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CHRISTOPHER E. ATTINGER, MD CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL Office: Georgetown University Hospital

3800 Reservoir Road, NW 1 Bles Building Washington, DC 20007

LICENSURE

1985 - 1991 Massachusetts License Registration

1987 - 1991 New York State License Registration

1990 - District of Columbia License Registration

1991 - Maryland License Registration

1996 - Commonwealth of Virginia License Registration CERTIFICATION

1981 National Board of Medical Examiners

1992 American Board of Plastic Surgery

1998 Hyperbaric Medicine EDUCATION

1975-1977 Bachelor of Science Washington & Lee University Lexington, Virginia

1977-1981 Doctor of Medicine Yale University New Haven, Connecticut

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

1981-1982 Intern, General Surgery Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts

1982-1983 Junior Resident, General Surgery

Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts

1983-1985 Senior Resident, General Surgery

Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts

1985-1986 Chief Resident, General Surgery

PGY 6 position Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts

1986-1987 Homan Vascular Fellow Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts

1987-1989 Junior Resident, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

New York University New York, New York

1988-1989 Executive Chief Resident, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

New York University New York, New York

1989-1990 R. W. Beasley Hand Fellow

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery New York, New York

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

1981-1987 Clinical Fellow in Surgery Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts

1987-1990 Clinical Instructor in Plastic Surgery New York University New York, New York

1990-1995 Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery

Georgetown University Medical Center Washington, DC

1991-1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery


1992-1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology


1992- Assistant Professor of Surgery

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, Maryland

1995-2000 Associate Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery


1995-2000 Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery


1995-2000 Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology


1998- Director, Georgetown Wound Healing Center


2000- Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery


2000- Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery


2000-2005 Professor, Department of Otolaryngology


2000 - 2002 Georgetown Faculty Senate 2002-2005 Member, Editorial Board, Annals of Plastic Surgery

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

1990- Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

1990-1993 Veterans Administration Hospital, Washington, DC

1996-2009 Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC 1998-2000 Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

1999- Chief, Division of Wound Healing Georgetown University Hospital

HONORS AND AWARDS

1976 Phi Beta Kappa Washington & Lee University Lexington, Virginia

1977 B.S. Summa cum Laude

Washington & Lee University Lexington, Virginia

1981 Alpha Omega Alpha

Yale Medical School New Haven, Connecticut

1981 M.D. cum Laude

Yale Medical School New Haven, Connecticut

1981 Frank Parker Prize

Yale Medical School

New Haven, Connecticut

1995, 1998 Teacher of the Year National Capital Training Program in Plastic Surgery Washington, DC

1994 - Listed in ‘Best Doctors’ in the Washingtonian Magazine

1997 Clinician of the year

Northern Virginia Podiatric Residency Program

1998 - Listed in ‘The Best Doctors in America’ 1998 Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association

Special Recognition Award Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

1999 Listed as ‘The Best Plastic Surgeon for Reconstruction’ in The Best

and Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons published by Media Perspectives

2001 - Listed in “America’s Top Doctors” 2004 “Teacher of the Year” Department of Surgery, Georgetown University 2005 Outstanding Faculty Teacher

Chief Residents, Department of Plastic Surgery

2005 Visiting Professor, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation

2006 “President’s Award,” American Society of Plastic Surgeons 2007 Edward James Olmos Award for Advocacy in Amputation Prevention

Honoree

2011 Joseph E. Murray Lectureship Harvard University, Boston, MA 2011 John Parenti Lectureship Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 2013 Roger Pecoraro Award, American Diabetes Association

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

1983-1987 Massachusetts Medical Society

1991- American Diabetes Association

1992- American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons

1993- National Capital Society of Plastic Surgeons

1993- American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery

1994- Fellow American College of Surgeons

1994-96 Surgical Infection Society

1996- American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (Honorary Membership)

1996- Chesapeake Vascular Society

1996- Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons

1997- Wound Healing Society

2000- American Association of Plastic Surgery 2004- Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) 2012- World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery

MILITARY SERVICE

1966-1969 U.S. Army Infantry

1966 Basic and Advanced Infantry Training Fort Ord, California

1967 Infantry Officer Candidate School Fort Benning, Georgia

1967 Airborne School, Fort Benning, Georgia

1967 Jumpmaster School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

1968 Ranger School, Fort Benning, Georgia

1968 Jungle Warfare School, Panama TOUR OF DUTY

1968 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina

1968 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry

5th Infantry Division Republic of Vietnam

1969 1st Lieutenant, Infantry

101st Airborne Division Republic of Vietnam

DECORATIONS

1969 Honorable Discharge Purple Heart, 1st OLC Bronze Star with "V", 5th OLC Army Commendation medal with "V" Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star Combat Infantryman Badge Parachutist Badge Ranger Tab

OTHER CERTIFICATES

1971 Certificate of Proficiency in German Level: Mittelstuffe II Goethe Institution Berlin, Germany

1973 Certificate of Proficiency in Spanish

Level: Intermediate University of Salamanca, Spain

1975 Graübunden Ski Lehrer Patent

Pontresina, Switzerland

1975 National Ski Instructor Certificate Pontresina, Switzerland

VISITING PROFESSOR:

1. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Division of General Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, January, 1991

2. Visiting Professor, Medical Grand Rounds, Sibley Hospital, Washington, DC, March

1991

3. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, September, 1991

4. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Peninsula General Hospital, Salisbury, Maryland,

February, 1992

5. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Greater Laurel Beltsville Hospital, Laurel, Maryland, February, 1992

6. Visiting Professor, Medical-Surgical Grand Rounds Conference, Montgomery General

Hospital, Bethesda, MD, June, 1993

7. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Cumberland Hospital, Cumberland, MD, February 1994

8. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Northern Virginia Doctor's Hospital, Arlington, VA,

May 1994

9. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC, July 1994

10. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Laurel Regional Hospital, Laurel, MD, January 1995

11. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Doctor's Hospital, Lanham, MD, March 1995

12. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD, December

1996

13. Visiting Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, March 1997

14. Visiting Professor, NRH Grand Rounds, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington

DC, September 1998

15. Visiting Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Rochester, New York, February 1999

16. Visiting Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, NYU Medical Center, New York, New

York, May 1999

17. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD, February, 2000

18. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Washington Adventist Hospital, Lanham, MD, February, 2000

19. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, New Britain General Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut,

April 2000

20. Visiting Professor, Division Of Plastic Surgery, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts, August 2000

21. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska,

May 2001

22. Visiting Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA, May 2001

23. Visiting Professor, Department of Medicine, George Washington University Hospital,

Washington, DC, June 2001

24. Visiting Professor, Department of Orthopedics, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, VA, January 2002

25. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Suburban Hospital, Washington DC, May 2002

26. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Arlington Hospital, Arlington, VA, February 2003

27. Visiting Professor, Department Of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas, Southwestern,

Dallas, Texas, August 2003

28. Visiting Professor, Division Of Plastic Surgery, Akron City Hospital, Ohio, December 2004

29. PSEF Visiting Professor, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, April 2005

30. PSEF Visiting Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California,

April 2005

31. PSEF Visiting Professor, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, April 2005

32. PSEF Visiting Professor, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, June 2005

33. PSEF Visiting Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, June 2005

34. PSEF Visiting Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, July 2005

35. Visiting Professor, Dr. William M. Scholl School of Podiatric Medicine Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, Illinois, September 2005

36. PSEF Visiting Professor, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco,

California, October 2005

37. PSEF Visiting Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, November 2005

38. PSEF Visiting Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, February

2006

39. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Potomac Hospital, Woodbridge, VA, June 2006

40. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Suburban Hospital, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Bethesda, MD, September 2006

41. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD, October

2006

42. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, January 2007

43. Visiting Professor, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, April 2007

44. Visiting Professor, INOVA Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg, VA, September 2009

45. Visiting Professor, Wakeforest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November

2009

46. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, National Rehabilitation Hospital, February 2011

47. Visiting Professor, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, October 2011

48. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, NYU Department of Surgery, New York, New York,

January 2010

49. Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, January 2011

50. Visiting Professor, University of Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada, February 2013

51. Visiting Professor, University of Cincinnati: Department of General Surgery and

Podiatric Surgery, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 2013

52. Visiting Professor, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, December 2013 ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS 1. Abstract Presentation (Poster), 69th American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery, "Filet of Foot Flaps," Seattle, Washington, September 1990 2. Abstract Presentation, 10th Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, "The Mons Pubis Flap in Vulvar Reconstruction", Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September, 1993 3. Abstract Presentation, 72nd American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, "The

Mons Pubis Flap in Vulvar Reconstruction", New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1993 4. Abstract Presentation (Film), 57th American College of Surgeons, "Soft Tissue Salvage of

the Diabetic Foot," San Francisco, California, October 1993 5. Abstract Presentation, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery,

"Maximizing Pectoralis Myocutaneous Flap Success Using the Delay Principle," San Diego, California, September 1994

6. Abstract Presentation, 11th Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, "Salvage of the Infected

Limb in the ESRD Diabetic Patient," Quebec, Canada, October 1994

7. Abstract Presentation, Co-joint Symposium on Contemporary Head and Neck Reconstruction, "Delay of the Pectoralis Myocutaneous Flap Using Endoscopy," Chicago, Illinois, July 1995

8. Abstract Presentation, First Combined Meeting of the American, British and European Foot

and Ankle Societies, "Soft Tissue Coverage Techniques for Diabetic Foot Salvage," Dublin, Ireland, August 1995

9. Abstract Presentation, 12th Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, "Limb Salvage in the

Renal Insufficiency Diabetic Patient," Boston, Massachusetts, November 1995 10. Abstract Presentation, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, "Salvage of the Infected

Limb in the Renal Failure Diabetic Population," Hilton Head, South Carolina, May 1996 11. Abstract Presentation, PSEF/ASRM Limb Salvage and Reconstruction Symposium,

"Allograft/Vascularized Fibular Augmented Shoulder Arthrodesis Following Wide Resection of the Proximal Humerus," Seattle, Washington, May 1996

12. Abstract Presentation, PSEF/ASRM Limb Salvage and Reconstruction Symposium,

"Complete Restoration of Function over the Dorsum of the Foot After Cancer Resection:

Sensory Radial Forearm Flap with Vascularized Palmaris Tendon," Seattle, Washington, May 1996

13. Abstract Presentation, PSEF/ASRM Limb Salvage and Reconstruction Symposium,

"Salvage of the Infected Limb in Renal Failure Patient Population," Seattle, Washington, May 1996

14. Abstract Presentation, 12th American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, "A Simple

Solution for the Partially Gangrenous Achilles Tendon: Split Thickness Skin Graft," Hilton Head, South Carolina, June 1996

15. Abstract Presentation, 12th American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, "Salvage of the

Infected Limb in the Renal Failure Diabetic Population," Hilton Head, South Carolina, June 1996

16. Abstract Presentation, 12th American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, "Use of Pedicled

Foot Muscle Flaps to Repair Soft Tissue Defects in the Foot," Hilton Head, South Carolina, June 1996

17. Abstract Presentation, SHNS Fourth International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer,

"Complete Functional, Sensory and Aesthetic Reconstruction of the Lower Lip: Combined Radial Forearm and FAMM Flap”, Toronto, Canada, August 1996

