05/10/2026
Celebrate the 2026 Service Award Winners at the Annual Scientific Seminar
Join us May 14!
This year, the Ohio Foot & Ankle Medical Association honors two distinguished physicians with the 2026 Service Award, Drs. Mitchell Dalvin and Leslie Niehaus, celebrating two careers shaped by the same core values. Both awardees served OHFAMA and their communities through exceptional patient care, dedication to the podiatric profession, and by paving the way for the next generation of podiatric physicians.
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Mitchell Dalvin, DPM |
Leslie Neihaus, DPM |
Dr. Dalvin has long been a pillar of leadership within the Eastern Academy. He owns a practice in Austintown and previously served as President of the Austintown Rotary. “Mitch has not only led an exemplary life of service to his patients, family and neighbors but through support of his colleagues and the Podiatric Profession particularly in Ohio,” shared friend and colleague, Dr. Bruce Blank. “He has been a key attending surgeon of the Youngstown surgical residency program and has acted as a mentor to many of his former residents who are now practicing colleagues. I’m enthused to witness Mitch receiving this long overdue recognition.” Dr. Dalvin’s legacy is reinforced each time he sees his former residents practicing as podiatric physicians.
Dr. Niehaus has likewise been a prominent leader, particularly within the Mideastern Academy, where he received the Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Since establishing the Alliance surgical residency program in 1996, he has trained more than 200 residents. “These residents have all been well trained clinically, surgically, and ethically, because Dr. Niehaus demands excellence from all who attend this program,” shared Dr. Hofacker. Now retired, he enjoys spending time with his family and daughters, all three of whom have followed his footsteps into the medical field.
By celebrating physicians like Dr. Dalvin and Dr. Niehaus, OHFAMA honors their unwavering commitment to the Association’s mission through dedicated leadership and volunteerism at both the academy and state levels. Their legacy continues with the next generation of podiatric physicians they have trained and inspired.
You are invited to celebrate the newest Service Award winners on Thursday, May 14 at 3:00 pm during the Annual Scientific Seminar!