Chairs
Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH
Professor
University of Texas Southwestern
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH, is a Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is also the Medical Director of the Diabetic Limb Salvage (DLS) program at Parkland Memorial Hospital and works as part of the DLS team at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital. Dr. Lavery’s clinic and research interests involve diabetic foot complications, infections, and wound healing.
Dr. Lavery completed his undergraduate studies at Indiana University and then earned his medical degree at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Dr. William Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago. He completed a residency in podiatric medicine and surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, where he also earned a Master in Public Health.
He is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons (Glasgow).
Prior to joining UT Southwestern in 2010, Dr. Lavery was a Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Scott and White Medical Center in Temple, Texas; the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio; and Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. He has also served as a staff podiatrist at VA hospitals in San Antonio and Maywood, Illinois.
Dr. Lavery’s research group has published more than 320 peer reviewed scientific paper and textbook chapters. His H-index is 91. They have received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, American Diabetes Association, Veterans Administration, Qatar National Research Foundation, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, American Podiatric Medical Association, and private industry.
Lee C. Rogers, DPM, FFPM, RCPS
Chief of Podiatry
Associate Professor/Clinical;
Louis T. Bogy, DPM Professor of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
Department of Orthopedics, University of Texas Health San Antonio;
President, American Board of Podiatric Medicine;
Associate Editor, Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association;
Fellow Faculty of Podiatric Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Dr. Lee Rogers is a fellowship-trained podiatric surgeon who specializes in diabetic foot ulcers and lower extremity complications of diabetes. He has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters and delivered more than 500 lectures in all 50 states and 30 countries. Dr. Rogers is the President of the American Board of Podiatric Medicine. He is a Fellow Faculty of Podiatric Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. He was named as one of America's Most Influential Podiatrists by Podiatry Management Magazine.
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Dr. Armstrong is Professor of Surgery with Tenure at the University of Southern California. Dr. Armstrong holds a Master of Science in Tissue Repair and Wound Healing from the University of Wales College of Medicine and a PhD from the University of Manchester College of Medicine, where he was appointed Visiting Professor of Medicine. He is founder and co-Director of the Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA).
Dr. Armstrong has produced more than 640 peer-reviewed research papers in dozens of scholarly medical journals as well as over 100 books or book chapters. He is founding co- Editor of the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Clinical Care of the Diabetic Foot, now entering its fourth edition.
Dr. Armstrong was selected as one of the first six International Wound Care Ambassadors and is the recipient of numerous awards and degrees by universities and international medical organizations including the inaugural Georgetown Distinguished Award for Diabetic Limb Salvage. In 2008, he was the 25th and youngest-ever member elected into the Podiatric Medicine Hall of Fame. He was the first surgeon to be appointed University Distinguished Outreach Professor at the University of Arizona. He was the first podiatric surgeon to become a member of the Society of Vascular Surgery and the first US podiatric surgeon named fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow. He is the 2010 and youngest ever recipient of the ADA’s Roger Pecoraro Award, the highest award given in the field.
Kavita Bhavan, M.D., M.H.S., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and the Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Innovation and High Value Care at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Bhavan earned her medical degree at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. She completed a residency in internal medicine at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation and received advanced training in infectious diseases through a fellowship at Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital. She also holds a Master of Health Science degree in maternal and child health from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2009.
Dr. Bhavan’s research interests include reducing health disparities with a low-tech and low-cost patient-centered approach to innovation in care delivery, patient engagement, and self-care models. She developed a self-care program for uninsured patients discharged from Parkland Memorial Hospital’s safety net setting to self-administer outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (S-OPAT) for the treatment of a variety of infections. In this model, patients from a low-literacy or low-socioeconomic status population are taught to self-administer their intravenous (IV) antibiotics by gravity or IV push at home. Published data demonstrate efficacy with 47% lower 30-day readmission rates among patients in the self-care model compared to patients discharged with standard forms of OPAT. To date, more than 5,000 patients have been discharged to this program with significant improvement in resource utilization and patient satisfaction.
Her current research efforts include exploring other clinical settings for self-care models to improve health equity.
She is also focused on community-engaged initiatives to improve influenza vaccine uptake in vulnerable populations, and she is currently the principal investigator for the Dallas study site on a multicenter National Institutes of Health RAD- X UP study with the University of Chicago to improve COVID-19 testing among vulnerable populations.
Dr. Bhavan is the Chief Innovation Officer and Medical Director of the Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Clinic and Infectious Diseases Ambulatory Clinics at Parkland Health & Hospital System. Since 2014, she has been an expert panel member on the IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy for the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
She is a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and a member of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine.
She has delivered countless invited lectures, published numerous academic articles, and contributed to the book Critical Care Infectious Diseases.
In 2019, she earned the UT Southwestern Program Development Award for Leadership in Clinical Excellence.