18. Abstract Presentation, Chesapeake Vascular Society, "Renal Failure Diabetic Foot Salvage,"

Washington, DC, December 1996 19. Abstract Presentation, 77th American Association of Plastic Surgeons, “Delineation of the

Angiosome of the Foot and Ankle for Safer Flaps", Montreal, Canada, May, 1998 20. Abstract Presentation, 14th American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, “Angiosomes of

the Foot and Ankle,” Boston, Massachusetts, June 1998 21. Abstract Presentation, Revision Plastic Surgery / State of the Art, “Delineation of

Angiosomes of Foot and Ankle,” Durham, North Carolina, June 1998 22. Abstract Presentation, 2nd Combined Foot and Ankle Surgeon (COMFAS), “Delineation of

Angiosomes on Foot and Ankle for Safer Incisions,” Venice, Italy, September 1998 23. Abstract Presentation, 26th Annual Vascular Surgery Seminar, USUHS, “Delineation of the

Angiosomes and Arterial Anastomoses of the Foot and Ankle” Chevy Chase, Maryland, December 1998

24. Abstract Presentation, 26th Annual Vascular Surgery Seminar, USUHS, “Wound Care

Determines Outcome in Renal Failure Diabetics”, Dr. Ivan Ducic and Dr. Christopher Attinger, Chevy Chase, Maryland, December 1998

25. Abstract Presentation, 14th Annual Meeting for the American Society for Reconstructive

Microsurgery, “Is Salvage of the Threatened Limb in Renal Failure Diabetic Patients Justified?” Hawaii, January 1999

26. Abstract Presentation, 13th Eastern Vascular Society, “Long Term Outcome of Salvage

Lower Extremity in Renal Failure Patients by a Combination of Adequate Revascularization, Wound Care and Soft Tissue,” Vascular Surgery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 1999

27. Abstract Presentation, 3rd International Diabetic Foot Conference, “The Use of Angiosomes in Diabetic Foot Salvage,” Noordwijk, Holland, May 1999 28. Abstract Presentation, 3rd International Diabetic Foot Conference, “Pedicled Muscle Flap: Their Use in Diabetes vs. Trauma,” Noordwijk, Holland, May 1999 29. Abstract Presentation, 12th Congress of IPRAS, “Is There Still a Role for Local Muscle

Flaps in Foot and Ankle Reconstruction,” San Francisco, California, June 1999 30. Abstract Presentation, 12th Congress of IPRAS, “Wound Care Rather Than

Revascularization Determines Outcome in the Threatened Limb of the Renal Failure Diabetic Patients,” San Francisco, California, July 1999

31. Abstract Presentation, 15th American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, “The Role of

Wound Care vs. Revascularization in Limb Salvage of the Renal Failure Diabetic Patients,” Puerto Rico, July 1999

32. Abstract Presentation, Wound Healing Society Educational Symposium, “Wound Care

Rather Than Revascularization Determines the Limb Salvage in Renal Failure Diabetic Patients,” Toronto, Canada, June 2000

33. Abstract Presentation, Wound Healing Society Educational Symposium, “Therapeutic

Options and Outcomes in the Salvage of the Exposed Achilles Tendon,” Toronto, Canada, June 2000

34. Abstract Presentation, Wound Healing Society Educational Symposium, “The

Reconstructive Role of the Local Muscle Flaps in Salvage of the Threatened Foot in Diabetic vs. Non-Diabetic Patients,” Toronto, Canada, June 2000

35. Abstract Presentation, 16th American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, “Therapeutic

Options and Outcomes in the Salvage of the Exposed Achilles Tendon in Diabetics vs. Non-diabetics,” Vail, Colorado, July 2000

36. Abstract Presentation, 17th Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery, “Implications of Direct

Versus Indirect Revascularization of the Ulcerated Ischemic Angiosome In Limb Salvage,” Montreal, Canada, September 2000

37. Abstract Presentation, 2000 ASPS/PSEF/ASMS Annual Scientific Meeting, “Soft Tissue

Coverage Options and Outcomes for Exposed Calcaneus Osteomyelitis in Diabetics vs. Non-Diabetics,” Los Angeles, California, October 2000

38. Abstract Presentation, 16th American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual

Meeting, “Implications of Direct Versus Indirect Revascularization of the Ulcerated Ischemic Angiosome in Limb Salvage,” Coronado, California, January 2001

39. Abstract Presentation, 16th American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual

Meeting, “Comparing Outcomes and Evaluating the Effect of Diabetes in Skin Graft vs. Flap Coverage for the Salvage of the Exposed Achilles Tendon,” Coronado, California, January 2001

40. Abstract Presentation, 65th ACS Annual Scientific Meeting “The Importance of Identifying and Treating a Coexisting Pro-coagulant State in Patients With Recalcitrant Inflammatory Skin Ulcers and an Underlying Autoimmune Disease,” New Orleans, October 2001 41. Abstract presentation, 17th American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual

Meeting, “Assessing the effectiveness of a reconstructive algorithm for dorsal foot wounds,” Cancun, Mexico, January 2002

42. Abstract presentation, 19th American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, “Assessing the

Effectiveness of a Soft Tissue Reconstructive Algorithm for Dorsal Foot Wounds,” Traverse City, Michigan, July 2002

43. Abstract presentation, 19th Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery, “Soft Tissue

Management around the Ilizarov,” Bermuda, October, 2002 44. Abstract presentation, 18h American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, “Soft Tissue

Management around the Ilizarov,” Kauai, Hawaii, January 2003 45. Abstract presentation, 18h American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, “A Ten Year

Experience in Foot and Ankle Reconstruction: Pedicled Muscle Free Flaps vs. Microsurgical Free Flaps.” Kauai, Hawaii, January 2003

46. Abstract presentation, 18h American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, “When

Cookbook Amputations Do Not Fill The Bill: Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Applying Modern Wound Healing Principles And Plastic Surgery Soft Tissue Techniques To Trans-Foot Amputations In Limb Salvage.” Kauai, Hawaii, January 2003

47. Abstract presentation, 4th International Symposium on the Diabetic Foot, “Does Diabetes

Preclude the Use of Sophisticated Foot and Ankle Reconstructions (Pedicled Muscle Free Flaps vs. Microsurgical Free Flaps) For Limb Salvage.” Noordwijkerhout, Holland, May 2003

48. Abstract presentation, 4th International Symposium on the Diabetic Foot, “When Cookbook

Amputations Do Not Fill The Bill: Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Applying Modern Wound Healing Principles And Plastic Surgery Soft Tissue Techniques To Trans-Foot Amputations In Limb Salvage.” Noordwijkerhout, Holland, May 2003

49. Abstract presentation, 11th Congress of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery,

“Does Diabetes Preclude the Use of Sophisticated Foot and Ankle Reconstructions (Pedicled Muscle Free Flaps vs. Microsurgical Free Flaps) For Limb Salvage.” Heidelberg, Germany, June 2003

50. Abstract presentation, 11th Congress Of The World Society For Reconstructive

Microsurgery, “When Cookbook Amputations Do Not Fill The Bill: Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Applying Modern Wound Healing Principles And Plastic Surgery Soft Tissue Techniques To Trans-Foot Amputations In Limb Salvage.” Heidelberg, Germany, June 2003

51. Abstract presentation, 19th American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, “Soft Tissue

Management around the Ilizarov,” Hilton Head, South Carolina, June 2003 52. Abstract presentation, 19th American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, “Does Diabetes

Preclude the Use of Sophisticated Foot and Ankle Reconstructions (Pedicled Muscle Free Flaps vs. Microsurgical Free Flaps) For Limb Salvage.” Hilton Head, South Carolina, June 2003

53. Abstract presentation, 19th American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, “When Cookbook

Amputations Do Not Fill The Bill: Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Applying Modern Wound Healing Principles And Plastic Surgery Soft Tissue Techniques To Trans-Foot Amputations In Limb Salvage.” Hilton Head, South Carolina, June 2003

54. Abstract Presentation, 19h American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, “The Effect

of a Multidisciplinary Approach on the Primary Amputation Rate of Diabetics.” Palm Springs, California, January 2004

55. Abstract Presentation, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery: 2006 Annual

Meeting, “The Use of External Fixation for Soft Tissue Reconstruction of Foot and Ankle Wounds in the Non-Compliant Patient” Tucson, Arizona, January 2006

56. Shanmugam, V.K., Steen, V.D., Attinger, C.E., Mavromatis, B., Kessler, C., Cupps, T.R.,

Abstract Presentation (poster), American College of Rheumatology: 2006 Annual Meeting, “Clinical and Laboratory Features of Lower Extremity Ulcers in Connective Tissue Diseases” Washington, DC, November 2006

57. Shanmugam, V.K., Steen, V.D., Attinger, C.E., Mavromatis, B., Kessler, C., Cupps, T.R.,

Abstract Presentation (poster), American College of Rheumatology: 2006 Annual Meeting, “Isolated Atrophie Blanche: A Case Series Describing Clinical Features” Washington, DC, November 2006

58. Couch, K., Shanmugam, V.K., Steen, V.D., Attinger, C.E., Kessler, C., Cupps, T.R.,

Abstract Presentation, SAWC 2008 Annual Meeting, “Clinical and Laboratory Features of Lower Extremity Ulcers in Connective Tissue Diseases and Livedoid Vasculopathy”

San Diego, CA, April 2008 59. Iorio, M.L., Goldstein, J.A, Adams, M., Steinburg, J.S., Attinger, C.E. “The use of Integra

for Diabetic Limb Salvage.” American Society of Plastic Surgery, Seattle, WA, Oct 24-29, 2009.

60. Siddiqui, F.N, Djunaldi, A., Steinberg, J.S., Attinger, C.E., Cornell, R.C. “A 4-Year

Retrospective Study of Patients Undergoing Below-Knee Amputation.” American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons 69th Annual Scientific Meeting. Ft. Lauderdale, FL, March 2011

61. Goldstein J.A., Masden, D., Endara, M., Steinberg, J., Attinger, C.E. Negative Pressure

Wound Therapy for at risk Surgical Closures: a prospective randomized controlled trial. 56th Annual Meeting of the Plastic Surgery Research Council. Louisville, Ky. April 27-30 2011

INVITED LECTURER AND COURSES 1. Invited Lecturer, Hershey East, "Plastic Surgery Techniques: Optimal Diabetic Foot

Salvage," "Optimal Diabetic Foot Salvage in the Face of Severe Ulceration," Hershey, Pennsylvania, November 1991

2. Invited Lecturer, Hershey West, "Acute Soft Tissue Coverage of the Traumatized Foot,"

"Wound Healing Principles," "Plastic Surgery Techniques: Plastic Surgery Technique Applied to Diabetic Foot Salvage," Palm Springs, California, December 1991

5. Invited Lecturer, Eastern Virginia Medical School, "Management of Diabetic Foot," Norfolk,

Virginia, April 1992 6. Invited Lecturer, Virginia Podiatric Medical Association, "Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the

Diabetic Foot," Virginia Beach, Virginia, June 1992 7. Invited Lecturer, Eighth Annual No-Nonsense Seminar, "Plastic Surgery Techniques and

Flaps in Foot Surgery," Westlake, Ohio, March 1993 8. Invited Lecturer, Orthopedic Foot Rounds, Union Memorial Hospital, "Soft Tissue Reconstruction in the Diabetic Foot," Baltimore, Maryland, March 1993 12. Invited Lecturer, Hershey Board Review Course, "Plastic Surgery and the Foot," Hershey,

