**Stephen Albert, DPM**

Dr. Albert is the Chief of the Podiatry Section at the VA Medical
Center, Denver, CO. He is a graduate of the College of Podiatric
Medicine, San Francisco, CA. He is certified by the American Board of
Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine and the American
Board of Podiatric Surgery. Dr. Albert is involved with many Podiatric
Organizations. He is a member of the American Podiatric Medical
Association; Federal Services Podiatric Medical Association; Fellow of
the American College of Foot Orthopedics & Medicine, and a Founding
Fellow of the International Academy of Podiatric Medicine.

**Charles Andersen, M.D.**

Dr. Andersen serves as Chief, Vascular/Endovascular/Limb Preservation &
Medical Director, Wound Care Clinic, Madigan Army Medical Center,
Tacoma, WA. He received his MD from the. University of Utah, Salt Lake
City, UT. Dr. Andersen also served as a General Surgery Resident at
Madigan Army Medial Center, Tacoma, WA. Dr. Anderson completed his
General Surgery Residency at the Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma,
WA. He served as Fellow, Peripheral Vascular Surgery Service, Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC. Dr. Anderson is also a Fellow,
American College of Surgeons, American College of Angiology, American
Professional Wound Care Association.

**Cheryl Berman, RD, DE**

Dr. Berman is a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), Registered Dietitian
(RD), Certified Pump Trainer (CPT), and Case Management Certified (CMC).
Presently she is the Diabetes Program Coordinator & Clinical
Specialist/Case Manager for Patient Care Services Nutrition department
at the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE. Dr.
Berman currently serves as a member of the VHA Diabetes Advisory Field
Group and President of the VA and DoD Diabetes Educator's Specialty
Group and Planning Committee.

**Stanitia W. Davis, DPM**

Dr. Davis is a 2008 graduate of the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine,
Cleveland, OH. She is currently a first-year resident at the Central
Alabama Veterans Health Care System in Montgomery, AL. Dr. Davis is a
resident member of the American Podiatric Medical Association, a mentor
in association with DPM Mentor's Network, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Inc. and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

**Cynthia Fleck, MBA, BSN, RN, ET/WOCN, CWS, DNC, DAPWCA, FCCWS**

**Ms. Fleck** has a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing with a minor
in nutrition

from Southeast Missouri State University where she graduated Cum Laude.
Ms. Fleck is

also a graduate of M.D. Anderson and the University of Texas with
specialties in wound

ostomy, and continence. She is the sole proprietor of CAF Clinical
Consultant, performing independent consulting in wound care, protocol
and education program development and

medical/legal chart review, deposition and expert witness testimony. Ms.
Fleck is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Academy of
Wound Management (AAWM), the board

certification for Certified Wound Specialists (CWS), where she serves as
President and Chairman of the Board. This well-known wound care author,
lecturer and international thought leader, deciphers everything from
wound assessment, etiology, prevention, and treatment, covering the
basics and beyond as she shares her knowledge and expertise with current
best

practices and evidence based practices

**Denise B. Freeman, DPM, M.S.E.**

Dr. Freeman is a graduate of Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine.
She completed her Residency training at Moss Rehabilitation Hospital,
Philadelphia, PA. She currently is the Associate Director of Clinical
Education at Midwestern University Arizona, Podiatric Medicine Program.

**Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH**

Dr. Frykberg received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree from the
California College of Podiatric Medicine in 1976 prior to completing his
Residency in Podiatric Surgery at the New England Deaconess
Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MS in 1978. In 1994 he received
his Master of Public Health Degree from the Harvard School of Public
Health with a concentration in quantitative methods. He was an attending
physician at the Deaconess Hospital for 21 years prior to accepting a
position as the Dean for Clinical Affairs in the College of Podiatric
Medicine at Des Moines University in 1999. Dr. Frykberg currently holds
the position of Chief of the Podiatry section and Podiatric Residency
Director at the Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical Center in
Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Frykberg's practice is devoted exclusively to
patients with high-risk foot problems. His research and writing
interests are in diabetic foot ulcers and disorders, venous leg ulcers,
and the Charcot foot. He has written numerous peer-reviewed articles and
text chapters and has edited several textbooks on diabetic foot
disorders. He is the former Chair of the Foot Care Council of the
American Diabetes Association and a Past President of the American
College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

