INFORMATION FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES
(Final Schedule of Lecture Presentations Subject to Change and
will be Published and Distributed at the Seminar)
 
SARAH ABSHIER, D.P.M.
  • Diplomate, Board Certified, American Board of Wound Management
  • Diplomate, Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • Alternate Advisor to the AMA CPT Panel, American Podiatric Medical Association
  • Private practice, Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Center, Worthington, Ohio
 
ALEXANDER ALBRIGHT, DPT, PT
  • Doctorate of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, August 2020
  • B.A., Pre-Physical Therapy/Minor Orthopedic Assessment and Evaluation, Baldwin Wallace University; Berea, Ohio, May 2016.
  • Orthopedic Physical Therapist, NovaCare -Lakewood, Ohio
 
FRANK BIRKHOLTZ, M.D.
  • Senior Partner and consultant orthopaedic surgeon Dr.Franz Birkholtz Orthopaedics attached to Institute of Orthopaedics and Rheumatology at the Mediclinic Winelands Orthopaedic Hospital, Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • External lecturer, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery,Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Event chairman and full teaching faculty member, Orthofix Reconstructive Surgery Observership and South African Limb Reconstruction Meeting (Orthofix)
  • Founding President, South African Lengthening and Limb Reconstruction Society
 
BRYAN CALDWELL, D.P.M., M.D.
  • Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • Board certified, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • Senior Associate Dean, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Independence, Ohio
  • Professor, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Independence, Ohio
  • Cleveland Clinic, Euclid Hospital Associate Staff
 
TERESA CARMAN, M.D.
  • Diplomate, American Board of Vascular Medicine
  • Director, Vascular Medicine, Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Medical Director, Center for Wound Care at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Medical Director, Anticoagulation Management Service, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Co-Medical Director, Vascular Rehabilitation Program, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
 
COLEMAN CLOUGHERTY, D.P.M.
  • Board Qualified, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgery
  • Associate, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
  • President, Co-Founder, CMC Foundation, STEPS International Educational Program
 
WINDY COLE, D.P.M.
  • Diplomate, Foot Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Board Certified by the American Board of Wound Management
  • Adjunct Professor and Director of Wound Care Research,Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Independence, Ohio
  • Global Medical Affairs Director, NATROX Wound Care
 
JAMIE DELVECCHIO, D.O.
  • Board certified in Sports Medicine
  • Board certified in Family Medicine
  • Private practice, Precision Orthopaedic Specialties, Inc., Chardon, Ohio
 
LARRY DIDOMENICO, D.P.M.
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Director of Fellowship Training Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgical Fellowship, NOMS Ankle & Foot Care Centers, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Youngstown, Ohio
  • Adjunct Professor, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Independence, Ohio
  • Director of Residency Training, East Liverpool City Hospital, East Liverpool, Ohio
  • Managing Partner, group private practice, NOMS Ankle and Foot Care Centers, Ohio
 
ALEC DIERKSCHEIDE, D.P.M.
  • Board Qualified, American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery
  • Private Practice, OrthoKagan Orthopedic & Neurospine Institute, Fort Myers, Florida
 
ADRIENNE ESTES, D.P.M.
  • Double Board Certified, American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery
  • Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • Board Certified, American Physicians in Wound Care
  • Assistant Professor of Podiatric Medicine, Surgery & Biomechanics, College of Podiatric Medicine Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California
  • Attending Provider, Riverside University of Health Systems, Moreno Valley, California
  • Director, Continuing Education, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California
 
MEGHANN FEATHERSTUN, MS RD CSSD LD
  • Sports Dietitian & Wellness Coach, Featherstone Nutrition Ltd., Kent, Ohio
  • Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics
 
NANDO FERREIRA, M.D., PH.D.
  • Full Professor, Stellenbosch University & Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
  • Head Clinical Unit: Tumour, Sepsis and Reconstruction Unit
  • Editor-in-Chief: South African Orthopaedic Journal
  • Committee of Post-Graduate Teaching (Stellenbosch Medical School)
  • Director, Stellenbosch University Limb Reconstruction Fellowship
 