Professor Boulton is a graduate of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and subsequently trained in Sheffield, and Miami prior to accepting an appointment at Manchester University. He has authored more than 550 peer-reviewed manuscripts (H-Index >130) and book chapters, mainly on diabetic lower limb and renal complications.
Among his many awards, he has received the ADA’s Roger Pecoraro Lectureship, the EASD Camillo Golgi prize and was the first recipient of the international award on diabetic foot research. He was the 2008 winner of the ADA’s Harold Rifkin award for distinguished international service in diabetes. He received the 2012 Georgetown distinguished achievement award in diabetic limb salvage. In 2015 he visited Nagoya, Japan and gave a prize lecture on diabetic complications at the Japan Society of Diabetes, and in 2017 was the Banting Memorial Lecturer at Diabetes UK and also received the International Diabetes Endocrinologist Award of the year from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.
A previous editor of Diabetic Medicine he is currently the senior associate editor of Diabetes Care.
In 2019 he was ranked the number one UK diabetes researcher in the field of complications.
He was the founding Chairman of the Diabetic Foot Study Group and was previously Chairman of Postgraduate Education and then Hon. Secretary/ programme chair for the EASD. Until late 2015 he was President of the EASD. Currently, President, International Diabetes Federation, and Chairman of EURADIA (European Alliance for Diabetes Research).
Dr. Crisologo grew up in northern Alabama and later obtained his undergraduate degree from Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. He graduated from Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery in 2014 and residency from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in 2017. He later pursued two fellowships at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in diabetic limb salvage and clinical diabetic limb salvage research. After finishing fellowship, Dr. Crisologo continued his career in academic medicine at The University of Cincinnati Medical Center prior to returning to The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at the start of 2022. In addition to his clinical duties, he serves as the medical director of diabetic limb salvage at Parkland Hospital in the Department of Plastic Surgery and Associate Program Director of the Diabetic Limb Salvage Fellowship Program at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Dove is the Director of Clinical Research at the Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Podiatry at UT Health Science San Antonio. Dr. Dove has served as a Principal Investigator in over 50 clinical trials, over the past twenty years. She is currently establishing a research program, in which her colleagues, residents and students will be actively engaged. She earned the Degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine at California College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco, CA, She also completed her Post Graduate Training at The University of Texas, Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas under the tutelage of Dr. Lawrence Harkless. She completed a surgical fellowship at North General Hospital, in New York, NY. Dr. Dove was previously in private practice in Las Vegas. Her private practice combined industry sponsored research and general podiatry, with a focus on wound care. Before opening her practice, Dr. Dove was the director of podiatry at the Diabetic foot and Ankle Center - Hospital for Joint Disease - NYU. Concurrently, she served as the sub-investigator for multiple Phase I-IV clinical trials. Dr. Dove has multiple publications, including the Lancet and other peer-reviewed journals.
Alicia Gilmore is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Nutrition Department in the School of Health Professions at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW). At UTSW, she provides instruction for the Master of Clinical Nutrition Coordinated Program, precepts students, as well as provides medical nutritional therapy for patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple System Atrophy, inborn errors of metabolism and other chronic diseases. Alicia obtained her Bachelor’s and Masters of Science from Oklahoma State University. She has been a dietitian for over 20 years and is a Board Certified Specialist in Oncology Nutrition. Alicia is a Training Facilitator for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on the Nutrition Focused Physical Exam. She is a subject matter expert for the Oncology Nutrition Board Examination and serves on the Commission on Dietetic Registration Specialist Certification Panel.
Ammar Hashmi, MD is a trained vascular surgeon. He has expertise in both open and endovascular surgery. His areas of expertise include limb salvage, aortic surgery, carotid intervention and venous disease.
Dr. Warren S. Joseph is a specialist in the treatment of lower extremity infectious diseases. He received his podiatric degree from the Wm. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine in Chicago. Dr Joseph completed his postgraduate training in podiatric medicine/surgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital, and a fellowship in infectious diseases at Hahnemann University School of Medicine, both in Philadelphia. He is currently an Adjunct Clinical Professor at the Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine at Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ.
Dr Joseph is a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and is an author on the IDSA Diabetic Foot Infection Guidelines. He is also certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine, and currently serves as Editor of the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. Dr Joseph lectures extensively and his presentations have focused on the treatment of bacterial and fungal infections of the lower extremity. He has authored close to 100 publications in the field of lower extremity infections.
Dr. King is the Chief Medical Officer of Upperline Health in Nashville, TN. He practiced in Massachusetts for 30 years in a multi doctor limb salvage practice as the lead physician. He is a past president of the Massachusetts Foot and Ankle Society, and of the APMA and served for 10 years as the podiatric advisor to the AMA CPT editorial panel. He is a frequent lecturer nationally on coding, compliance, practice acquisitions, value-based healthcare and evidence based clinical measures. . He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Foot and Ankle surgery in both forefoot and RRA and a Fellow in the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. He has authored over 500 articles on coding issues and was published in an Infectious Disease textbook.