Pennsylvania, April 1993 14. Invited Lecturer, Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association, "Plastic Surgery Techniques

Workshop," Hershey, Pennsylvania, November 1993

15. Invited Lecturer, Hershey Board Review Course, "Plastic Surgery and the Foot," Hershey,

PA, April 1994 16. Invited Lecturer, No Nonsense Seminar IX, "Soft Tissue Coverage in Treating the Diabetic

Ulcer," Westlake, Ohio, April 1994 20. Invited Lecturer, The William L. Goldfarb Clinical Conference At Hershey, coordinator for

"Hands-On Workshop in Plastic Surgery," (basic and advanced), Hershey, Pennsylvania, November 1994 21. Invited Lecturer, Winter Surgical Seminar, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons,

“Management of Chronic Non-Healing Wounds About the Heel," "Peripheral Nerve surgery and Repair," Phoenix, Arizona, December 1994

23. Invited Lecturer, The Annual No-Nonsense Seminar X, "Soft Tissue Anatomy of the Foot

and How It Can Be Used in Reconstruction," West Lake, Ohio, March 1995. 25. Invited Lecturer, Plastic Surgery Workshop, "Plastic Surgery Techniques in the Foot and

Ankle," Newport, Rhode Island, May 1995 26. Invited Lecturer, Plastic Surgery Workshop, "Flap Selection in Head and Neck Reconstruction," "Flap Selection in Limb Reconstruction," Norfolk, Virginia, July 1995 29. Invited Lecturer, World Congress for Foot and Ankle Surgery, American College of Foot

and Ankle Surgeons, "Soft Tissue Infection and Major Tissue Defects in Diabetics: Plastic Surgical Approach," Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 1995

30. Invited Lecturer, The Hershey Clinical Conference, "Basic Techniques in Plastic Surgery,"

"Advanced Techniques in Plastic Surgery: Local Flaps," Hershey, Pennsylvania, October 1995

32. Invited Lecturer, Meeting of the Orthopedic Clinical Society, "Soft Tissue Techniques in

Foot Trauma," "Diabetic Foot Salvage Techniques," Beaver Creek, Colorado, January 1996 34. Invited Lecturer, Vermont Podiatric Association, "Plastic Surgical Technique Applied to the

Foot and Ankle," Sugarbush, Vermont, March 1996 38. Invited Lecturer, Osler Institute: Plastic Surgery Review Course, "Radiation Injuries,"

"Pressure Sores," Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 1996 40. Invited Lecturer, 2nd Annual Symposium: Current Concepts in a Multidisciplinary Wound

Program, "Soft Tissue Coverage of Difficult Lower Extremity Wounds," Chicago, Illinois, April 1996

41. Invited Lecturer, PSEF Board Review Course, "Head and Neck Anatomy," Chicago, Illinois,

October 1996

42. Invited Lecturer, Annual Meeting, ASPRS, "Reconstructive Surgery with Diabetic

Extremities," Dallas, Texas, November 1996 43. Invited Lecturer, William L. Goldfarb Association, 26th Annual Hershey Clinical

Conference, "Plastic Surgery Workshop," Hershey, Pennsylvania, November 1996 44. Invited Lecturer, Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital Foot and Ankle Center, Workshop

"Basic and Advanced Plastic Surgery for Podiatric Surgery," Youngstown, Ohio, December 1996

45. Invited Lecturer, Orthopedic Clinical Society, "Use and Outcome of Local Foot Muscle

Flaps for Salvage of the Injured Foot," "Salvage of the Gangrenous Achilles Tendon using Skin Grafts," Telluride, Colorado, January 1997

47. Invited Lecturer, Perspectives and Advances in Plastic Surgery Symposium, "Pedicled vs.

Free Flaps in Lower Extremity Preservation," "What's New in Diabetic Foot Salvage," Snowbird, Utah, February 1997

49. Invited Lecturer, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, "Basic and Advanced

Plastic Surgery Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery," Palm Springs, California, February 1997

50. Invited Lecturer, 12th Annual No Nonsense Seminar, "Skin Graft over the Achilles Tendon,"

"Use of Local Muscle Flaps for Foot and Ankle Soft Tissue Defects," "Salvage of the Diabetic Renal Failure Foot," Westlake, Ohio, March 1997

53. Invited Lecturer, Osler Institute, Plastic Surgery Review Course, "Head and Neck Anatomy,"

"Radiation Injuries," "Pressure Sores," "Foot Reconstruction," "Lower Extremity Salvage Techniques," Cherry Hill, New Jersey, April 1997

59. Invited Lecturer, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine Eleventh Annual Foot and

Ankle Institute Seminar, “Plastic Reconstruction of the Diabetic Foot,” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1997

64. Invited Lecturer, PSEF Core Curriculum Course in Plastic Surgery, “Head and Neck

Anatomy,” Chicago, Illinois, October 1997 65. Invited Lecturer, 6th Annual Wound Care Symposium, on “Debridement of Chronic

Wounds” (with Lab), Alexandria, Virginia, October 1997 66. Invited Lecturer, The William L. Goldfarb Foundation for Education and Research of the

Lower Extremity, “Vascular Anatomy of the Foot,” “Vascular Flaps for the Management of Complex Non-Healing Wounds” (and Workshop), Hershey, Pennsylvania, November, 1997

68. Invited Lecturer, Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital Foot and Ankle Center Seminar, “Basic

& Advanced Plastic Surgery for the Podiatric Surgeon,” Youngstown, Ohio, November 1997 69. Invited Lecturer, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Division of Podiatric Medical Surgical

Services Residency Training Programs, “The Ischemic Diabetic Foot,” “The Use of Muscle Flaps in the Infected Foot,” Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 1997

71. Invited Lecturer, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, 13th Annual Meeting,

“Local Pedicle Flaps for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction,” Scottsdale, Arizona, January 1998 72. Invited Lecturer, Ontario Society of Chiropodists 12th Annual Conference, “Using the

Vascular Anatomy of the Foot to Guide Surgery of the Foot” (and Workshop), “Debridement of Wounds - The Key to Healing,” “Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Diabetic Foot,” Toronto, Canada, February 1998

75. Invited Speaker, Yale Plastic Surgery & Podiatric Conference, “Use of Angiosomes in Foot and Ankle Surgery,” New Haven, Connecticut, April 1998 76. Invited Lecturer, Virginia Podiatric Medical Association, “Principles of Debridement for

Foot Ulcers and Gangrene,” “Angiosomes of Foot & Ankle,” “Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Diabetic Foot,” Virginia Beach, Virginia, June 1998

79. Invited Lecturer, 40th Annual World Congress International College of Angiology, “Soft

Tissue Reconstruction of Foot and Ankle Using the Angiosome Principle,” Lisbon, Portugal, June 1998

80. Invited Course, ASPRS/PSEF/ASMS 67th Annual Scientific Meeting Instructional

Council, “Wound Healing Concepts and Application of Practical Principles,” “Reconstructive Surgery in Diabetic Extremity,” Boston, Massachusetts, October 1998

82. Invited Lecturer, Wound Management and Hyperbaric Therapy: A Comprehensive

Approach, “Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Evaluation and Management,” University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 1998

84. Invited Lecturer, Course: Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Evaluations and Management. “Wound

Management & Hyperbaric Therapy: A Comprehensive Approach,” Newport Beach, California, November 1998

85. Visiting Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Rochester, “Diabetic Foot

Salvage - State of the Art,” “History of Flap Surgery,” “The Role of Debridement in Wound Care,” New York, February 1999

88. Invited Lecturer, Annual Podiatric Medical Association’s Foundation for Podiatric Medicine

Annual Clinical Conference, “Angiosomes of the Foot,” New York, New York, February 1999

89. Invited Course, University Of Pennsylvania, “Wound Management and Hyperbaric Therapy:

A Comprehensive Approach,” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 1999 90. Invited Lecturer, Florida Hospital,” Salvage of the Diabetic Foot,” Clearwater, Florida, May

1999 91. Visiting Professor, NYU Medical Center, “History of Flaps,” “What’s New in Diabetic Foot

Salvage,” New York, New York, May 1999 93. Invited Lecturer, IPRAS Congress, “Reconstructive Surgery in the Diabetic Extremity,”

“Clinical Application of Angiosomes of the Foot and Ankle,” San Francisco, California, July 1999

95. Invited Speaker, PSEF Core Curriculum Course, “Lower Extremity Reconstruction,”

Chicago, Illinois, August 1999 96. Invited Speaker, St. Mary’s Hospital, “Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Ulcerated Diabetic

Foot,” Newark, New Jersey, September, 1999 99. Invited Speaker, Annual Meeting of NESPS, “What is New in Wound Healing (HBO, Growth Factors, New Skin Substitutes),” Burlington, Vermont, October, 1999 100. Invited Speaker, The Diabetic Foot, “Angiosomes of the Foot and Ankle,” “Soft Tissue

Technique for the Salvage of the Diabetic Patient,” Buffalo, New York, November 1999 102. Invited Speaker, The 15th American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual

Meeting, “Vascular Anatomy in Foot Reconstruction,” South Beach, Florida, January 2000 103. Invited Speaker, The Interdisciplinary Approach to the Diabetic Foot Conference, “Soft

Tissue Techniques in Diabetic Foot Salvage,” Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January, 2000

104. Invited Lecturer, Department of Surgery, “Wound Healing in the 21st Century,” St. Joseph

Medical Center, Towson, Maryland, January, 2000 105. Invited Lecturer, Georgia Podiatric Medical Association Meeting, “Vascular Anatomy of the

Foot,” “Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Diabetic Foot,” “Local Flaps for Diabetic Foot Reconstruction,” Atlanta, Georgia, February, 2000

108. Invited Speaker, 38th Annual Northwest Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting, “Use of ADM

for Treatment of Calcaneal Osteomyelitis of Exposed Calcaneal Fracture,” “The Use of Hand Held Doppler to Accurately Evaluate the Blood Flow to the Foot and Ankle,” Whistler, British Columbia, February, 2000

110. Invited Speaker, Sechrist Comprehensive Wound Centers, “What is New in Wound Healing

in the New Millennium,” “Angiosomes, Arterial-Arterial Anastomosis and Use of the Doppler to Accurately Access Blood Flow in the Foot and Ankle,” Spokane, Washington,

March 19, 2000

112. Invited Speaker, New Britain General Hospital, Grand Rounds, “The Use of Pedicle and Free Flaps in Diabetic Foot,” Danbury, Connecticut, April 2000

113. Invited Speaker, Comprehensive Wound Center, “The Clinical Significance of Angiosomes

in Foot and Ankle,” Glendale Memorial Hospital, Glendale, California, May, 2000 114. Invited Speaker, Core Curriculum Course In Plastic Surgery 2000, “Lower Extremity

Reconstruction,” Chicago, Illinois, July, 2000 115. Invited Speaker, Wound Management in Primary Care, “Benefits of a Broad-based Wound

Care Clinic,” University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, September 2000

116. Visiting Professor,” University of Massachusetts, “Angiosomes of the foot and ankle and

clinical applications,” “The use of local muscle flaps in foot and ankle salvage,” Worcester, Massachusetts, September 2000

