Speakers

DANIELLE BUTTO, D.P.M.

• Board Certified in Forefoot Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Board Certified in Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Owner, Butto Consulting, LLC
• Course Director and Lecturer, Billing and Coding, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
• Standard Setting Task Force, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
• Physician, University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio

WINDY COLE, D.P.M.

• 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

TIM DERRICK, Ph.D.

• Professor and Associate Chair, Iowa State University, Department of Kinesiology, Ames, Iowa

LAWRENCE A. DIDOMENICO, D.P.M.

• Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
• Board Certified, American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery
• Director of Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgical Fellowship, NOMS Ankle and Foot Care Centers/Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Youngstown, Ohio
• Faculty, Podiatric Surgical Residency Program, Heritage Valley Hospital (Beaver Medical Center), Beaver Pennsylvania
• Adjunct Professor, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Independence, Ohio
• Editorial Advisory Board, Podiatry Today
• Managing Partner, group private practice, NOMS Ankle and Foot Care Centers, Youngstown, Ohio

ALEC DIERKSCHEIDE, D.P.M.

• Board Qualified, American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery
• Private Practice, OrthoKagan Orthopedic & Neurospine Institute, Fort Myers, Florida

ASHLEY DIKIS, D.P.M.

• Board Certified, Foot Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
• Assistant Professor, College of Podiatric Medicine & Surgery, Des Moines University, West Des Moines, Iowa,
• Clinical Department Chair & Staff Physician, Des Moines University Foot & Ankle Clinic, Des Moines, Iowa
• Attending Physician, UnityPoint Health, PMSR/RRA Podiatric Residency Program, Des Moines, Iowa

Anthony R. DiLeo, DPM, MBS

• Volunteer Medical Mission at St. Michael’s Church - Binghamton, NY
• Academy of Physicians in Wound Healing (APWH)
• American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS)
• American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine (AAPSM)
• American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
• American Podiatric Medical Association

MICHAEL DOWNEY, D.P.M.

• Board Certified, American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery
• Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
• Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Staff Member, Division of Podiatric Surgery, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Manuscript Reviewer, The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery
• Professor Emeritus, University of Barcelona School of Podology, Barcelona, Spain
• Senior Faculty, The Podiatry Institute, Tucker, Georgia

OLA ERIKSRUD, DPT, MSPT, PH.D

• Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
• Associate Professor , Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
• Consultant, Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Oslo, Norway
• Co-founder and board member, Athletic Knowledge AB, Stockholm, Sweden
• Co-founder and board member, 1080 Motion AB, Stockholm, Sweden
• Founder and inventor, 1080 MAP AS, Oslo Norway

K. GOLDEN HARPER

• P.R. Gear, Creator and Founder / Design & Development
• Peak Running Consulting
• Motivational & Medical Presenter/Speaker
• Altra Footwear, Creator and Founder / Shoe Design & Development

ZAID KHATIB, M.D.

• Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics: Primary Care Sports Medicine
• Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics: General Pediatrics
• Associate Professor, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
• Associate Professor, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron: Akron, Boardman and Warren, Ohio
• Physician, Sports Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron: Warren, Mansfield, and Montrose, Ohio
• Physician, Urgent Care Moonlighting, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Akron, Ohio
• Fellowship Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Akron, Ohio
• NCAA Division 1 Team Physician, The University of Akron, Akron Ohio
• Medical Director, Spartan Invitational Cross Country Meet, Boardman, Ohio
• Team Physician, Warren G Harding High School: Warren, Ohio

JOSEPH KHOURI, M.D.

• Board Certified, ATLS certification
• Board Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
• Attending Surgeon, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
• Associate Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

ALAN KIDON, D.P.M.

• Research Director, Continuing Care Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky
• Associate Physician, Lexington Foot and Ankle Center, Lexington, Kentucky

BRANDON KITCHENS, D.P.M., MBA

• Board Qualified, Forefoot & Rearfoot Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• ACLS and BLS certified
• Attending, Tulsa Bone & Joint Associates, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Manuscript Reviewer, Wounds

PAUL LANTZ, D.PM.

• Board Certified in Foot Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Board Certified in Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Assistant Professor, Foot and Ankle, Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery and Endocrinology, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
• Staff Physician, Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

JAMES LOSITO, D.P.M.

• Board certified, American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine
• Board certified, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
• Director, CPME-approved Fellowship in Podiatric Sports Medicine, Barry University/Mercy Hospital, Miami, Florida
• Professor of Podiatric Biomechanics and Orthopedics, Barry University, School of Graduate Medical Sciences, Miami Shores, Florida
• Team Podiatrist, Inter Miami CF, Major League Soccer
• Team Podiatrist, Miami Heat, National Basketball Association
• Team Associate Podiatrist, University of Miami Athletics
• Podiatric Consultant, Kansas University Men's Basketball program

DAVID R. MANDEL, M.D.

