Meet The Masters

Drs. Garoufalis, Hetherington & Caporusso The FIP WORLD CONGRESS OF PODIATRY is held every three years and attracts participants from around the world, including podiatrists in private practice, the public sector, the educational stream and students. As well, you can expect to meet vascular surgeons, nurses, diabetologists and other members of the medical team.

Dr. Laborde is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon who practices general orthopaedics at OANO and is also the Director of Foot Surgery at LSUHSC.Dr. Laborde developed a successful treatment for diabetic foot problems which could potentially prevent up to 1 million amputations a year worldwide. He attended Tulane University School of Medicine and completed his […]

Dr. Paul Kesselman, known as the top man in DME and Wound care supplies. He has a regular monthly column appearing in Podiatry Management and has published articles in other medical publications. He is an expert panelist to various on-line forums including Codingline.com and PM News. He is the owner of Park DPM, Consulting, LLC, […]

Ad Hoc Committee on the Balance between Graduates and Residency Positions (Balance Committee) coordinated through the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) has offered to send a representative to this forum to answer questions about the residency crisis. Dr. Gregg Young (chair) will be (in 2013) live to answer questions and give comments.

Dr. Neil Baum is a physician in New Orleans, Louisiana and is a Professor of Clinical Urology at Tulane Medical School. He is the author of six books including the best-selling book, Marketing Your Clinical Practice-Ethically, Effectively, and Economically, which has sold 175,000 copies and has been translated into Spanish. He has just published a […]

Drs Jon Hultman, Michael Cornelison & Steven Wan all past presidents of the California Podiatric Medical Association and members of the Task Force To attain a plenary license (a medical license), an MD must also complete an ACGME accredited residency. To attain a podiatric license, a DPM must also complete a CPME approved podiatric residency. […]

Chris Guest Adigun, M.D., is a board-certified dermatologist who specializes in nails, medical dermatology, and cosmetic dermatology. She was voted one of 2016 New York Super Doctors Rising Stars. Bryan Markinson, DPM is a Fellow of the American Society of Podiatric Dermatology, and was elected President of that organization in December 2003, his term ending […]

Jeffrey Lehrman, DPM is in private practice in Philadelphia and on staff at two different wound care centers. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Fellow of the American Society of Podiatric Surgeons, and a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. He is an adjunct […]

Dr. Severko Hrywnak is a board certified physician, podiatrist and a successful businessman who developed multi-million dollar commercial, residential, and medical complexes in the Chicago area. He is currently the president and CEO of The SEV Group, Advanced Ambulatory Surgical Center, Park Immediate Health Care Centers and VIP Surgery Chicago. Chairman of the Board of […]

Dr. Jeffrey C. Karr is the founder and serves as the medical director of The Osteomyelitis Center of Central Florida. Dr. Jeffrey C. Karr also is the founder and serves as the medical director of The Central Florida Limb Salvage Alliance. Dr. Karr is the former medical director of the Wound Care Center at the […]