**Eugene P. Goldman, DPM, FACFAS**

Dr. Goldman has over 23 years practice experience in Arizona, Ohio and
Alabama. Former member, U.S. Public Health Service as well as former
full-time faculty member at the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine.
Former Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Arizona Campus for the
California College of Podiatric Medicine. Eleven years experience as a
Director of Podiatric Surgical Residency programs, and former member
Arizona State Board of Podiatry Examiners. Dr. Goldman has extensive
experience in advanced wound care including at the Veterans Affairs
Hospital in Montgomery, Alabama as well as the Veterans Affairs Hospital
in Phoenix, Arizona. He is Board Certified by the American Board of
Podiatric Surgeons. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare
Executives; Clinical Faculty at Rosalind Franklin University School
College of Podiatric Medicine and at the Midwestern University Podiatric
Medicine Program; Chief of Podiatry and Associate Chief of Staff for
Education at the VA Montgomery; nationally recognized lecturer and
author on multiple topics of interest to podiatrists and specialists;
Member, Executive Career Field Candidate Development Program Class of
2008. He is the current acting President of The Federal Services
Podiatric Medical Association.

**Shanta Griffin, DPM**

Dr. Griffin attended Dr. William Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL.
There, she attained her M.S. in Health Care Administration and
Management and then her Doctorates of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Griffin is
a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association.

**Richard A. Isenberg, M.D., FAPWCA**

Dr. Isenberg is a Pelvic Reconstructive Surgeon, Uro-Gynecologist and
Fellow of the American Professional Wound Care Association. Dr. Isenberg
presently serves as Medical Director and Vice President of Clinical &
Regulatory Affairs at Regenesis Biomedical, Inc., a regenerative
medicine and medical device company in Scottsdale, Arizona. In this
capacity, Dr. Isenberg is responsible for the clinical and life science
research programs, intellectual property and regulatory registration.
Prior to entering industry, Dr. Isenberg served on the medical faculties
of the University of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson University and
directed a fellowship program in uro-gynecology. While in industry, Dr.
Isenberg has held senior management positions at Johnson & Johnson
(Ethicon, Inc.), Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Ventana Medical Systems. In
his various capacities, he has been responsible for regulatory affairs,
clinical research, global medical affairs, and strategic marketing. Dr.
Isenberg's experience bridges medical devices. Pharmaceuticals, in vitro
diagnostics, imaging devices and combination products, and encompasses
the full product lifecycle.

**Allen M. Jacobs, DPM, FACFAS**

Dr. Jacobs is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle
Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Professional Wound Care
Association. He is in private practice in St. Louis, MO.

**Jessie Marthe Jean-Claude, M.D.**

Dr. Jean-Claude attained her B.A. at Barnard College of Columbia
University and her M.D. from the Columbia College of Physicians and
Surgeons. She was a Resident in General Surgery, Assistant Clinical
Attending and a Fellow in Vascular Surgery at St. Luke's/Roosevelt
Hospital Medical Center in New York. While at the University of
California in San Francisco, she was a Fellow in Vascular/Endovascular
Surgery.

While at Malmo University Hospital in Sweden, Dr. Jean-Claude was a
Fellow in Endovascular Surgery and Interventional Radiology. In 2005,
she attained Executive Physicians Leadership at Case Western Reserve
Weatherhead School of Management. She was an Assistant Professor at Case
Western Reserve University, Cleveland VA Medical Center in Cleveland,
Ohio; Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and
Assistant Clinical Instructor at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital, New
York, NY.

Dr. Jean-Claude currently holds four hospital appointments at the
Cleveland VA Medical Center entailing; Associate Chief of Surgery,
Interim Section Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery; Section Chief, Vascular
Surgery and Staff Physician. Previously, she held appointments as a
Staff Physician at University Hospitals of Cleveland; Milwaukee VA
Medical Center; Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in Milwaukee, and
St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York.

**Robert Jesse, M.D., Ph.D.**

Dr. Jesse is the National Program Director for Cardiology in the
Veterans Health Administration and Chief of the Cardiology section at
the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond, VA. He is a tenured
Professor of Medicine/Cardiology at the Virginia Commonwealth University
Health System (Medical College of Virginia) where he is the Director of
the Acute Cardiac Care Program. Dr. Jesse received his B.S. in
Biochemistry from the University of New Hampshire. He studied platelet
physiology as a research associate at the Harvard School of Public
Health in Boston, MA for several years. While attending the Medical
College of Virginia in Richmond, he earned his Ph.D. in biophysics,
along with a M.D., an Internal Medicine Residency and a Cardiology
Fellowship. He became an Assistant Professor at VCU/MCV, hence leading
to his promotion to Professor.

