Getting you back on your feet, one step at a time.
Our Team
Our Team
If you’re looking for quality podiatric care, you’ve come to the right place. Led by Daniel Hennessy, DPM and Nafis Ahmed, DPM, Denville Foot & Ankle has become among the most trusted names in Podiatric Medicine in the Tri-State area.
Both Dr. Hennessy and Dr. Ahmed understand the importance of providing compassionate care and work hard to ensure each patient feels comfortable and confident during every appointment, treatment, and surgery.
With years of combined education and experience, Denville Foot & Ankle provides all patients with an honest diagnosis and comprehensive care, so you can get back on your feet in no time.
Daniel Hennessy, DPM
“I always wanted to be a doctor, and had plans to become an orthopedist. But when I discovered podiatry and the opportunity to help people suffering with diabetes, my life changed forever.”
Hi. I’m Daniel Hennessy, the owner of Denville Foot & Ankle in Denville, New Jersey. I recently acquired Denville Podiatry from Dr. John Olin and Dr. Jean Roniger. They built a terrific practice over the course of the last 32 years. I am very happy and honored that they asked me to purchase the practice and continue the outstanding patient centric practice they built. I have always maintained a passion for medicine that began at a very young age shadowing my close friends’ parents who were surgeons of various specialties. However, once I discovered that podiatrists treat diabetic patients and did everything from routine foot care to reconstructive surgery, I knew I had found my specialty. Having an immediate family member with type 1 diabetes, I felt an overwhelming desire to help people that suffer with this lifelong disease. Learning about this disease from personal experience and in the classroom has only made my appetite grow into the career I have today.
To deliver the best care possible to patients, I have undergone rigorous training and education to become a Diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Medicine and Orthopedics and hold an additional certification in foot and ankle arthroscopy. My education and training have taken me to Tennessee, where I grew up, to Alabama (Auburn University…War Eagle!), Chicago, and finally to New Jersey. I completed my residency with Atlantic Health System, which encompasses three major medical centers, including the Morristown Medical Center. In the office, I see patients from newborn to geriatric for any condition related to the foot or ankle. I also treat patients with diabetic foot wounds at the Wound Healing Center at Morristown Medical Center. Lastly, I am proudly involved in education at Morristown Medical Center within the Atlantic Health System. There, I am the Associate Program Director of the Podiatric Surgery and Medicine Residency and the Vice Chairman for the Department of Podiatry.
During my free time, I enjoy spending time with my beautiful wife, daughter, and sons, and I try to sneak in a round of golf here and there.
My goal is to provide superior medical and surgical care to my patients. I am always available to listen to my patient’s goals and expectations. Working as a team yields the greatest chance of success. So, let’s get you back on your feet!
Nafis Ahmed, DPM
Dr. Ahmed is a Podiatric Physician and Surgeon dedicated to providing high quality medical and surgical patient-centered care.
Dr. Ahmed completed his undergraduate training at Binghamton University in Binghamton, NY, where he was apart of several student organizations and received a degree in Biology graduating in the Dean’s List. Upon graduation, he participated in research at the NYU Center for Opioid Epidemiology in NYU Tisch & Bellevue Hospital.
He then completed his medical education at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. Following that he was accepted into the prestigious Long Island Jewish / North Shore University Hospital Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency Program, with extensive training in trauma, arthroscopic surgery, forefoot & rearfoot reconstruction surgery, and wound care management. During his time in residency, he gave numerous academic lectures, presented research at the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons conference, co-authored an article in Wound Management & Prevention, and was awarded the Academic & Didactic Excellence Award.
At Denville Foot & Ankle, Dr. Ahmed offers his expertise to his patients to help them get better. As an avid soccer player having injured himself, he understands exactly how it feels to be in the patient’s shoes. Since every patient is different, he takes their goals and lifestyles into account before developing a treatment plan that best suits each patient. As Dr. William Osler says: “The good physician treats the disease, the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.”
Dr. Ahmed is currently an Associate of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and Board Qualified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery. He specializes in treatment of wound care, sports medicine, reconstructive/elective foot and ankle surgeries, and conservative management for those pathologies.
During his free time, Dr. Ahmed enjoys watching sports, spending time with his family, exercising, cooking, and traveling.