ALPS Founding President David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD, has crossed a significant bibliometric threshold, surpassing 90,000 citations in peer-reviewed literature, reflecting a widening impact of the “Toe and Flow” team approach.
ALPS is pleased to announce that Founding Secretary Ryan Crews, PhD, has been awarded the 2024–2025 John and Janet Carson Public Health Advocacy Award by the Foot and Ankle Health (FAH) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA).
Dr. Crews received the award during the FAH Section’s annual dinner held in conjunction with the APHA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, on November 3rd. The honor recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to podiatric public health education and advocacy.
Anaheim, CA | October 25, 2025 — The American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) proudly announces the successful conclusion of the 25th anniversary edition of the Diabetic Foot Conference (DFCon), the premier diabetic foot conference in North America.
A new publication from our multinational BEST-CLI collaboration, now in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, underscores a simple but powerful truth: patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) do better when they are treated by a team.
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.