• Board Certified in Rheumatology
• Board Certified in Internal Medicine
• Certified, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
• Faculty, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
• Faculty, Case Western Reserve University Family Practice, Cleveland, Ohio
• Adjunct Clinical Professor, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Warrensville Heights, Ohio
• Clinical Instructor, Case Western Reserve University Internal Medicine Program, Cleveland, Ohio
• Private Practice, Mayfield Village, Ohio

DANIEL PIERO, CFP

• Wealth Advisor, Beacon Financial Group, Cleveland, Ohio

MEGAN OLTMANN, D.P.M.

• Board Qualification in Foot Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Board Qualification in Ankle and Reconstructive Surgery,
• American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Attending, University Hospital, Department of Orthopedics, Cleveland, Ohio
• Co-Owner, Foot and Ankle Associates of Cleveland, Ohio
• Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
• Adjunct Clinic and Surgical Professor, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, Independence, Ohio
• Medical Director, University Hospitals Twinsburg Wound Center, University Hospitals Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
• Core Faculty, University Hospitals Community Consortium Podiatric Residency Program, Cleveland, Ohio

JONATHAN RICHARDS, D.P.M.

• Board Certified in Foot Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Board Certified in Podiatric Medicine, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
• Podiatrist/Podiatric Surgeon, FootDrx, New York, New York
• Director of BioSkills Le Membre Labs, Englewood, New Jersey

ZACHARY RITTER, D.P.M.

• Board Certified in Foot Surgery and Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Chief, Section of Surgery, UPMC North Central PA, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
• Chair, Department of Preoperative Services, UPMC North Central PA, Williamsport, Pennsylvania

JAN DUEDAL ROLFING, M.D., PH.D

• Associate Professor Orthopaedic Consultant, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
• Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Denmark
• Visiting Professor, Munster University Hospital, Germany
• Senior Orthopaedic Consultant, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

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
• Deputy Editor-in-Chief, The Illizarov Journal Of Clinical and Experimental Orthopedics (Kurgan Russia)

ELIZABETH SANDERS, D.P.M.

• Board Certified in Foot Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Board Certified in Foot and Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Board Certified, American Board of Pediatric Medicine and added certificate of Added Qualification in Amputation Prevention and Wound Care
• Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
• Assistant Residency Program Director, Boston Medical Center Podiatry Residency Program, Boston, Massachusetts

TIM SCHEPERS, M.D., Ph.D.

• Trauma surgeon, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands
• Part of the Foot Ankle Expert Group of the AO
• Author of approximately 200 publications and guest speaker specializing in complex foot ankle trauma

HEMANT SHARMA, Ph.D.

• Professor in Trauma & Orthopaedics, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, England
• Consultant, Orthopaedic & Trauma surgeon at Hull University teaching hospitals, Hull, England

MARK SOLOMON, D.P.M.

• Diplomate, American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery
• Fellow, American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
• Partner, The Pediatric Orthopedic Center, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey
• Director, Pediatric Foot & Ankle Fellowship
• Consultant, New York Jets

JASON SNYDER, D.P.M.

• Wound Care CAQ Certified with American Board of Podiatric Medicine
• Board Certified in Foot Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Board Certified in Podiatric Medicine, American Board of Podiatry Medicine
• Staff Podiatrist, Advantage Care Physicians: Manhattan Physicians Group, New York, New York
• Podiatrist, Carroll Gardens Podiatry P.C., Brooklyn, New York
• Director of Podiatry, Gramercy Surgery Center, New York, New York
• Private Practitioner, Jason Snyder Podiatry P.C., Brooklyn New York

ALEXA STECKER, D.O.

• Board Certified, American Osteopathic Board of Dermatology
• Dermatologist, Apex Skin, Concord, Ohio
• Faculty, University Hospitals Regional Medical Centers Cleveland, Ohio

ANATOLY S. SUDNITSYN, M.D.

• Head of Scientific Bone Infection Department, National Ilizarov Medical Research Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Kurgan, Russia
• Orthopedic surgeon with expertise in Ilizarov technique: limb lengthening, deformity correction, and bone transport for osteomyelitic defects, neurogenic deformities (Charcot foot, spina bifida), multi-component foot/ankle deformities, post-traumatic non-unions, and advanced management of diabetic foot complications and limb salvage
• Patent holder for 5+ patented medical devices in trauma and orthopedics

KRISHNAN SUNDARARAJAN, M.S., M.D.

• Board Certified, Internal Medicine
• Board Certified, Cardiovascular Disease
• Board Certified, Nuclear Cardiology
• President, Advanced Cardiovascular Consultants, Chardon and Kirtland, Ohio

RAQUEL SUGINO, D.P.M.

• Board Certified in Foot Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Board Certified in Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery,
• Journal Manuscript Peer Reviewer, The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• Attending Faculty Physician, University Health Lakewood Podiatric Residency Program, Kansas City, Missouri
• Owner, Foot Doctors of Kansas City, Lee's Summit and Belton, Missouri

MADDY WERD

• Dual-degree candidate: Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) and Master of Business Administration (MBA), Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine (Class of 2026)
• Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences, Florida State University, Summa Cum Laude
• Class of 2026 Delegate and Communications Committee Secretary, American Podiatric Medical Students' Association
• National Student Liaison, American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
• Podcast guest on Pod Patrol and Dean's Chat, featuring topics on sports medicine and externships