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You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know: Dr. Meghan Brennan on Diabetic Foot Teams, Triaging Systems, and Her ALPS Traveling Fellowship

Feb 18, 2026 |

Dr. Meghan Brennan, infectious disease physician, implementation scientist, and the 2024 ALPS Traveling Fellow, shares reflections on a fellowship experience that spanned the University of Michigan and Oxford. She discusses learning what she didn’t know she needed to know, the value of co-designing a clinical visit, and why this welcoming community made her feel right at home, even when cold-emailing world experts.

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Bridging Systems, Elevating Care: ALPS Traveling Fellowship interview with Dr. Katharine McGinigle

Jan 23, 2026 |

Dr. Katharine McGinigle, Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, reflects on her experience as ALPS Traveling Fellow 2022. With a unique perspective that bridges clinical excellence and public health systems thinking, Dr. McGinigle shares how the fellowship influenced her approach to multidisciplinary limb preservation and why she thinks anyone working in limb preservation could benefit from applying.

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Historic Appointment: Dr. David G. Armstrong Becomes First Podiatric Surgeon Named Visiting Professor at UMass Medical School

Oct 9, 2024 |

Dr. David G. Armstrong, founding president of the American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS), has become the first podiatric surgeon to be appointed as a Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. His pioneering work in limb preservation is further recognized through this collaboration with UMass’s Limb Preservation Program, directed by Dr. Douglas W. Jones. This milestone emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary efforts between vascular and podiatric surgeons to advance innovative care and reduce preventable amputations worldwide.

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Professor David G. Armstrong Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by Diabetic Foot Society of India

Oct 4, 2024 |

Professor David G. Armstrong, founding president of the American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS), has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by the Diabetic Foot Society of India (DFSI), marking a milestone in the global fight against diabetic foot complications. Celebrated for his pioneering work in preventing diabetic foot ulcers and reducing amputations, Armstrong’s innovative research has transformed limb preservation worldwide. Honored at the landmark DFSI conference in Mumbai, this recognition highlights his lifelong dedication to advancing diabetic foot care and his unwavering commitment to saving limbs and lives globally.

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