Dr. Jesse is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the
American Heart Association (Clinical Cardiology Council and
Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Council), where he
recently served on the Acute Cardiac Care Committee and currently
President of the Board of the Central Virginia Chapter. He is a founding
member of the Society of Chest Pain Centers, remains a member of the
Society's Executive Board, and recently chaired the 6^th^ Annual Society
of Chest Pain Centers Meeting and Scientific Sessions, May 2003, in San
Francisco.

Dr. Jesse has published widely on a number of topics in acute cardiac
care, including the risk stratification of chest pain patients and the
role of cardiac markers and perfusion imaging. He is currently on the
American Association of Clinical Chemistry Guidelines Group for Cardiac
Markers. He is highly regarded for teaching, having won the Outstanding
Faculty and Best Teacher awards from the MVC/VCU Students, Residents and
Cardiology Fellows on several occasions.

**Kristin D. Kelley, DPM**

Dr. Kelley received her B.S. in Biological Science from Rosalind
Franklin University in North Chicago, IL. She then went on to attain her
D.P.M. degree at Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. Currently Dr.
Kelley is the Chief Resident of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery at
CAVHCS. Dr. Kelley is a member of the American Podiatric Medical
Association.

**Howard M. Kimmel, DPM**

Dr. Kimmel is a Board Certified Podiatrist who currently serves as the
Residency Director & Chief, Podiatry at the Louis Stokes Department of
Veterans Affairs Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from the Ohio
College of Podiatric Medicine and completed 2 years of Residency
training at the Hawthorne Hospital/Baja Project for Crippled Children,
Los Angeles, CA.

**Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH**

Dr. Lavery is a professor in the department of surgery at Scott and
White Hospital and Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of
Medicine. Dr. Lavery is on the editorial board of Diabetes Care. He is
past Chair of the American Diabetes Association Foot Care Council and
the American Public Health Association Foot Section. Dr. Lavery has
published 145 peer reviewed papers on topics related to diabetic foot
complications.

**William A. Marston, M.D.**

Dr. Marston is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of
Virginia, School of Medicine. He completed a general surgery residency
and fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. He currently is Professor and Chief of the Division of
Vascular Surgery at the University of North Carolina, School of
Medicine. Clinically he is the medical director of the UNC Limb
Salvage/Wound Healing Center. Dr. Marston's research efforts focus on
the etiology and treatment of diabetic foot and venous stasis ulcers,
and the treatment of critical limb ischemia to maximize limb salvage.

**Joseph M. Moates, M.D.**

Dr. Moates received his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering
from Vanderbilt University and his medical degree from the University of
Alabama at Birmingham. He did his post-graduate training in internal
medicine at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Followed by a
combined research and clinical fellowship at Vanderbilt, Dr. Moates
served on the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and as a
Staff Physician at the Houston VA Medical Center where he was involved
in both basic and clinical diabetes research. He is currently an
Assistant Professor at UAB School of Medicine in Birmingham, AL and a
Staff Physician at the Birmingham VA Medical Center where he is actively
involved in the management of patients with diabetes and general
endocrine disorders. He is actively involved in the UAB Endocrinology
service and teaching of fellows and residents.

**Bonnie Nicklas, DPM**

Dr. Nicklas attended Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland
where she received her DPM. Dr. Nicklas is certified in Foot and Ankle
Surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. Former Professor and
Chair, Department of Surgery OCPM. Dr. Nicklas currently serves as Staff
Podiatrist, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System.

**Matthew Regulski, DPM**

Dr. Regulski, DPM is a Fellow of the American Professional Wound Care
Association and Director of the Wound Care Center of Ocean County, New
Jersey. He has been principal investigator for numerous wound healing
devices and has lectured widely on topics in Podiatry and wound care.

**Jeffrey M. Robbins, DPM**

Dr. Robbins is the Director of the Veterans Health Administration
Headquarters Podiatry Services and Chief of the Podiatry Section at the
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. He is a graduate of the Ohio
College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio where he also holds the
faculty stature of Professor of Podiatric Medicine. He is board
certified by the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary
Podiatric Medicine and the American Board of Podiatric Public Health,
and is a fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics
and Medicine.