Dr. Kirkwood is the Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery, Medical director of the Clinical Heart and Vascular Center and Director of the Vascular Lab at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She also holds the G. Patrick Clagett, M.D. Professorship in Vascular Surgery. Dr. Kirkwood graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and completed her General Surgery training at the University of Chicago Medical Center and Vascular Surgery Fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She recently completed an Advanced Leadership development program for physicians in academic medicine at the Harvard T. H Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Kirkwood specializes in all aspect of vascular surgery: peripheral artery disease and limb salvage with both advanced endovascular and open techniques, carotid artery disease and open and endovascular aortic surgery including management of infected aortic grafts. Her research centers on patient and operator radiation exposure during complex endovascular procedures. She has published extensively on this topic and is an international expert in the field. Dr. Kirkwood is board certified in both general and vascular surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Kirkwood serves as Chair of the Leadership Committee for the Society of Vascular Surgery and is the Counselor at Large for the Southern Association of Vascular Surgery. She is a reviewer for the Journal of Vascular Surgery and Annals of Vascular Surgery. Dr. Kirkwood has been named by D Magazine as “Best Doctors in Dallas” 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Dr. Bijan Najafi is a professor with tenure at Baylor College of Medicine within the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery; Director of Clinical research at the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy; Co-Director of NSF Center to Stream HealthCare in Place (C2SHIP), and Director of the Interdisciplinary Consortium for Advanced Motion Performance (iCAMP).
He received Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in applied biomechanics at the EPFL, and in neuroscience at Harvard University. He has a broad background in bioengineering with specific expertise in digital-health. His lab at Baylor College of Medicine focuses on developing wearable and smart technologies to better understand how people move through and interact with their environment. His team has also developed and validated several novel metrics to define disease state, assess cognitive-frailty, and track wound healing with a long-term goal of improving stability, healing, and mobility in the United States and worldwide.
He has published over 250 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, most of them included new medical device design and advanced modeling and data mining for analysis wearables and digital health data. He is been listed amongst the top 1% of scholars worldwide in 2021 by the Expertscape in the area of leg ulcers and neuropathy and World’s top 2% of Scientists in 2022, edition by Stanford University. He received numerous awards including the most Influential Health and Medical Leaders by Tucson Local Media in 2014. He also led as Principal Investigator, several Phase I and Phase II clinical trials, registered in clinicaltrials.gov.
He has mentored over 400 postdoctoral, research fellows/interns, graduate, undergraduate, premed, and medical students - several of them received prestigious awards from their achievements while working in his team. He also serves as editor, associate editor, and guest editor for several scientific journals including as a section editor for Gerontology, ‘Regenerative and Technological Section’ and Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology.
Brian M. Schmidt, DPM is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes at the University of Michigan Medical School. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor. After finishing his undergraduate degree program at the University of Michigan, Dr. Schmidt proceeded to Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science to study Podiatry Dr. Schmidt then completed his Podiatric Medicine and Surgery residency with added Rearfoot and Reconstructive Ankle credential at Yale University/Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Schmidt is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine (ABPM).
He has published numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts, review articles, and book chapters and is an expert in diabetic foot complications and diabetic limb salvage. Dr. Schmidt has focused his clinical interest into translational research to better understand and promote diabetic foot ulcer healing and limb salvage. He is actively supported in his research by the National Institute of Health (NIH), the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and industry. He is actively enrolling participants in ongoing clinical trials evaluating biomakers in diabetic foot ulcer healing and recurrence and serves the NIH Diabetic Foot Consortium as the Study Chair of its Biorepository Program.
In addition, he currently serves as the Research Director for the University of Michigan's Podiatry Research Fellowship and is the inaugural Elizabeth Weiser Caswell Diabetes Institute Clinical Research Scholar at the University of Michigan. Dr. Schmidt is an active member in multiple medical societies.
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Jason C. Snyder DPM is a staff podiatrist at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center and Richmond University Medical Center in New York. He is also the Director of Podiatry for Gramercy Surgery Center with locations in both Manhattan and Queens. Dr. Snyder is a fellow with both the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and the American Board of Podiatric Medicine. He is also board certified with the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and the American Board of Podatric Medicine. He completed his residency with Weil Cornell College of Medicine and Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. He received his Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine from Kent State Univeristy College of Podiatric Medicine and his undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University. His practice provides services to all age groups for foot and ankle conditions. With offices in Harlem, Bushwick, Bensonhurst and Carrol Gardens, he treats a full range of patient populations. He is actively involved in medical education with the largest podiatry residency program in the New York State. He is an advocate for the profession of podiatry and the many facets with which it can be utilized to improve patients lives. For contact or other information please reach out via his website at www.newyorkfootandankle.com.