117. Invited Lecturer, American College of Surgeons 86th Annual Clinical Congress,

“Comprehensive Ischemic Lower Extremity Wound Management in the Wound Care Center Setting,” Chicago, Illinois, October 2000

118. Invited Lecturer, Glendale Hospital, “Vascular Surgery Implications of Angiosomes of the

Foot and Ankle,” Glendale, California, October 2000 119. Invited Lecturer, The Challenge of the Diabetic Foot Course, “Soft Tissue Evaluation and

the Art of Debridement,” Providence, Rhode Island, October 2000

120. Invited Lecturer, Diabetic Foot Management, “Plastic Surgery Reconstruction for Diabetic Foot Ulcers,” Boston, Massachusetts, November 2000

121. Invited Lecturer, The Diabetic foot Update 2000, “The Utilization of Angiosomes for Foot

Salvage Procedures,” University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, December 2000

122. Invited Lecturer, The 16th American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual

Meeting, “Alternatives to Microsurgery in Soft Tissue Coverage,” Coronado, California, January 2001

123. Invited Lecturer, PSEF Society Annual Meeting, “Closing Wounds with Modern Wound

Care Modalities: The Vacuum Technique, Hyperbaric Oxygen, Growth Factors and Cultured Skin,” “Coverage of Exposed Alloplast,” Vail, Colorado, March 2001

124. Invited Lecturer, Mount Auburn Hospital, “Diabetic Limb Salvage in 2001: How to Keep It

Simple,” Cambridge Massachusetts, May 2001

125. Invited Lecturer, Wound Healing Society, “The Role of Debridement and Tropical

Treatment (VAC, Growth Factor, Cultured Skin) In Promoting Healing,” Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 2001

126. Invited Lecturer, Alaska Native Medical Center-Grand Rounds, “What’s New in Wound

Healing?” Anchorage, Alaska, May 2001

127. Invited Lecturer, Lecture to Anchorage Surgical Community, “Improving Limb Salvage: New Concepts & Applications in Vascular Anatomy of Lower Extremity,” Anchorage, Alaska, May 2001

128. Invited Lecturer, Providence Alaska Medical Center-Ground Rounds, “Current Concepts in

Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Anchorage, Alaska, June 2001

129. Invited Lecturer, Alaska Regional Hospital – Grand Rounds, “How to Avoid Amputation in Diabetics,” “General Wound Healing Concepts,” Anchorage, Alaska, June 2001

130. Invited Lecturer, Podiatric Conference, “The Role Of Debridement In Wound Healing,”

“Topical Adjuncts for Wound Healing,” Roanoke Virginia, June 2001

131. Invited Lecturer, 43rd Annual World Congress of Angiology, “Plastic Surgical Options in the treatment of Diabetics Foot Ulcers,” Berlin, Germany, June 2001

132. Invited Speaker, The 87th American College of Surgeons, “‘Simple’ Soft Reconstruction

Approaches for ‘Complex’ Problems: Recent Advances in Wound Management,” New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2001

133. Invited Speaker, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, “Basic Plastic Surgical

Procedures,” “Advanced Plastic Surgical Procedures,” Rosemont, IL, October 2001

134. Invited Speaker, ASPS Annual Scientific Meeting, “Ischemic Foot Ulcer Amputation or Salvage,” “Island Flap Reconstruction of the Foot and Ankle,” “Debridement and Application of Adjunctive Therapy for Wound Healing,” Orlando, Florida, November 2001

135. Invited Lecturer, 2nd Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Foot and Ankle Society, “Clinical

Applications of the Vascular Anatomy of the Foot and Ankle,” “Pedicled Flap Reconstruction of the Foot and Ankle,” “Local Flaps and Skin Grafts for Foot and Ankle,” Scranton, Pennsylvania, November 2001

136. Invited Lecturer, 2nd Annual Meeting of the Wound Healing: Science and Industry, “The

Concept and Clinical Applications of Angiosomes in the Foot and Ankle.” St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, December 2001

137. Invited panel moderator, 17th American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual

Meeting, “Options When a Free Flap Fails,” Cancun, Mexico, January 2002

138. Invited Lecture, 32nd Annual Winter Meeting Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society Meeting,

“How to Avoid Skin Problems with Incisions Around the Foot & Ankle,” Dallas, Texas, February, 2002

150. Invited Lecturer, Perspectives and Advances in Plastic Surgery, “Guide To Successful Free Tissue Transfer,” “The Wound Healing Center,” “How to Deal with Difficult Reconstructive Cases,” Vail, Colorado, March 2002

153. Invited Lecturer, 27th SCVIR Annual Scientific Meeting, “Basic Approaches to Wound

Healing and the Role of A Wound Healing Clinic,” Baltimore, MD, April 2002 155. Invited Commentator, 16th Eastern Vascular Society, “Comments on Radial Artery Flow-

through Free Flap (RAFT Graft) as a Bypass Conduit- A new Option in Limb Salvage,” Boston, Massachusetts, May 2002

156. Invited Speaker, Joint Conference of the Wound Healing Society and European Tissue

Repair Society, “The Role Of Debridement In Wound Healing,” Baltimore, Maryland, May 2002

157. Invited Speaker, S.O.C. Meeting, “The Role of Debridement in Preparing the Wound Bed for

Apligraf,” Baltimore, Maryland, May 2002 158. Invited Speaker, 88th Meeting of the America College of Surgeons, “The Ischemic Foot:

Salvage Vs. Amputation,” San Francisco, October 2002

160. Invited Speaker, New Cardiovascular Horizons and Management of the Diabetic Foot and Wound Healing: “To Amputate or Cover the Wound: The Role of Flaps, Grafts and Tissue Reconstruction in Limb Salvage and Wound Care,” New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2002

161. Invited Speaker, 71st American Association of Plastic Surgery. “Vacuum Assisted Closure

Device for the Lower Extremity,” Course on Island Flaps Reconstruction of The Extremities. “Island Flaps of the Lower Extremity,” Course on Advanced Concepts in Wound Management: A practical Approach: “Approaches to the Diabetic Foot Ulcer,” Course on Reconstructive Surgery of the Diabetic Foot. “Clinical Applications of Angiosomes and Arterial-Arterial Connections in Diabetic Foot Salvage,” San Antonio, Texas, November 2002

165. Invited Speaker, 4th Meeting of Wound Healing: Science and Industry, “The Role of

Angiosomes in Foot and Ankle Preservation.” St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, December 2002 166. Invited Speaker, 18h American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, “Lower Extremity

Reconstruction: A New Algorithm That Reassess the Role of Microsurgery Amidst Modern Wound Healing Techniques and Simple Reconstructions,” Kauai, Hawaii, January 2003

167. Invited Speaker, AAOS Specialty Day, “Soft Tissue Reconstruction Strategies Around An

Ilizarov Frame,” New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2003 168. Invited Speaker, 31st Annual Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, “Soft Tissue Strategies

To Prevent Limb Loss Despite A Patent Bypass,” Miami, Florida, March 2003 169. Invited Speaker, Perspectives And Advances In Plastic Surgery, “How To Optimize Limb

Salvage Strategies With The Vascular Surgeon After Successful Revascularization,” “Local Flaps Useful In Foot and Ankle Reconstruction,” Vail, Colorado, March 2003

170. Invited speaker, 11th Congress Of The World Society For Reconstructive Microsurgery,

“Current Concepts In The Interdisciplinary Treatment Of Osteomyelitis: Setting Up A Limb Salvage Center,” Heidelberg, Germany, June 2003

171. Visiting Professor, University of Texas, Southwestern, “Angiosomes of the Foot & Ankle:

Their Clinical Significance In Reconstruction & Designing Safe Incisions,” “Foot & Ankle Reconstruction Using Pedicled Fascio-cutaneous and Muscle Flaps,” “Soft Tissue Reconstruction in Diabetic Foot Salvage: Free Flaps and Amputation,” “Current Strategies in Diabetic Foot Salvage,” Dallas, Texas, August 2003

172. Invited Speaker, American College of Surgeons 89th Annual Clinical Congress, “An

Integrated Approach to the Diabetic Foot: Staying One Step Ahead of Managed Care,” Wound Healing Symposium: “Debridement and Closure Techniques,” Chicago, Illinois, October 2003

173. Invited Speaker, New Cardiovascular Horizons and Management Of The Diabetic Foot and

Wound Healing, “Maximizing Length and Optimizing Biomechanics in Foot Amputations by Avoiding Cookbook Recipes for Amputation,” New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2003

174. Invited Speaker, 72nd American Association of Plastic Surgery, Course on Advanced

Concepts in Wound Management: A practical Approach: “Approaches to the Diabetic Foot Ulcer,” Course on Reconstructive Surgery of the Diabetic Foot: “Clinical Applications of Angiosomes And Arterial-Arterial Connections In Diabetic Foot Salvage,” San Diego, California, October 2003

175. Invited Speaker, 2nd Annual Southern California Symposium On The High Risk Diabetic

Foot In The New Millennium, “An Overview of Diabetic Foot Surgery,” Burbank, California, November 2003

176. Invited Speaker, Consensus Meeting On The Use Of The VAC In The Diabetic Foot, “The

Use Of The VAC In Skin Grafts And Flaps,” Tucson, Arizona 2003 177. Invited Speaker, 5th Meeting of Wound Healing: Science and Industry, “The Use Of The

VAC In Wound Preparation, Skin Graft And Flaps,” St. Thomas, Virgin Islands December 2003

178. Invited Speaker, 62nd American College Of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, “Angiosomes Of The

Foot And Ankle As A Concept For Limb Preservation,” “Wound Reconstruction With Skin Grafting And Sub-Atmospheric Devices,” San Diego, California, February 2004

179. Invited Speaker, 17th Perspectives And Advances In Plastic Surgery, “Current Clinical

Applications Of The VAC,” Vail, Colorado, March 2004 180. Invited Speaker, 1st International Foot & Ankle Congress, “Wound Care And Plastic Surgery

Closure Of The Lower Extremity,” New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2004 181. Invited Speaker, Richmond Chapter of Virginia Podiatric Medical Association, “Current

Concepts In Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Richmond, Virginia, April 2004 182. Invited Speaker, 14th Wound Healing Society Meeting, “Debridement and Simple Salvage of

the Diabetic Foot,” Atlanta, Georgia, May 2004 183. Invited Speaker, Wound Healing Foundation, “Care of the Diabetic Ulcer: Post op Care,

Cultured Skin and Application of the V.A.C,” Atlanta, Georgia May 2004 184. Invited Speaker, VPMA Virginia Beach Conference, “Angiosomes of the Foot and Ankle,”

“Debridement and wound bed preparation,” Virginia Beach, Virginia, June 2004 185. Invited Speaker, APMA 92nd Annual Scientific Meeting, “Advanced Wound Healing for

limb salvage – including TAL,” Boston, Massachusetts, August 2004 186. Invited Speaker, Southwest Foot & Ankle Conference, “Wound Bed Preparation,” Dallas

Texas, September 2004 187. Invited Speaker, 73rd American Society of Plastic Surgery, Course on Advanced Concepts in

Wound Management: A practical Approach: “Debridement, the VAC & Approaches to the Diabetic Foot Ulcer,” panel “New Approaches To Difficult Wound Healing Challenges,” “The Role Of Skin Substitutes In Wound Healing,” “Practical Concepts In Dealing With Complex Wounds,” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 2004

