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Dr. David Armstrong: Amputation prevention, the diabetic foot and wound healing while building interdisciplinary teams to increase limb preservation. Part 1


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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

  • The value and high regard Dr. Armstrong has for traveling as a family.
  • How Podiatry and Vascular Surgery have  evolved as specialties.
  • What the  process was like creating DFCON, and what to expect at the upcoming conference.



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https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgarmstrong/ 

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Show Notes:


Dr. David Armstrong is founder and co-director of Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA). He has produced more than 575 peer-reviewed research papers and dozens of scholarly medical journals. Among his many titles, Dr. Armstrong is also the Director of USC’s National Science Foundation and has been selected as one of the first 6 international wound care ambassadors. In 2008 he was the 25th youngest ever member elected to the podiatric medicine hall of fame, and the first podiatric surgeon to become a member of the society of Vascular Surgery. In this episode, we talk about Dr. Armstrong’s early mentors, how the specialty has evolved over the years, and what we see for the future and next generation of surgeons. 


07:00 How experiences and traveling in his youth have shaped Dr. Armstrong to who he is today.

11:40 How did you meet your wife through traveling?

17:30 Carrying on traditions of traveling as a family and the gift of perspective.

22:00 What was it like learning from your early mentors like Dr. Bolton and Dr. Brand?

28:15 The early days of podiatry, learning from mentors, and how Vascular Surgery has evolved as a specialty.

35:40 What was your transition like to doing research at the VA?

39:50 What was it like starting DFCON?

41:15 What to expect at the upcoming DFCON Conference!


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