Central Carolina Foot & Ankle
OFFICE HOURS: M-F 8:am-12:30pm; 1:30pm-5pm
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Meet Our Foot Doctors
Melissa S. Hill, D.P.M.
Dr. Melissa S. Hill grew up in upstate New York and obtained her undergraduate degree in biology from Saint Leo University in Saint Leo, Florida. She earned her Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine from Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine in Miami, Florida, and graduated with honors.
After receiving her Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree, Dr. Hill completed a 3- year Podiatric Medicine and Surgery residency at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut, where she served as Chief Resident in her third year. Upon finishing her post-graduate training, she practiced in Charlotte, North Carolina for four years before relocating to the Triangle in 2011. Married to a triathlete, and being a former collegiate athlete herself, she has a special interest in sports medicine. She also specializes in treating the pediatric population.
In her free time, she enjoys watching baseball and soccer, and spending time with her husband and son.
Gary Y. Liao, D.P.M.
Dr. Gary Y. Liao spent his childhood and early teen years in Thomasville, North Carolina. He moved to the Triangle area to attend High School at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham. He obtained his undergraduate degree in biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Upon graduating from college, he moved to South Florida to attend Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine in Miami Florida where he earned his Doctorate in Podiatry. He completed a comprehensive three year surgical residency focusing on elective and reconstructive foot surgery at Catholic Health Systems/Sisters of Charity Hospital in Buffalo, New York. He has the privilege of serving as chief resident during his third year of residency. During his residency, Dr. Liao developed a special interest in sports medicine of the lower extremity, general podiatry and reconstructive forefoot surgery.
In his free time, Dr Liao enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, playing racquetball and baseball and cheering on his Tar Heels during basketball season.
Alan E. Sotelo, D.P.M.
Dr. Alan E. Sotelo was originally born in Caracas, Venezuela however has grown up in various countries spanning the Americas (Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nassau, Bahamas and Toronto, Canada) until his family ultimately settled in Stamford, CT, where he graduated from Trinity Catholic High School. He then went on to complete his undergraduate degree in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN.
After graduating from college he worked as an entry level Psychologist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute through Columbia University and shortly thereafter went to graduate school at Barry University, in Miami, FL, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences.
He stayed on at Barry University to complete a dual degree with a Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine and a Master’s in Business Administration. After Med School he remained in Miami another 3 years to complete his residency training in Foot and Ankle surgery at Mercy Hospital in Coral Gables.
Dr. Sotelo is fluent in Spanish and proficient in French. A self-proclaimed ‘Foodie’, he is also a big movie enthusiast and college football fan faithfully following his Boilermakers each season. Most of all however, he enjoys spending time and traveling abroad with his family in particular Seville, Spain, where he met his wife while studying abroad in college.