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034 - Dr David Armstrong Having A Passion For The High Risk Foot

Podiatry Legends Podcast

Release Date: 08/15/2019

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Dr David Armstrong is Professor of Surgery at Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) and Founder of Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA). He holds a Masters 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. 

Dr Armstrong has produced more than 475 peer-reviewed research papers in dozens of scholarly medical journals as well as over 80 book chapters. He is co-Editor of the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Clinical Care of the Diabetic Foot, now in its third edition.

On this episode we discuss:

 - Being a second-generation podiatrist and this year his daughter has begun her podiatry training

- The defining moment that he fell in love with the high-risk foot.

- Treating patients in the absence of pain, both surgically and mechanically is something else. 

- Making career choices based on passion, not money

- Why podcasting is a great educational medium.

- People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care

What is it that we do as podiatrists?

Where helping people move through the world a little better, and that is a fantastic gift to give people. 

Final Tip

You need to remember that you’re in a great speciality and we change peoples lives and keep them moving. You can make a difference. 

If you have any questions about this podcast episode, please email me at [email protected], or you can connect with Dr David Armstrong via Linkedin.

Diabetic Foot Global Conference - DF CON (17-19 October 2019)

Dr David Armstrong's Blog - Diabeticfootonline.com 

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