ELIZABETH HEWITT, D.P.M.
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Board Certified, Foot and Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Fellowship Director, Foot and Ankle Physicians of Ohio Reconstructive Surgical Fellowship, Grove City, Ohio
  • Director Foot and Ankle Limb Salvage Institute, Columbus, Ohio
  • Faculty, Grove City Methodist Hospital, Grove City, Ohio
  • Faculty, Berger Hospital, Circleville Ohio
  • Faculty, Doctors West Hospital, Columbus Ohio
  • Faculty, Mount Carmel West, Department of Orthopedics, Columbus, Ohio
  • Private practice, Foot and Ankle Physicians of Ohio, Grove City, Ohio
 
PETER HIGHLANDER, D.P.M.
  • Fellow, American Society of Podiatric Surgeons
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Diplomate, American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Director, The Reconstruction Institute, Bellevue, Ohio
  • Medical Director, The Bellevue Hospital Wound Center, Bellevue, Ohio
  • Fellowship Director, The Reconstruction Institute Foot & Ankle Surgical Fellowship, Bellevue, Ohio
  • Associate Clinical Professor, Miller 3D Printing Lab, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio
 
FRED HILOW, ESQ.
  • Partner, Buckingham Law, Cleveland, Ohio Trial lawyer representing large corporations, healthcare systems, insurance companies, doctors,private practices, and healthcare employees in a variety of matters
 
HAYLEY IOSUE, D.P.M.
  • Board Qualified, Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle and Foot Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Associate, Foot & Ankle Specialists of Ohio, Chardon/ Mentor/Garfield Heights, Ohio
 
BRANDON KITCHENS, D.P.M., MBA
  • Board Qualified, Foot Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • University Hospitals Regional Hospitals/Ortho Alliance Advanced Foot & Ankle Surgery Fellowship, Chardon, Ohio
  • Manuscript Reviewer for Wounds
  • Former football player at the University of Oklahoma
 
 
PAUL LANGER, D.P.M.
  • Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • Fellow, American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
  • Certificate in Added Qualification, Podiatric Sports Medicine
  • Group Practice, Twin Cities Orthopedics, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Consultant: Professional and collegiate sports teams, pharmaceutical, medical technology, footwear retail, footwear development and manufacturing, footwear marketing, sports performance analysis, orthoses & insole manufacturing, hosiery development and marketing
  • Columnist and contributing editor, Shoe Retailing Today
  • Education Committee Board Member, Pedorthic Footcare Association
  • Medical Director, OLT Foot Care, Windsor, Ontario Canada
  • Expert Analyst, Foot & Ankle Quarterly
  • Team Podiatrist, Minnesota Distance Elite
  • Medical Director & Partner, Fleet Feet Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
 
 
DAVID R. MANDEL, M.D.
  • Diplomate, Board Certified in Rheumatology
  • Diplomate, Board Certified in Internal Medicine
  • Fellow, American College of Rheumatology
  • Faculty, Kent State University College of Podiatry, Cleveland, Ohio; Lake Erie College Physician Assistant Program, Painesville, Ohio; Case Western Reserve University Family Practice, Cleveland, Ohio; Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Warrensville Heights, Ohio
  • Private Practice, Mayfield Village, Ohio
 
MARK MENDESZOON, D.P.M.
  • Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • Diplomate, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Foot and Reconstructive Rear Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics & Medicine
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons,
  • Adjunct Faculty, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Sports Medicine Director
  • Director, Advanced Foot & Ankle Surgery Fellowship, University Hospitals – Richmond Medical Center/Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, Department of Biomedical Science Department, Ames, Iowa
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Ohio University Heritage Medical School, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Medical Consultant, SPIRE Institute (USOC Olympic Training Site) Geneva, Ohio
  • Private practice, Precision Orthopaedic Specialties, Inc., Chardon, Ohio
  • Owner, Achilles Running Shop, Mentor, Ohio and Erie, Pennsylvania
 
JOSHUA MOORE, D.P.M.
  • Diplomate, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Certified in Foot and Reconstructive Rear Foot/Ankle Surgery
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Professor and Division Head, Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Independence, Ohio
  • Peer Reviewer, Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery
  • Judge, American College of Foot and Surgeons Poster Competition
 
DAN REUBENS, D.P.M.
  • Podiatric Surgeon, Keystone Podiatric Medical Associates Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
 
ALI M. SALEH, D.P.M.
  • Board Qualified in Foot, Rearfoot Reconstructive and Ankle Surgery, American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery
  • Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • Director of Education, North Jersey Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Fellowship, Lyndhurst, New Jersey
  • Adjunct Lecturer, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York, New York
  • Associate, Ridge Foot & Ankle Associates, Lyndhurst, New Jersey
 