188. Invited Speaker, New Cardiovascular Horizons and Management Of The Diabetic Foot and

Wound Healing, “Tissue Reconstruction In Wound Dare: The Role Of Plastic Surgery In Limb Salvage.” New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2004

189. Invited Speaker, Mid-Atlantic Podiatric Association, “New Concepts In Soft Tissue Healing

In The Diabetic Foot,” Fairfax, Virginia, October 2004 190. Invited Speaker, 16th Loyola University “Disorder Of The Foot” Seminar, “Current Updates

In Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Chicago, Illinois, October 2004 191. Invited Speaker, Achieving Aesthetics And Function Through Reconstructive Surgery

Symposium, “Problem Wounds: The Center Concept,” “VAC: Mechanism and Application,” “Exposed Achilles Tendon,” San Francisco, California, November 2004

192. Invited Speaker, 4th Annual, Wound Healing: Science & Industry, “Debridement And The

Role Of The VAC In Wound Healing,” “The Role Of Skin Equivalents In Wound Healing,” St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, December 2004

193. Invited Speaker, Akron City Hospital (Summa Health System), “Current Concepts In

Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Akron, Ohio, 2004 212. Invited Speaker, DF Con ‘05: Diabetic Foot Global Conference 2005, “Achilles Tendon

Lengthening and Assorted Bread and Butter Procedures,” “Use (and abuse) of VAC in the Diabetic Foot,” Hollywood, California, March 2005

214. Invited Speaker, First Caribbean Workshop Diabetic Foot and Wound Care, “Plastic Surgery

Principles in Wound Healing,” St. Michael, Barbados, March 2005 216. Invited Speaker, American Professional Wound Care Association National Clinical Conference 2005, “Current Concept in Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers,” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 2005 217. Invited Speaker, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” University of California, Irvine, California, April 2005 218. Invited Speaker, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California April 2005 219. Invited Speaker, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, April 2005 220. Invited Speaker, Diabetic Foot and Ankle Seminar, “Tendo Achilles Lengthening: Surgical

Technique and How to Avoid Complications,” “Surgical Management of the Abscessed and Necrotic Foot,” “Pedicled and Rotational Flap Closure,” American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Miami, Florida, May 2005

223. Invited Speaker, Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting 2005, “Soft Tissue Strategies for Managing Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Gangrene,” Society for Vascular Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, June 2005 224. Invited Speaker, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” McGill University, Montreal, Canada, June 2005 225. Invited Speaker, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, June 2005 226. Invited Speaker, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, July 2005

227. Invited Speaker, 15th Annual Baltimore Limb Deformity Course, “Osteomyelitis and New

Therapeutic Modalities,” Baltimore, Maryland, September 2005 228. Invited Speaker, Practical Evidence Based Standards of Care in Wound Healing, “Venous

Stasis Ulcer Current Therapy Including Pressure Dressings and Venous Surgery,” Chicago, Illinois, September 2005

229 Invited Speaker, American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting 2005, “Simple

Alternatives to Microsurgery for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction,” “Reconstructive Surgery of the Diabetic Foot,” Chicago, Illinois, September 2005

231. Invited Speaker, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, October 2005 232. Invited Speaker, American College of Surgeons Annual Clinical Congress, “An Integrated

Approach to the Diabetic Foot: Staying One Step Ahead of Managed Care,” San Francisco, California, October 2005

233. Invited Speaker, New Cardiovascular Horizons and Management of the Diabetic Foot and

Wound Healing, “Complicated Wound Closure in Limb Salvage: The Role of Advanced Reconstructive Surgery,” Miami, Florida, October 2005

234. Invited Speaker, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, November 2005 235. Invited Speaker, Wound Healing: Science and Industry 2005, “Apligraf: Current Techniques and Use in Non-FDA Approved Wounds,” St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, December 2005 236. Invited Speaker, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery: Annual Scientific Meeting, “Lower Extremity Reconstruction,” Tucson, Arizona, January 2006 237. Invited Speaker, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, February 2006 239. Invited Speaker, DF Con ‘06: Diabetic Foot Global Conference 2006, “Wound Healing

Through Surgery,” “Has Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Trumped Free Flaps?” Hollywood, California, March 2006

241. Invited Speaker, American Association of Plastic Surgeons: 85th Annual Meeting, “New

Technologies in Plastic Surgery: Promises and Reality,” Hilton Head, South Carolina, May 2006

242. Invited Speaker, American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting 2006, “Evidence

Based Approaches to Wound Healing,” “Simple Alternatives to Microsurgery for Foot and

Ankle Reconstruction,” San Francisco, California, October 2006 244. Invited Speaker, American College of Surgeons 92nd Annual Clinical Congress, “What’s New in Wound Healing,” Chicago, Illinois, October 2006 245. Invited Speaker, New Cardiovascular Horizons and Management of the Diabetic Foot and

Wound Healing, “Creative Tissue Reconstruction in the Diabetic Foot: Extending the Boundaries for Limb Salvage,” New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2006

246. Invited Speaker, Veith Symposium, “How to Bill for Wound Care after Vascular Surgery,”

New York, New York, November 2006 247. Invited Speaker, An Interactive, Comprehensive Two-Day Workshop for the Wound

Professional: Practical Evidence-Based Management of Chronic Wounds, “Inpatient Care of Diabetic Foot Ulcers,” “Synergistic Therapies to be Applied in Chronic Wounds,” San Francisco, California, December 2006

249. Invited Speaker, 7th Annual Wound Healing: Science and Industry, “The Financing of a Viable Academic Wound Center,” St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, December 2006 250. Invited Speaker, DF Con ’07: Diabetic Foot Global Conference 2007, “Better Healing

Through Surgery and Teamwork,” “Master Tips from Master Clinicians: How I Debride a Wound,” Hollywood, California, March 2007

252. Invited Speaker, North Shore Long Island Jewish Medical Center Wound Conference, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Melville, NY, March 2007 253. Invited Speaker, Symposium on Advanced Wound Care 2007, “Tissue Repair through Biomechanical Modulation: Shockwave Therapy for Wound Healing,” Tampa, FL, May 2007 254. Invited Speaker, Society for Vascular Surgery, “Debridement and Amputation Techniques

for Foot Preservation,” Baltimore, MD, June 2007 255. Invited Speaker, Smith & Nephew Masters Course in Advanced Techniques in Surgical

Wound Management, “Surgical Techniques Used In Debriding Wound Including Studies With The Versajet,” “Current Surgical Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” “Lower Extremity Flaps,” Chicago, IL, June 2007

256. Invited Speaker, Diabetic Foot Society of India Conference, “Concept of Angiosomes and its

Relevance in Reconstruction of the Foot,” “Challenges of the Diabetic Foot Reconstruction,” “Running a Diabetic Foot Center and Multidisciplinary Approach,” “Soft Tissue Reconstruction of Diabetic Foot,” “Debridement in Diabetic Foot,” Chennai, India, September 2007

257. Invited Speaker, Advanced Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Course,

“Understanding Angiosomes,” Orlando, FL, February 2008 258. Invited Speaker, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists’ 39th Annual Meeting,

“Multidisciplinary Management of the Complex Wound,” Tampa, FL, March 2008 259. Invited Speaker, Diabetic Foot Global Conference, “Debridement: All the Arrows in my

Quiver,” “A String of Pearls: Master Tips from Master Clinicians,” Los Angeles, CA, March 2008

260. Invited Speaker, Malvern Diabetic Foot Conference, “Debridement and Negative-Pressure

Wound Therapy,” “Heels Don’t Heal- True or False?” Malvern, England, May 2008 261. Invited Speaker, Diabetic Foot Congress, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,”

“The role of Angiosomes in Diabetic Foot Reconstruction,” “Reconstruction of the Diabetic Foot,” Johannesburg, South Africa, June 2008

262. Invited Speaker, Diabetic Foot Congress, “Heel Gangrene Worth Salvaging,” Johannesburg,

South Africa, June 2008 263. Invited Speaker, Wound Care SST: Specialization, Science, Technology, “Most Chronic

Wounds Can Be Closed: How, When, and Why,” Chicago, Illinois, July 2008 264. Invited Speaker, International Symposium; Diabetic Foot: Surgery, Therapy, Rehabilitation,

“Surgery of the Diabetic Foot in the Past, Now, and in the Future,” St. Petersburg, Russia, October 2008

265. Invited Speaker, ACS Annual Clinical Congress, “What’s New in Debridement and VAC

Therapy?” San Francisco, CA, October 2008 276. Invited Speaker, iLegx Interdisciplinary Leg Initiative, “Restoring Tissue Loss – Excision of Calcification,” London, England, October 2008 277. Program Committee, 9th Annual Wound Healing: Science and Industry, “Regional Areas of Ischemia,” St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, December 2008 278. Invited Speaker, ASRM Annual Meeting, “Surgical Options in the Diabetic Extremity,” Maui, Hawaii, January 2009 279. Invited Speaker, Superbones Conference, “Keynote Address: Muscle Flaps: A Review of

Common Foot Flaps,” Paradise Island, Bahamas, January-February 2009 280. Invited Speaker, Diabetic Foot Global Conference, “War on Toe-ror: The Early Use of

Advanced Dressings from the Battlefield to the Clinic,” “When Should I Call the Infectious Disease Doctor?” “All Osteomyelitis Should Be Excised: Fact or Fiction?” Los Angeles, CA, March 2009

283. Session Moderator, Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, “Advanced Wound Flaps,

Grafts, and Medical Devices,” Dallas, TX, April 2009 284. Invited Speaker, The West Penn Hospital 2009 Symposium on Foot & Ankle Surgery,

“The Significance of Local Regions of Ischemia in the Setting of Angiosomes,” “The Role of Surgery in Forefoot Osteomyelitis,” “Heel Ulcers,” “Debridement: The Old and the New,” Pittsburgh, PA, April 2009

285. Invited Speaker, Swiss Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, “Debridement: The

Critical Component in Wound Healing” “The Current State of Diabetic Foot Salvage,” Interlaken, Switzerland, October 2009

286. Invited Speaker, QMP Reconstructive Symposium, “Master Class: Current State of

Diabetic Limb Salvage,” “Regional Ischemia in the Lower Extremity: Is there a Solution?” “Medical vs. Surgical Therapy for Foot Osteomyelitis,” St. Louis, MO, November 2009

287. Program Committee/Speaker, 10th Annual Wound Healing: Science and Industry,

“Debridement: Choosing the Right Device,” St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, December 2009

288. Visiting Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, “The Business of

Wound Healing,” “Pedicle Flaps of the Lower Leg & Foot,” “Regional Ischemia in the Lower Extremity,” Cleveland, OH, December 2009

289. Invited Speaker, Diabetic Foot Global Conference, “Grafts, Flaps, and NPWT: We Got you

Covered,” Los Angeles, CA, March 2010 290. Invited Speaker, Ohio State University: Advances in Wound Care and HBO Update 2010,

“Limb Salvage and Advances in Diabetic Ulcer Healing,” Columbus, OH, March 2010 291. Invited Moderator/Speaker, Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, “Limb and Vascular

Reconstruction,” Orlando, FL, April 2010 292. Invited Speaker, Technology Innovation in Plastic Surgery (TIPS), “Clinical Experience with

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT),” San Francisco, CA, May 2010 293. Invited Speaker, Fifth Joint EASD/ADA/IDF Advanced Clinical Postgraduate Course in the

