Meet the Team

Dr. Crista M. Ziccardi joined the Palmetto Podiatry team in 2014. Fairing from the great state of New Jersey, Dr. Ziccardi was born and raised outside the Philadelphia area to a large Italian family.

Dr. Ziccardi attended Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where she received her Bachelor of Science from the School of Nursing and Health Studies with a major in Health Sciences. After Georgetown, Dr. Ziccardi worked as the Cell Culture Lab Coordinator for the Coriell Institute in Camden, NJ, and finished her pre-medical education requirements at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ.

Dr. Ziccardi then attended Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, and received her Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine. While at Temple, she was President of the student chapter of the American Professional Wound Care Association, and received the APWCA Award for exemplary knowledge and practice of wound care. She decided to further her education by completing a 3-year Podiatric Medical and Surgical Residency with a Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Certification at the Department of Veterans Affairs - New Jersey Health Care System in East Orange, NJ. During residency, Dr. Ziccardi served as Chief Resident, completed a Dermatopathology Fellowship with Bako Pathology in Alpharetta, GA, and completed several specialized rotations including Vascular Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Dermatology.

Dr. Ziccardi is Board Certified in Podiatric Medicine and actively maintains the honor of Diplomate with the American Board of Podiatric Medicine and Fellow with the American College of Podiatric Medicine. She is an active member of the American Podiatric Medical Association and the South Carolina Podiatric Medical Association. She also attends continuing medical education classes yearly so as to continue to provide updated care to her patients.

In 2016, Dr. Ziccardi was chosen to attend the first AnMed Health Physician Leadership Institute through the Executive Leadership Institute at Queens University of Charlotte in North Carolina.

When she is not working, Dr. Ziccardi is spending time with her husband, Jason, her son, Everett, and her daughter, Leonora. She enjoys travelling, watching movies, hiking, swimming, going to the beach, and cooking.