Dr. Robbins is involved with many Podiatric organizations. He is
immediate past President of the Federal Services Podiatric Medical
Association, member of the Board of the American Association of Colleges
of Podiatric Medicine, member of the Board of the Council on Teaching
Hospitals, member of the Public Health/Preventative Medicine Committee
and the Resolutions committee of the American Podiatric Medical
Association. He is a national and international lecturer, and the editor
of the book *Primary Podiatric Medicine,* and author of numerous book
chapters and peer reviewed articles and publications.

Dr. Robbins is the recipient of Vice President Gore's Hammer Award, and
the VA Deputy Secretary Scissors Award for his innovative projects for
re-inventing government programs to enhance preventative care. He has
also received the American Podiatric Medical Student Association Kenison
Award for outstanding dedication and contribution to the podiatric
medical profession. In March of 2006, he was awarded the Distinguished
Service Citation, the American Podiatric Medical Association's highest
honor.

**Gary Rothenberg, DPM, CDE, CWS, FACFAS, DABPOPPM**

Dr. Rothenberg is a Board Certified Podiatrist, Certified Diabetes
Educator and Certified Wound Care Specialist who currently serves as
Director of Resident Training and Attending Podiatrist at the Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Miami, FL. A graduate of the Ohio
College of Podiatric Medicine, he completed 3 years of residency
training at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San
Antonio. His previous private practice experience and now academic
practice have focused on conservative and surgical management of the
diabetic foot.

**David Swain, DPM**

Dr. Swain is an active member of the American Podiatric Medical
Association. He attended Georgia Southern University where he received a
minor in chemistry and a B.S. in biology. He later attended Rosalind
Franklin University Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine where he was
awarded his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree.

**Terry Treadwell, M.D., FACS**

Dr. Treadwell received his medical education at The University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. He continued his training
doing his general and vascular surgical residencies at Scott and White
Medical Center in Temple, Texas. He practiced vascular and general
surgery in Montgomery, Alabama. In October, 1998, Dr. Treadwell founded
The Institute for Advanced Wound Care at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery.
He served as Medial Director of the center and treated wound patients on
a full-time basis providing the best possible care to this seemingly
forgotten group of patients.

In February, 2006, the Institute for Advanced Wound Care moved to
Baptist Medical Center in Montgomery. Dr. Treadwell serves as the
Medical Director of the Institute and is Director of Wound Care Services
at Baptist Medical Center South. He has been involved with numerous
educational and research initiatives and directs wound care educational
programs at his wound center to help educate physicians and other
medical personnel in the current therapy of acute and chronic wounds.
Dr. Treadwell has shared his experience in the treatment of chronic
wound through lectures and presentations and publications. He is the
Clinical Editor of *Wounds* magazine. He is a member of the Wound
Healing Society and the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care.

He has served two terms as the Physician Member of the AAWC Board of
Directors and as Chairman of the World Wound Care Alliance Committee of
the AAWC. He is the President-elect of the Association for the
Advancement of Wound Care. He is serving on the World Health
Organization Committee to develop wound education and treatment
guidelines for treatment of acute and chronic wounds in underdeveloped
countries of the world.

**Dane K. Wukich, M.D.**

Dr. Wukich is the Chief of the division of Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle
Surgery and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon
at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Dr. Wukich, a
practicing orthopaedic surgeon for more than 15 years, completed a
formal six-month fellowship training program in orthopaedic foot and
ankle surgery with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2004. He had been
a staff orthopaedic surgeon at St. Luke\'s Health Network in Quakertown,
Pa., since 1992. Before that, he was a staff orthopaedic surgeon for one
year at Easton Hospital in Easton, Pa. A Pittsburgh native, Dr. Wukich
is a 1978 graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, where he majored in
biological sciences. In 1982 he earned a medical degree at Georgetown
University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. He then completed a
one-year surgical internship and a four-year orthopaedic surgery
residency at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. He
served as a staff orthopaedic surgeon and major in the Medical Corps at
Womack Army Hospital at Fort Bragg, N.C. from 1989 to 1990; and as chief
of orthopaedic surgery and a major in the Medical Corps at a mobile army
surgical hospital in Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield from 1990 to
1991. Dr. Wukich is the recipient of numerous military service and
academic achievement awards. He is a member of the American Orthopaedic
Foot and Ankle Society, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and
the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society. A frequently invited presenter at
national scientific meetings, Dr. Wukich has published numerous clinical
research papers on the treatment of various foot and ankle injuries and
conditions. His current research studies involve trauma and
reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle. Dr. Wukich and his family
reside in Sewickley.