Management of Diabetes and its Complications, “Revascularization, Surgical Debridement and the Role of the Plastic Surgeon,” Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania, June 2010

294. Invited Speaker, American Diabetes Association 70th Scientific Sessions, “The Georgetown

Model for Diabetic Limb Salvage: Integrating Vascular Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry and Orthopedic Surgery,” Orlando, FL, June 2010

295. Invited Speaker, Puerto Rico Podiatric Medical Society 2010 Convention, “Debridement

debridement, debridement: Attention to detail and new techniques,” “The Reconstructive Ladder: Skin grafts and local flaps for the foot and ankle,” San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2010

297. Invited Speaker, Wound Care Update 2010, “Debridement and Biologics,” San Antonio, TX,

July 2010 298. Invited Speaker/Session Moderator, Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, “Limb and

Vascular Reconstruction,” Anaheim, CA, September 2010 299. Invited Speaker, Diabetic Foot Society of India – 9th Annual Conference, “How to Perform

Biomechanically Sound Amputation,” “Debridement in Light of What We Are Learning About Biofilms,” “Angiosome Targeted Revascularization,” Bangalore, India October 2010

302. Invited Speaker, 11th Annual Wound Healing: Science and Industry, “Critical Limb Ischemia

Review,” St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, December 2010 303. Invited Speaker, University of Nairobi Grand Rounds, “Current State of Diabetic Limb

Salvage,” Nairobi, January 2011 304. Invited Speaker, Murray Lectureship, “Diabetic Limb Salvage – An Update,” Boston, MA,

March 2011 305. Invited Speaker, Diabetic Foot Global Conference, “Debridement: A Pride of Techniques for

Your Surgical Safari,” Los Angeles, CA, March 2011 306. Invited Speaker, Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Spring, “Advanced Surgical Repair

of Wounds,” Dallas, TX, April 2011 307. Invited Speaker, John Parenti Limb Preservation Lectureship, Geisinger Health System, “A

Team Approach to Wound Healing,” “The Business of Wound Healing,” Danville, PA, May 2011

309. Invited Speaker, Integra Lower Extremity Flap Course, “Difficulties of Lower Third Soft

Tissue Coverage,” Stanford, CA, May 2011 310. Invited Speaker, 6th International Symposium on the Diabetic Foot, “Difficult Cases in

Infection,” “Amputation and Ambulation,” Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands, May 2011 312. Invited Speaker, Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting, “Care of the Diabetic Foot

from Wound Management to Revascularization,” Chicago, IL, June 2011 313. Invited Speaker, 6th Congress of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery,

“Ischaemic Lower Limb,” Helsinki, Finland, June 2011 314. Invited Speaker, Integra Lower Extremity Flap Course, “Difficulties of Lower Third Soft

Tissue Coverage,” Chicago, IL, July 2011

315. Invited Speaker, American College of Wound Healing and Tissue Repair Inaugural Meeting,

“Limb Salvage vs. Amputation: A Patient-centric Approach,” Chicago, IL, August 2011 316. Invited Speaker, Diabetic Foot Society of India Conference, “Restoring Ambulation through

Amputations: Foot vs. BKA,” “The Role of Achilles Tendon in Diabetic Ulceration,” Ahmedabad, India, October 2011

318. Invited Speaker, Polio Foundation, “Diabetic Limb Salvage: Surgical Perspective,”

Ahmedabad, India, October 2011 319. Invited Speaker, Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Fall 2011, “How to Know When

and How to Debride,” Las Vegas, NV, October 2011 320. Invited Speaker, Lower Extremity Course, “Local Flaps for Foot and Ankle Defects,”

“Diabetic Foot Wounds: Not all Wounds are Created Equal,” “What Works in Healing Lower Extremity Wounds: Are Biologic Matrices Worth the Extra Cost?” Philadelphia, PA, November 2011

321. Invited Speaker, 16th French Conference on Wound Healing, “Foot Salvage in Diabetic Foot

Ulcer Using Innovative Surgical Procedures,” Paris, France, January 2012 322. Invited Speaker, Wake Forest, “Use of Pedicle Muscle Flaps in Limb Salvage,” Winston-

Salem, North Carolina, February 2012 323. Invited Speaker, The Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, “Vascular Biology,” “Plastic

Surgical Repair of Chronic Wounds,” Atlanta, GA, April 2012 325. Invited Speaker, The 14th Malvern Diabetic Foot Conference, “Major Amputation in

Diabetes: The Georgetown Experience,” Great Malvern, UK, May 2012 326. Invited Speaker, International Course on Diabetic Foot, “Soft Tissue Reconstruction in

Charcot Foot,” Bologna, Italy, June 2012 327. Invited Speaker, 10th Annual Duke FLAP Course 2012, “Foot and Ankle Flaps,” Durham,

North Carolina, August 2012 328. Invited Speaker, EASD/DFWG 2012 Conference, “Major Amputations in the Lower Limb,”

Spier, South Africa, August 2012 329. Invited Speaker, 4th Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies, “Angiosomes

of the foot and ankle: their role in amputation, revascularization and reconstruction,” “The Ischemic Wound: Clinical Solutions,” “The impact of Instillation Therapy on Wound Healing,” Yokohama, Japan, September 2012

332. Invited Lecturer, ACS Clinical Congress, “Diabetic Wound Debridement and Bed

Preparation,” Chicago, Illinois, September 2012 333. Invited Speaker, Lower Extremity Flap Course, “Local flap: Abductor Digiti Minimi,

Abductor Hallucis, Medial Plantar Flap, Flexor Digitorum,” Plano, Texas, December 2012 334. Invited Speaker, 17th Annual French Wound Healing Society, “Diabetic foot: what’s new?”

“Versajet Workshop,” Paris, France, January 2013 335. Invited Speaker, The 6th Annual Translational to Clinic (T2C) Regenerative Medicine

Wound Care Conference, “Future Directions in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Columbus, Ohio, March 2013

336. Invited Speaker, 35th International Symposium Charing Cross – Controversies, Challenges,

Consensus, “Surgical care of the wound – debridement, planning amputations and reconstruction,” London, England, April 2013

337. Invited Speaker, American Association of Plastic Surgeons 92nd Annual Meeting, “Lower

Extremity: Practical Advances in Lower Extremity Reconstruction,” New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2013

338. Invited Speaker, The Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, “Plastic Surgery: Closure vs.

Healing,” Denver, Colorado, May 2013 339. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Podiatric Medicine, University of Cincinnati,

“Future Directions in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Cincinnati, Ohio, May, 2013 340. Invited Speaker, Technology Innovation in Plastic Surgery, “Negative Pressure Wound

Therapy and Instillation Therapy: New Solution?” San Francisco, CA, June 2013 341. Invited Speaker/Course Director, Diabetic Foot International Summer School of Surgery,

“The Use of Skin Grafts and Dermal Substitutions” and “How to Visit a Patient with Diabetic Foot Ulcers,” Milan, Italy, July 2013

342. Invited Speaker, World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery 2013 World Congress,

“Complex Reconstruction: Lower Extremity,” “Achieving Normal in Lower Extremity Reconstruction,” “Amputation/Prosthetic Versus Reconstruction: Decisions in Approach to Management,” Chicago, Illinois, July 2013

343. Invited Speaker, LUNA Summit for Wound Care, “Angiosomes of the Foot and Ankle: Their Role in Amputation and Revascularization and Reconstruction,” Las Vegas, NV, October 2013

344. Invited Speaker, Mayo Clinic, “The Restoring Ambulation through Foot Amputation vs.

Below Knee Amputation,” Rochester, MN, November 2013 345. Invited Speaker, 18th Conférence Nationale de Plaies et Cicatrisations, “Diabetic Foot

Surgery: Where are the limits?” Paris, France, January 2014 346. Invited Speaker, Hanger Education Fair & National Meeting, “Where Do Amputations Fit in

Diabetic Limb Salvage,” “Prosthetic Symposium,” Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2014 347. Invited Speaker/Moderator, Middle East Wounds and Scar Meeting, “The Key to Diabetic

Limb Salvage: Biomechanics, Biomechanics, Biomechanics,” “Diabetic Limb Salvage: the Keys to Adequate Wound Bed Preparation,” “Soft Tissues Closure Techniques for the Diabetic Foot: How to Choose Between Simple and Complex Closures,” “Optimizing Function and Decreasing Recidivism by Individualizing Amputation for Each Patient,” Dubai, UAE, March 2014

348. Panelist, Diabetic Foot Global Conference, “Digital Democrats Fight Plantar Fascism:

Sending Wound Healing Dogma into Exile,” Los Angeles, CA, March 2014 349. Moderator, Diabetic Foot Global Conference, “William Toe Overtures: How to Avoid Being

a Lone Ranger or Acting the Cowboy,” Los Angeles, CA, March 2014 350. Invited Speaker, Diabetic Foot Global Conference, “Conquering the Toes of Kilimanjaro

(without a Farewell to Legs),” Los Angeles, CA, March 2014 351. Invited Speaker, Charing Cross International Symposium: Vascular & Endovascular

Consensus Update, “The value of angiosome definition and saving ischaemic and diabetic feet,” London, England, UK, April 2014

352. Invited Speaker, Chang Gung Mayo Clinic Symposium, “The Role of Intrinsic Flaps of the

Foot for Smaller Defects of the Midfoot, Heel, and Ankle,” “The Role of the Achilles Tendon in Diabetic Forefoot Ulceration,” “The Importance of Addressing Biomechanics with Every Reconstruction to Avoid Recurrent Breakdown,” “The Role of Lower Limb Amputation in Limb Salvage,” Taipei, Taiwan, May 2014

353. Invited Speaker, Consensus Workshop on the Optimal Use of Technology in Wound

Management, “Determining Amputation Levels,” Southampton, England, UK, June 2014 INVITED SPEAKER AT GEORGETOWN / LOCAL AREA 1. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Otolaryngology, Georgetown University

School of Medicine, "Physiology of Microcirculation," Washington, DC, December, 1990 2. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Division of General Surgery, George Washington

University School of Medicine, "Diabetic Foot: Maximal Foot Salvage," "History of Flap Surgery," Washington, DC, January, 1991

3. Invited Lecturer, Annual Meeting of the Metropolitan Washington Chapter of the American

College of Surgeons, "Problems in Surgery: A Multi-specialty Program," "Breakthroughs in Treatment of the Diabetic Ulcer," Washington, DC, March 1991

4. Invited Speaker, Medical Grand Rounds, Sibley Hospital, "Comprehensive Approach with

the Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Washington, DC, March 1991 5. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, National Naval Medical Center, "Surgical Approach to

Diabetic Foot Infections,” "The Neuropathy of the Diabetic Foot," Bethesda, MD, September, 1991

6. Invited Speaker, Orthopedic Guild, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Georgetown

University School of Medicine, "Optimal Salvage of the Diabetic Foot," Washington, DC, October, 1991

7. Invited Speaker, "Gynecologic Surgery with Hands-On Practicum," a symposium sponsored

by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, "Wound Healing: Critical Issues and Management of Complications," Washington, DC, October, 1991

8. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Division of General Surgery, Georgetown University

School of Medicine, "Optimal Diabetic Foot Salvage," Washington, DC, December, 1991 9. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Otolaryngology, Georgetown University

School of Medicine, "History of Flap Surgery in Head and Neck Surgery," Washington, DC, January, 1991

10. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Peninsula General Hospital, "Plastic Surgical

Reconstruction of the Diabetic Foot", Salisbury, Maryland, February, 1992 11. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Greater Laurel Beltsville Hospital, "Plastic Surgical

Reconstruction of the Diabetic Foot," Laurel, Maryland, February, 1992 12. Invited Lecturer, 61st Annual Scientific Meeting ASPRS, "Microsurgery in the 90's,"

Washington, D.C. September, 1992 13. Invited Lecturer, Seminar on Limb Salvage in the Diabetic Foot, "Plastic Surgical

Reconstruction in the Diabetic Foot," Fairfax, Virginia, December 1992 14. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Orthopedics, Georgetown University School

of Medicine, "Diabetic Foot Salvage", Washington, DC, December, 1992 15. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Oral Surgery, Georgetown University School

of Medicine, "History of Head and Neck Surgery, Washington, DC, January, 1993 16. Invited Speaker, Surgical Club of Wisconsin, "Soft Tissue Reconstruction in the Diabetic

Foot", Washington, DC, March, 1993 17. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University School of

Medicine, "The History of Flaps and Microsurgery", Washington, DC, April, 1993 18. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Georgetown

University School of Medicine, "Reconstructive Options in Head and Neck Defects by Named Flaps", Washington, DC, April, 1993

19. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Neurosurgery, Georgetown University

School of Medicine, "History of Microsurgery", Washington, DC, May, 1993 20. Invited Speaker, Medical-Surgical Grand Rounds Conference, Montgomery General

Hospital, "Diabetic Foot Presentation", Bethesda, MD, June, 1993 21. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown

University School of Medicine, "Wounds: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know", Washington, D.C., September 1993

22. Invited Lecturer, Mid-Atlantic Podiatry Association, "Soft Tissue Salvage of the Diabetic

Foot," Washington, D.C., September 1993 23. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Cumberland Hospital, "Microsurgery in the 1990's,"

Cumberland, MD, February 1994 24. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Otolaryngology, Georgetown University

School of Medicine, "Vascular Territories in Planning Flaps," Washington, DC, February 1994

25. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Rheumatology, Georgetown University

School of Medicine, "Upper Extremity Vascular Disease," Washington, DC, March 1994 26. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Division of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University School

of Medicine, "Development of Concept of Vascular Territories," Washington, DC, April 1994

27. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Division of General Surgery, Georgetown University

School of Medicine, "Vascular Territories in Planning Flaps," Washington, DC, May 1994 28. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Northern Virginia Doctor's Hospital, "Vascular Territories

in Planning Foot Reconstructive Surgery," Arlington, VA, May 1994 29. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, National Rehabilitation Hospital, "The Development of

Vascular Flaps through History," Washington, DC, July 1994 30. Invited Lecturer, Region Eight Mid-Atlantic Podiatry Conference, "Plastic Surgery Repair of

Diabetic Foot Disorders," Reston, VA, September 1994 31. Invited Lecturer, Rigid Fixation Symposium, "Application of Microvascular Techniques in

Cranio-facial Surgery," Panel Speaker on "Salvage of Complications of Facial Trauma," Fairfax, VA, October 1994

32. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Laurel Regional Hospital, "Microsurgery in the 90's,"

Laurel, MD, January 1995 33. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Orthopedics, Georgetown University School

of Medicine, "Vascular Territories About the Body and How to Take Advantage of Them," Washington, DC, February, 1995

34. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Otolaryngology, Georgetown University

School of Medicine, "Application of Vascular Territories to Delay Flaps," Washington, DC, February 1995

35. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Doctor's Hospital, "Microsurgery in the '90's," Lanham,

MD, March 1995 36. Invited Lecturer, The Society of Armed Forces Podiatrists, Inc. Annual Conference, "Plastic

Surgery and the Foot," Rockville, MD, April 1995 37. Invited Lecturer, 4th Annual Melvin Jahss Lectureship, "Applications of Angiosomes to Foot

and Ankle Reconstruction," Baltimore, MD, September 1995 38. Invited Lecturer, Current Trends and Refinements in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, The

Podiatric Institute, "Soft Tissue Salvage of the Diabetic Foot and Ankle," "Plastic Surgical Techniques Applied to the Foot," Washington, DC, March 1996

39. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Otolaryngology, Georgetown University

School of Medicine, "Microscope vs. Loops in Free Flap Head and Neck Surgery," Washington, DC, February 1996

40. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, Georgetown University School of

Medicine, "Lower Extremity Preservation Technique," Washington, DC, March 1996 41. Invited Lecturer, Southern Society of Clinical Surgeons, Scientific Program, "New

Approaches to the Diabetic Foot," Washington, DC, April 1996 42. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, Georgetown University School of

Medicine, "Microsurgery in Head and Neck Reconstruction," Washington, DC, June 1996 43. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Holy Cross Hospital, "What's New in the Management of

the Diabetic Foot," Silver Spring, MD, December 1996 44. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Plastic Surgery, Fairfax Hospital, "What's New in Diabetic

Foot Salvage," Falls Church, VA, March 1997

45. Invited Lecturer, Association of Surgical Technologists 28th Annual National Conference,

“Operative Requirements for Complex Reconstructive Plastic Surgery - Flaps and Microsurgery,” Washington, DC, May 1997

46. Invited Lecturer, American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society, “Evaluation of Soft Tissue

in Foot and Ankle Wounds,” “Local Soft Tissue Reconstruction,” “Advanced Tissue Transfer for Foot Salvage,” “Local Flap Technique: Surgical Demonstration,” Washington, DC, September 1997

47. Invited Speaker, Georgetown University Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical

Education, Trauma and Reconstructive Workshop of the Foot and Ankle, “Soft Tissue Coverage in Lower Extremity Trauma,” “Surgical Exposures to the Foot and Ankle,” Washington, DC, December 1997

48. Invited Speaker, Metropolitan Washington Chapter American College of Surgeons All

Surgeons Day, “What’s New in Diabetic Foot Salvage,” Washington, D.C., February 1998 49. Invited Speaker, NRH Grand Rounds, “Management of Chronic Wounds,” National

Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington DC, September 1998 50. Invited Lecturer, 8th Mid Atlantic Podiatric Conference, “Application of Vascular Angiosomes to Salvage the Limb and Foot,” Reston, Virginia, October 1998 51. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds for Capitol Plastic Surgery Society, “Angiosomes as the

Basis for Lower Extremity Reconstruction,” Bethesda, Maryland, October 1998 52. Invited Speaker, Vascular Surgery Meeting, “The Importance of Angiosomes in Vascular

Reconstruction,” Washington, DC, September, 1999 53. Invited Lecturer, Centers of Wound Healing Excellence, “Soft Tissue Techniques for Open

Wounds,” “Pressures Sores: Conservation and Surgical Care,” Wyndham Conference Center, Washington, DC, September 1999

54. Invited Speaker, Department of Medicine, “Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Oxygen,” Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, October, 1999 55. Invited Speaker, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Principles of Wound Healing,”

Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, December 1999 56. Invited Speaker, Department of Surgery, “Wound Healing in the 21st Century,” Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, January, 2000 57. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, “Wound Healing in the New Millennium,” Suburban,

Hospital, Bethesda, MD, February, 2000 58. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, “Wound Healing in the New Millennium,” Washington

Adventist Hospital, Lanham, MD, February, 2000 59. Invited Speaker, Ortho-McNeil, “Caveats in Using Growth Factor in Wound Healing,”

National Press Club, Washington, DC, June, 2000 60. Invited Speaker, Metropolitan Washington Chapter American College of Surgeons, All

Surgeons Day, “The Role of Surgery in the Management of the Diabetic Patient”, Washington, DC, February 2001.

61. Invited Speaker, Georgetown General Surgery Grand Rounds, “Update in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Washington, DC, April 2001

62. Invited Speaker, Fairfax, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, “Diabetic Limb Salvage In 2001:

How to Keep it Simple,” Fairfax, VA, May 2001

63. Invited Speaker, Georgetown Department of Rheumatology,” Wound Healing Strategies in Vasculitic Ulcers,” Washington, DC, May 2001

64. Invited Speaker, George Washington University Hospital, Department of Medicine,

“Current Concepts in Wound Healing,” Washington, DC, June 2001 65. Invited Speaker, Mid-Atlantic Podiatric Medical Association, “Salvage of the Diabetic/ PVD

Foot,” “Strategies for Soft Tissue Coverage Around the Ankle,” Rockville, MD, October 2001

66. Invited Speaker, Department of Orthopedics, Fairfax Hospital, “The Chronic Wound:

Debridement and Current Wound Healing Adjuncts,” Fairfax, VA, January 2002 67. Invited Speaker, Georgetown University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “The

Importance of Debridement and Modern Wound Healing Adjuncts to Achieve Wound Closure,” Washington DC, February 2002

68. Invited Lecturer, Annual Cherry Blossom Podiatric Dermatological Seminar, “Soft Tissue

Reconstruction of the Ulcerated Diabetic Foot,” Washington, DC, April, 2002 69. Invited Speaker, Suburban Hospital Grand Rounds, “The Importance of Debridement and

Modern Wound Healing Adjuncts to Achieve Wound Closure,” Washington DC, May 2002 70. Invited speaker, Mid-Atlantic Podiatric Medical Association Region Eight Symposium:

Complications and Consequences of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, II. “Management of the Chronic Wound and Wound Closure Techniques.” Tyson Corner, Virginia, October 2002

71. Invited Speaker, Georgetown General Surgery Grand Rounds, “How to Prepare A Wound

for Closure Through Debridement and Modern Wound Healing Strategies,” Washington, DC, November 2002

72. Invited Speaker, Arlington Hospital Medical Grand Rounds, “Diabetic Limb Salvage in

2003,” Arlington, VA, February 2003 73. Invited Speaker, American Diabetes Association’s, Consensus Development Conference on

Peripheral Vascular Disease in Diabetes: “Foot Salvage Procedures,” Washington DC, May 2003

74. Invited Speaker 91st Meeting of The American Podiatric Association, “Using Vascular Angiosomes for Planning of Incisions in the Foot & Ankle,” “Principles of Debridement in Wound Salvage,” “Selective Foot Amputation And Skin Grafting,” Bethesda, Maryland, July 2003

75. Invited Speaker, KCI, “Debridement and the Use of the VAC in Wound Care.” Greenbelt,

MD, July 2003 76. Invited Speaker, The Mid-Atlantic Region of the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses

Society, “Contemporary Concepts in Limb Salvage,” Tyson’s Corner, VA, October, 2003 77. Invited Speaker, Foot and Ankle Institute of America, “Soft Tissue Reconstructive

Techniques,” Tyson Corner, October 2003 78. Invited Speaker, General Surgery Grand Rounds at Georgetown University, “Current

Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Washington, DC, March 2004 79. Invited Speaker, American Society of Podiatric Dermatology Cherry Blossom Conference,

“Uses of the VAC in Salvage of the Diabetic Foot,” Sibley Hospital, Washington, DC, April 2004

80. Invited Speaker, Northern Virginia Podiatric Medical Association, “Use of the VAC in

Improving Skin Graf Take,” Tyson Corner, April 2004 81. Invited Speaker, 35th National Conference of Association of Surgical Technologists, “Multi-

disciplinary Approach to Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Washington, DC, May, 2004 82. Invited Speaker, Georgetown Rheumatology Grand Rounds, “Current concepts in Wound

