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David Armstrong

Professor of Surgery, Co-Director
USC Limb Preservation Program

David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD, is an internationally recognized leader in the field of podiatric surgery, diabetic foot, limb preservation, tissue repair and wound healing. He is founder and co-director of the Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA), a clinical and research collaborative.

As director of USC’s Center to Stream Healthcare in Place (C2SHIP), he is advancing the latest research in consumer wearables and other health technologies. In 2021, he received a USC Stevens Technology Commercialization Award for his method for treating chronic diabetic foot ulcers, just one of multiple patents he holds.
Dr. Armstrong is coeditor of the American Diabetes Association textbook, Clinical Care of the Diabetic Foot, now in its third edition. He is responsible for more than 100 books or book chapters, along with 600 peer-reviewed research papers in leading medical journals.
His achievements have garnered multiple honors, including the 2010 American Diabetes Association’s Roger E. Pecoraro Award for Lifetime Achievement in Diabetic Foot Care, the highest honor in the field.
Dr. Armstrong is founding president of the American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS), which is bringing together clinicians to help eliminate preventable amputations in the United States and worldwide. He and his Keck Medicine of USC team are working to achieve that goal for people with diabetes over the next generation.

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David Armstrong
Professor of Surgery, Co-Director
USC Limb Preservation Program

David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD, is an internationally recognized leader in the field of podiatric surgery, diabetic foot, limb preservation, tissue repair and wound healing. He is founder and co-director of the Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA), a clinical and research collaborative.

As director of USC’s Center to Stream Healthcare in Place (C2SHIP), he is advancing the latest research in consumer wearables and other health technologies. In 2021, he received a USC Stevens Technology Commercialization Award for his method for treating chronic diabetic foot ulcers, just one of multiple patents he holds.
Dr. Armstrong is coeditor of the American Diabetes Association textbook, Clinical Care of the Diabetic Foot, now in its third edition. He is responsible for more than 100 books or book chapters, along with 600 peer-reviewed research papers in leading medical journals.
His achievements have garnered multiple honors, including the 2010 American Diabetes Association’s Roger E. Pecoraro Award for Lifetime Achievement in Diabetic Foot Care, the highest honor in the field.
Dr. Armstrong is founding president of the American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS), which is bringing together clinicians to help eliminate preventable amputations in the United States and worldwide. He and his Keck Medicine of USC team are working to achieve that goal for people with diabetes over the next generation.
Author:

Caroline Fife

CMO
Intellicure

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Caroline Fife
CMO
Intellicure
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Brenda Loft

Global Health Economic, Policy and Market Access Leader
Solventum

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Brenda Loft
Global Health Economic, Policy and Market Access Leader
Solventum
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Marissa Carter

Owner
Strategic Solutions

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Marissa Carter
Owner
Strategic Solutions
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Melissa Bailey

Digital Integration Sales & Marketing Director US & Asia
Molnlycke Health Care

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Melissa Bailey
Digital Integration Sales & Marketing Director US & Asia
Molnlycke Health Care
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Joseph Rolley

Market Access Consultant
JTR Business Consulting

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Joseph Rolley
Market Access Consultant
JTR Business Consulting
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Ira Herman

Chief Science Officer
THP

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Ira Herman
Chief Science Officer
THP
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Jennie Feight

Senior Director Health Policy
Kent Imaging

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Jennie Feight
Senior Director Health Policy
Kent Imaging
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Katherine Piette

Chief Executive Officer
Corstrata

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Katherine Piette
Chief Executive Officer
Corstrata
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Kris Flinn

General Manager, Wound
SmartTRAK

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Kris Flinn
General Manager, Wound
SmartTRAK
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Jason Hanft

CEO & Founder
Defender

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Jason Hanft
CEO & Founder
Defender
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Kevin Richardson

CEO
Qualigen Therapeutics

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Kevin Richardson
CEO
Qualigen Therapeutics
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Windy Cole

Director of Wound Care Research
Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine

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Windy Cole
Director of Wound Care Research
Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine
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Kathleen Schaum

President
Kathleen D. Schaum & Associates

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Kathleen Schaum
President
Kathleen D. Schaum & Associates
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Patrick Cheng

CEO
eKare

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Patrick Cheng
CEO
eKare
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Desmond Bell

Chief Medical Officer
OMEZA

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Desmond Bell
Chief Medical Officer
OMEZA
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Nick Frame

SVP Life Sciences
Outcome Capital

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Nick Frame
SVP Life Sciences
Outcome Capital
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John Fritz

Director of Government Affairs, Reimbursement and Healthcare Economics
Molnlycke

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John Fritz
Director of Government Affairs, Reimbursement and Healthcare Economics
Molnlycke