Every 20 seconds, somewhere around the world someone loses their leg because of diabetes.
Our goal is to push back the clock and eliminate preventable amputations over the next generation.
ALPS serves as an
interdisciplinary bridge
Between varied groups and organizations with respective roles to play in lower limb preservation.
“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.”
Become a Member?
Membership is open to everyone involved in limb preservation and we hope you will join us today and help saving limbs and lives.
ALPS News
Preventing Major Amputation in a 48-Year-Old Patient with Diabetes and Multiple Comorbidities
Emphasizing multidisciplinary collaboration, medication adherence and appropriate follow-up, these authors discuss the workup and management of a...
Study Takes Closer Look at Major Amputations and Socioeconomic Disparities in Metropolitan Areas
In a recently published study in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA), researchers assessed nearly 189,000 Medicare fee-for-service...
Fighting the Good Fight Against Limb Loss in Underserved Communities
Having trained and practiced in Fresno, California for over a decade, Leigh Ann O’Banion, MD says she has developed a true appreciation for...
The Official Annual
Conference of ALPS
On September 29th-October 1st, 2022,
the interdisciplinary Diabetic Foot Conference (DFCon) will be held in Los Angeles at the Hilton Universal Conference Hotel. It will also be possible to attend virtually – as the program will also be livestreamed.
Abstract submission will open in February 2022.
Founding Board
Dr. David
G. Armstrong
Founding President
Dr. Stephanie Wu
Founding Vice President
Dr. Michael S. Conte
Founding Scientific Chair
Dr. Joseph L. Mills
Founding Clinical Chair
Dr. Ryan Crews
Founding Secretary
Dr. Brian Lepow
Founding Treasurer
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