INFORMATION FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES
(Final Schedule of Lecture Presentations Subject to Change and
will be Published and Distributed at the Seminar)
MICHAEL BRODY, D.P.M.
  • Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • Fellow, American Academy of Podiatric Practice Management
  • Medical Director, Chief Medical officer, Podiatry Plan
  • Medical Record Review, Provider Resources
  • Practicing Podiatrist, Long Island Podiatry
  • Risk Management and Physician Education Consultant, PICA
  • Co-Chair, Standards and Interoperability Development, EHR Workgroup
  • HIPAA and OSHA Compliance, TLD Systems
JANE CHUNG, M.D.
  • Member, American College of Surgeons
  • Member, Society of Vascular Surgery
  • Member, Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery
  • Faculty and Assistant Professor, University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Cleveland Ohio
KAREY DAVIS, PA-C
  • Board certified Physician Assistant
  • Board certified Athletic trainer
  • Director of Clinical Education and Assistant Professor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
  • Boston Scientific - Vertiflex and SCS APP Educator
  • Physician Assistant, TriHealth, Oxford, Ohio
  • Physician Assistant for Dr. Scott Taylor and Dr. Andy Davisson, Physiatry, Henry Community Health. New Castle, Indiana
PATRICK A. DEHEER, D.P.M.
  • Diplomat, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Board Certified in Foot Surgery and Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery
  • Partner, DeHeer Orthopedics, Indiana
  • Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, Upperline Health, Indiana
  • Board of Editorial Advisors, Podiatry Today
  • Inventor, the Equinus Brace™
  • Founder/President Step by Step Haiti
  • Founder/Director Foot Aid
ANKITA DESAI, M.D., FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS
  • Division Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
  • Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital Foundation, John Kennell Chair of Excellence in Pediatrics
  • Medical Director of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program,
  • Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
LAWRENCE A. 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, 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, Youngstown, Ohio
ALEC DIERKSCHEIDE, D.P.M.
  • Board Qualified, American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery
  • Private Practice, OrthoKagan Orthopedic & Neurospine Institute, Fort Myers, Florida
JEFFREY DIKIS, D.P.M.
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • McFarland Multispecialty Clinic Orthopedics & Podiatry, Iowa
  • Clinical Instructor, Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine, Des Moines, Iowa
BARBARA DOUGLAS, DNP, MBA, MSHS, CRNA
  • BMD Anesthesia LLC
  • Adjunct Professor Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio
BEN DURBIN, CSCS. RSCC
  • Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCC), National Strength and Conditioning Association, and USAW Level 1
  • Olympic Sports Strength and Conditioning coach (6th season) for wrestling, gymnastics, and men’s and women’s cross country and T&F middle distance. Has produced individual National Champions, countless All Americans, and numerous team top 5, top 10, and top 25 NCAA national finishes
  • Owner and founder of True Force Technologies
  • Published author with the National Strength and Conditioning Association Coaches Journal
BRIAN FULLEM, D.P.M.
  • Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Surgery
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Fellow, American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
  • Elite Sports Podiatry, Clearwater, Florida
ALTON JOHNSON, D.P.M.
  • Certified Wound Specialist Physician, American Board of Wound Management
  • Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor,Michigan
  • Fellow, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
GEORGE KUBICEK, M.D.
  • Associate Specialist – TSR Unit Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery King Edward VIII, Durban, South Africa
DAVID LIN, M.D.
  • Board Certified, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon/Partner, The Pediatric Orthopedic Center – Cedar Knolls, New Jersey
  • Locum Tenens Weaatherby Healthcare, Shriner’s Children’s New England, Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Locum Tenens Weatherby Healthcare, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center - Omaha, New Jersey
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, Chardon, Ohio
  • Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, Department of Biomedical Science Department, Ames, Iowa
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Ohio University Heritage Medical School, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Associate Professor, Physician Assistants Program, Miami University, Oxford, 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
RAZIEH MOHSENI, M.D.
  • Board Certification in American Board of Wound Management
  • Board Certification, American Venous and Lymphatic Medicine
  • Self-Founded Vein and Wound Specialist physician, Vein Clinics of Lake County and Wound Care center
AMBER MORRA, D.P.M.
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Diplomat, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Board Certified to Foot Surgery and Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery
  • Private practice, Vero Orthopaedics, Vero Beach, Florida
 
CLINT OOMMEN, M.D.
  • Board certified, Interventional Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Board certified, Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Physician, Interventional Cardiologist and Endovascular specialist at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
CONNOR PAEZ, M.D.
  • PGY-IV Resident, Orthopaedic Surgical Residency Program, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
LEE ROGERS, D.P.M.
  • Chief, Division of Podiatry/Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
  • Vice President, International Federation of Podiatrists
  • Immediate Past President, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • Associate Editor, Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
BARRY ROSENBLUM, D.P.M.
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Assistant Professor, Surgery, Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachuetts
  • Associate Chief, Division of Podiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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 Added Qualification in Amputation Prevention and Wound Care
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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
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
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.
  • Diplomate, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery,
  • iplomate, 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
MIKE STAUDT, M.D.
  • Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
  • Fellow, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • Fellow, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
  • Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
  • George R. and Constance P. Lincoln Chair in Brain Health, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Co-Director of Pain Surgery and Neuromodulation, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Director of Epilepsy Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
PETER TALISSE, D.P.M.
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • University Hospitals Regional Hospitals Advanced Foot & Ankle Surgery Fellowship, Chardon, Ohio
ARTHUR TARRICONE, D.P.M.
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
  • Reviewer International Wound Journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Journal of Podiatric Medical Association
ANNA-KAY THOMPSON, D.P.M.
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Member, American Podiatric Medicine Association
  • University Hospitals Regional Hospitals Advanced Foot & Ankle Surgery Fellowship, Chardon Ohio
PETER TOQUER, M.D.
  • Chief Physician, Head of the Trauma Unit, Orthopedic Department, Zealand University Hospital Koege, Denmark
  • Chief Physician, second in command in the Trauma Unit, Orthopedic Department of Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
  • Owner of Private Clinic: Peter Toquer Jessen – Specialist Doctor
  • Global mentor and speaker, Galderma and Nordic Medical Solutions Scandinavia and teaches injection treatments with botulinum toxin and fillers in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Island.
  • Speaker and instructor for Arthrex, Traumatology in Europe
GEORGE R. VITO, D.P.M.
  • Diplomate, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Surgery
  • Private practice, Reconstructive Surgeon of the Foot, Ankle and Leg, Ankle and Foot Centers of Western New York, LeRoy, Batavia and Buffalo, New York
  • Faculty, The Podiatry Institute, Decatur, Georgia
JEFF WUNNING, D.P.M.
  • Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
  • Diplomate, American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Medicine
  • Private practice, Foot & Ankle Center of Ohio, Wooster, Ohio
Disclosures – Every speaker is required to disclose any financial or other relationship he/she might
have with any commercial contributor or with a manufacturer of any commercial product that might
be discussed during their presentations.