Carelock, Benjamin, Woerner, DPM

Dr. Troy Griffiths specializes solely in the treatment of foot and ankle problems. He is a board-certified podiatrist who graduated from the California College of Podiatric Medicine in 1993 and completed his surgical residency at Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Griffiths has over 20 years of experience and is a member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, the American Podiatric Medical Association, and the Colorado Podiatric Medical Association.

He describes himself as having always enjoyed science and being fascinated by anatomy andphysiology. He knew his career passion was to help people and being a physician was going tobe the best opportunity to help others and utilize science, knowledge, and research. It was theultimate trifecta!Dr. Payne says, it is very motivating and satisfying to see somebody overcome injury or illnessand get back to a level of activity that they desire. I choose to practice in podiatry to help othersto restore or maintain the level of activity they would like through both conservative and surgicaloptions.He describes his relationship with patients as one filled with honesty and openness aboutdiagnoses, prognosis, and all available options. Dr. Payne says he strives to fully educatepatients on their condition and what options they have available and patiently work with them topursue the best option in their individual case. Treating patients is his passion!Hes been crisscrossing the country between school and residency taking him from Utah to Iowato Maine, then Montana and finally finding his place with the Family Health West team in theFHW Foot and Ankle Clinic.Personal InterestsDr. Payne gushes about his family - his wife and their 4 kids. While keeping up with our kiddosdemands much of our time he says, he does enjoy being outdoors. Running, to includeparticipating in and completing a marathon and half marathon, as well as, enjoying racquetsports like pickleball, tennis, and racquetball. So if you see him hitting some balls or runningdown the road, be sure to say hello!

Douglas Goforth, DPM is certified by the American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery. He graduated from the Arizona School of Podiatric Medicine – Midwestern University in 2008. After completing 3 years of post-graduate foot & ankle surgical Residency training in Denver he moved to the Grand Valley. He was in practice for 4 years before joining Balanced Rock Foot & Ankle. He brings a unique perspective and experiences to foot & ankle care as a result of previous humanitarian work in East Africa, Mexico, and the Navajo Reservation. His interests include mountain biking, backcountry skiing, and climbing.