Dr. Heier is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In addition to surgery of the foot and ankle, Dr. Heier practices Sports Medicine and is the team physician for Hebron High School.

After obtaining his undergraduate education at University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Heier attended medical school at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and followed this with a fellowship in Foot and Ankle Surgery at the Florida Orthopaedic Institute under the guidance of Dr. Roy Sanders and Dr. Art Walling.

Dr. Heier's fellowship included extensive training in lower extremity trauma and acute and chronic problems of the foot and ankle.