year. I was the first ever 17-year-old enrollee that required parental signature to start the summer module. After completing the CCMA program, it led me to the Foot & Ankle Institute with Dr. Avino where I was offered a job after completing my externship. Since then, I’ve slowly “come out of my shell” and worked my way up. In addition to assisting the providers with patient care, I’ve learned the day-to-day operations and other administrative tasks of the practice, making my role diverse and fun at the same time. Some of my hobbies/interests include collecting Funko Pops, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and playing Minecraft/Pokémon over FaceTime with my nephew in Kentucky.

A local girl, Dr. Hicks attended the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and completed a two-year surgical residency at New York Methodist Hospital. Her interests include photography, fitness and the outdoors.