“Every 20 seconds, somewhere around the world someone loses their leg because of diabetes.
Our mission is to push back the clock and eliminate preventable amputations over the next generation.”
Dr. David G. Armstrong
ALPS Founding President
ALPS News
Dr. David G. Armstrong Named 2025 Global PAD Patient Champion
The American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) proudly announces that Dr. David G. Armstrong has been named the 2025 Global Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Patient Champion — a unique honor nominated by patients. As Founding President of ALPS and Distinguished Professor of Surgery at USC, Dr. Armstrong’s decades of work have bridged clinical innovation with compassionate advocacy, empowering underserved populations and driving global collaborations in limb preservation.
ALPS & DFCon Join Forces at ASVS 2025 in Singapore
The American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) and Diabetic Foot Conference (DFCon) proudly announce their successful participation in the ASVS 2025 Annual Meeting, held this year in Singapore. Their involvement brought a unique and multidisciplinary perspective to the meeting, further reinforcing the importance of collaboration in advancing vascular and diabetic foot care.
Ready to Act Against Amputation? DFCon Asia ASVS 2025 in Singapore
The American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) is proudto have a strong presence at this year’s ASVS in Singapore with a full diabetic foot track on the official program as well as two pre-conference workshops.
ALPS Announces DFUpdate 2025 in San Antonio – Registration Now Open
San Antonio, TX — The American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) is proud to announce the return of a landmark meeting in diabetic foot care: DFUpdate 2025 – Diabetic Foot Update, taking place December 6–7, 2025, at UT Health San Antonio.
Edward James Olmos Interviewed About Diabetes Education and Annual DFCon Award Presentation with Living with Amplitude
The Oscar-nominated actor reflects on a quarter-century of advocacy about diabetes educcation and limb loss and his relationship with the American Limb Preservation Society.
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“We aim to advance science and clinical care in association with limb preservation and to develop the next generation of clinicians, scientists and clinician scientists in this field.”
Dr. David G. Armstrong
ALPS Founding President
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