MIKHAIL L. SAMCHUKOV, M.D.
  • Co-Director, Center for Excellence in Limb Lengthening& Reconstruction, Seay Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Texas
  • Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
  • Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Dallas, Texas
 
ELIZABETH SANDERS, D.P.M.
  • Diplomate, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Board Certified in Foot Surgery and Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery
  • Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Medicine, Board Certified in Podiatric Medicine with Certificate of AddedQualification in Amputation Prevention and Wound Care
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
 
NICOLE SARKISIAN, D.O.
  • Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician, OrthoAlliance and Precision Orthopaedics, Chardon, Ohio
  • Team physician, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School, Chardon, Ohio
 
AMOL SAXENA, D.P.M.
  • MPH Candidate, Dartmouth College
  • Board certified/Re-certified in Foot and Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Fellow, American Academy of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Fellow, American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
  • Fellow Faculty Podiatric Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Lifetime Honorary Member, German Association for Foot & Ankle Surgery
  • MD-affiliate Member, American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
  • Former Present (Region I), American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons and American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
  • Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Department of Sports Medicine, Palo Alto, California
  • Fellowship Director, Sports Medicine of Foot & Ankle Surgery
 
TODD SINETT, D.C.
2nd generation Manhanttan-based Chiropractor / Founder of Tru Whole Care in New York City / Inventor of award-winning Backbridge / 5-time author and Certified Fitness Trainer
Books include: 3 Weeks To A Better Back, The Back Pain Relief Diet, The Ultimate Backbridge Stretch Book, Sit-Ups Are Stupid & Crunches Are Crap and THE GOOD SH*T.
 
JASON SNYDER, D.P.M.
  • Diplomate, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery,
  • Diplomate, American Board of Podiatry Medicine
  • Fellow American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Fellow American College of Podiatric Medicine
  • Wound Care CAQ Certified, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • Staff Podiatrist, Advantage Care Physicians: Manhattan Physicians Group, Brooklyn, New York
  • Podiatrist/Partner, Carroll Gardens Podiatry P.C., Brooklyn New York
  • Director of Podiatry, Gramercy Surgery Center, New York, New York
  • Private Practitioner/Owner, Professional Podiatry Services of New York, Brooklyn, New York
 
ASAD SOHAIL, D.P.M.
  • University Hospitals Regional Hospitals/Ortho Alliance Advanced Foot & Ankle Surgery Fellowship, Chardon, Ohio
 
JENN SUHR
  • Silver medalist, pole vaulting, Beijing Olympics, 2008
  • Gold medalist, pole vaulting, London Olympics 2012
  • American Female Athlete of the Year 2008, Track & Field News
  • World Indoor Record Holder
  • 17x US Champ
  • 2016 World Indoor Champion
  • Top Ten Most Influential American Track Athletes in the last 75 Years by Track & Field News
 
MICHAEL SUBIK, D.P.M.
  • Board Certified in Foot, Ankle, and Reconstructive Rearfoot Surgery
  • CMET, Physician Board Certified in Wound Care
  • Fellow, American College of Lower Extremity Surgeons
  • Fellow, American Professional Wound Care Association
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Medical Director, Advanced Wound Center, St. Mary’s General Hospital, Passaic, New Jersey
  • Founder/Program Director, North Jersey Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Fellowship, Lyndhurst, New Jersey
  • Director, Podiatric Medicine and Surgical Residency Program, St. Mary’s General Hospital, Passaic, New Jersey
  • Founder/Director, St. Mary’s General, Institute for Lower Extremity Reconstruction
  • Private Practice, Ridge Foot and Ankle Associates, Sole Owner Lyndhurst, New Jersey
 
MITZI L. WILLIAMS, D.P.M.
  • Fellow, American college of Foot and Ankle Pediatrics
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Diplomat, Board Certified, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Certified in Foot Surgery
  • Diplomat, Board Certified, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Certified in Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery
  • Attending Surgeon and Professor, San Francisco Bay Area Foot and Ankle Residency Program, Kaiser Permanente Hospitals of San Francisco, Oakland, and Walnut Creek, California
  • Pediatric section editor, Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Director of the Pediatric Foot Center, Kaiser Permanente, Department of Orthopedics and Podiatric Surgery, Oakland, California
 
 
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