Healing,” Georgetown University, Washington, DC, January 2005

83. Invited Speaker, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society: 35th Annual Winter Meeting, “Treating Wound Complications in Foot and Ankle Surgery,” Washington, DC February 2005

84. Invited Speaker, Washington Orthopedic Society Meeting, “How to Deal with Soft Tissue

Complication of Orthopedic Surgery,” Washington, DC, February 2006 85. Invited Speaker, Potomac Hospital Grand Rounds, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb

Salvage,” Woodbridge, VA, June 2006

86. Invited Speaker, Georgetown University Hospital Medical Grand Rounds, “Current

Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Georgetown University, Washington, DC, July 2006 87. Invited Speaker, Suburban Hospital Grand Rounds, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb

Salvage,” Bethesda, MD, September 2006 88. Invited Speaker, Holy Cross Hospital Grand Rounds, “Current Concepts in Diabetic Limb

Salvage,” Silver Spring, MD, October 2006 89. Invited Speaker, Mid-Atlantic Podiatry Conference, “Soft Tissue Closure: Plastics and

Bioengineered Tissues,” “The Art of Debridement,” “Skin Grafting in the Foot and Ankle,” “Indications for Use of Muscle Flaps,” Bethesda, MD, October 2006

90. Invited Speaker, INOVA Fairfax Hospital Grand Rounds, “Current Concepts in Diabetic

Limb Salvage,” Falls Church, VA, January 2007 91. Invited Speaker, Spring 2007 VAMHCS Wound Season, “Advanced Wound Care,”

Baltimore, MD April 2007 92. Invited Speaker, Georgetown University Hospital Professional Staff Meeting, “Current

Concepts in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” Washington, DC, May 2007 93. Invited Speaker, Diabetic Limb Salvage: A Team Approach, “Preserving Length: The Role

of VAC in Foot Amputations,” Washington, DC, September 2007 94. Conference Co-Chair, Diabetic Limb Salvage: A Team Approach, Washington, DC,

September 2008 95. Invited Speaker, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, “Surgery vs. Antibiotics: How Much is

Too Much/Too Little?” Washington, DC, June 2009 96. Invited Speaker, INOVA Loudoun Hospital, “Wound Care Management,” Leesburg, VA,

September 2009 97. Invited Speaker, 19th Annual Baltimore Limb Deformity Post-Course, “Soft Tissue

Reconstruction for Osteomyelitis,” Baltimore, MD, September 2009 98. Conference Co-Chair, Diabetic Limb Salvage: A Team Approach, Washington, DC,

September 2009 99. Invited Speaker, IONVA Wound Healing Center, “Limb Salvage: 2009,” Fairfax, VA,

November 2009 100. Summit Member, Amputee Coalition of America: Limb Loss Task Force, Arlington, VA,

April 2010

101. Invited Speaker, 2010 Baltimore Flap Course, “Difficulties of Lower Third Soft Tissue,”

Baltimore, MD, May 2010 102. Guest Lecturer, The Gene Vance Jr. Foundation and the National Naval Medical Center,

“The Regional Areas of Ischemia; Any Solutions?” Bethesda, MD, May 2010 103. Guest Lecturer, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, “Preparing the Infected Wound: Surgical

Debridement,” “Adjunctions to Healing the Abdominal Wound,” Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, June 2010

104. Conference Co-Chair, Diabetic Limb Salvage: A Team Approach, Washington, DC, October

2010 105. Invited Speaker/Session Moderator, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress,

“Evidence-based Management of the Diabetic Foot,” Washington, DC, October 2010 106. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Georgetown

University Hospital, “Current Update in Diabetic Limb Salvage,” February 2011 107. Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds, National Rehabilitation Hospital, “The Current State of

Diabetic Limb Salvage,” February 2011 108. Conference Co-Chair, Diabetic Limb Salvage: A Team Approach, Washington, DC,

September 2011 109. Invited Speaker, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, “Arterial Ulcers,” Bethesda,

MD, October 2011 110. Invited Speaker, Lower Extremity Flap Course, “Wound Bed Preparation and Applications,”

“Pedicled Flaps in the Foot and Ankle,” Baltimore, MD, September 2012 111. Conference Co-Chair, Diabetic Limb Salvage: A Team Approach, Washington, DC, October

2012 112. Invited Speaker, Lower Extremity Flap Course, “Pedicled Flaps in the Foot and Ankle,”

“Wound Bed Preparation and Application,” Baltimore, MD, April 2013 113. Invited Speaker, Mid-Atlantic Region Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society

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Surgery, 1988 Oct;123(10):1196-8. 2. Warner, K.G., Durham-Smith, G., Butler, M.D., Attinger, C.E., Upton, J., Kuhri, S.F.

Comparative response of muscle and subcutaneous tissue pH during arterial and venous occlusion in musculocutaneous flaps. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 1989 Feb;22(2):108-16.

3. Mentzer, S.J., Antman, K.H., Attinger, C., Shemin, R., Corson, J.M., Sugarbaker, D.J.

Selected benefits of thoracotomy and chemotherapy for sarcoma metastatic to the lung, Journal of Surgical Oncology, 1993 May;53(1); 54-9.

4. Spear, S.L., Pellegrino, C.J., Attinger, C.E., Potkul, R.K. Vulvar reconstruction using a

mons pubis flap, Annals of Plastic Surgery, 1994 Jun;32(6):602-5. 5. Attinger, C. Use of skin grafting in the foot, Journal of the American Podiatric Medical

Association, 1995 Jan;85(1):49-56. 6. Attinger, C. Soft-tissue coverage for lower-extremity trauma. Orthopedic Clinics of North

America, 1995 Apr;26(2):295-334. 7. Kasabian, A.K., Glat, P.M., Eidelman, Y., Colen, S., Longaker, M. T., Attinger, C., Shaw,

W. Salvage of traumatic below-knee amputation stumps utilizing the filet of foot free flap: critical evaluation of six cases. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1995 Oct;96(5):1145-53.

8. Attinger, C.E., Picken, C.A., Sessions, R.B. Minimizing pectoralis myocutaneous flap loss

with the delay principle. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1996 Jan;114(1): 148-57. 9. Aaron, A.D., O'Mara, J.W., Legendre, K.E., Evans, S.R.T., Attinger, C.E., Montgomery, E.A. Chest wall fibromatosis associated with silicone breast implants. Surgical Oncology,

1996 Apr;5(2): 93-9. 10. Neville, R., Attinger, C., Sidaway A.N. Prosthetic bypass with a distal vein patch for limb

salvage. The American Journal of Surgery, 1997 Aug;174(2):173-6. 11. Attinger, C.E., Aaron, A.D. Discussion of the paper: “Functional outcome after soft tissue

reconstruction for limb Salvage after sarcoma Surgery” by Serletti, Carras, O’Keefe and Rosier, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1998 Oct;102:1584.

12. Paragas, L.K., Attinger, C., Blume, P.A. Local flaps. Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and

Surgery, 2000 Apr;17(2):267-318. 13. Attinger, C.E., Bulan, E., Blume, P.A. Surgical debridement. The key to successful wound

healing and reconstruction. Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 2000 Oct;17(4):599-630.

14. Attinger, C.E., Colen, L.B. The role of microsurgical free flaps in foot and ankle surgery.

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 2000 Oct;17(4):649-80.

15. Attinger, C.E., Ducic, I., Zelen, C. The use of local muscle flaps in foot and ankle reconstruction. Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 2000 Oct;17(4):681-711.

16. Attinger, C., Cooper, P. Soft tissue construction of calcaneal fractures or osteomyelitis. Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 2001, Jan;32(1):135-70.

17. Wai, P.H., Ewing, C.A., Johnson, L.B., Lu, A.D., Attinger, C.E., Kuo, P.C. Candida

fasciitis following renal transplantation. Transplantation, 2001 Aug;72(3): 477-9. 18. Blume, P.A., Paragas, L.K., Sumpio, B.E., Attinger, C.E. Single-stage surgical treatment of

non-infected diabetic foot ulcers. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2002 Feb;109(2):601-9.

19. Attinger, C.E., Ducic, I., Neville, R.F., Abbruzzese, M.R., Gomes, M., Sidawy, A.N. The

relative roles of aggressive wound care versus revascularization in salvage of the threatened lower extremity in the renal failure diabetic patient. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2002 Apr;109(4):1281-90; discussion 1291-2.

20. Attinger, C.E., Bulan, E.J. Debridement. The key initial first step in wound healing. Foot

and Ankle Clinics, 2001 Dec;6(4):627-60. 21. Hopf, H.W., Humphrey, L.M., Puzziferri, N., West, J.M., Attinger, C.E., Hunt, T.K.

Adjuncts to preparing wounds for closure: hyperbaric oxygen, growth factors, skin substitutes, negative pressure wound therapy (vacuum-assisted closure). Foot and Ankle Clinics, 2001 Dec;6(4):661-82.

22. Attinger, C.E., Cooper, P., Blume, P., Bulan, E. The safest surgical incisions and

amputations applying the angiosome principles and using the Doppler to assess the arterial-arterial connections of the foot and ankle. Foot and Ankle Clinics, 2001 Dec;6(4):745-99.

23. Attinger, C.E., Ducic I., Cooper P., Zelen C.M. The role of intrinsic muscle flaps of the

foot for bone coverage in foot and ankle defects in diabetic and non diabetic patients. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2002 Sep;110(4):1047-54.

24. Attinger, C., Venturi, M., Kim, K., Ribiero, C. Maximizing length and optimizing

biomechanics in foot amputations by avoiding cookbook recipes for amputation. Seminars in Vascular Surgery, 2003 Mar;16(1):44-66.

25. Nishimito GS, Attinger C.E., Cooper, PS. Lengthening the Achilles tendon for the

treatment of diabetic plantar forefoot ulceration. Surgery Clinics of North America, 2003 Jun;83(3):701-26.

26. Hess C.L., Howard M.A., Attinger C.E. A review of mechanical adjuncts in wound

healing: hydrotherapy, ultrasound, negative pressure therapy, hyperbaric oxygen, and electrostimulation. Annals Plastic Surgery, 2003 Aug;51(2):210-8.

27. Armstrong D.G., Attinger C.E., Boulton A.J., Frykberg R.G., Kirsner R.S., Lavery L.A.,

Mills J.L. Guidelines regarding negative wound therapy (NPWT) in the diabetic foot. Ostomy Wound Management, 2004 Apr;50(4B Suppl): 3S-27S.

28. Davison, S.P., Venturi, M.L., Attinger, C.E., Baker, S.B., Spear, S.L. Prevention of venous

thromboembolism in the plastic surgery patient. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 114(3):43E-51E, September 2004. Erratum in: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 114(5):1366, October 2004.

29. Venturi, M.L., Attinger, C.E., Mesbahi, A., Hess, C. Mechanisms and clinical applications

of the vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) device: A Review. American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2005;6(3):185-94.

30. Attinger, C.E., Ducic, I., Hess, C., Basil, A., Abbruzzese M., Cooper P. Outcome of skin

graft versus flap surgery in the salvage of the exposed Achilles tendon in diabetics versus nondiabetics. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2006 Jun;117(7): 2460-7.

31. Brougthon, G., Janis, J., Attinger, C.E. A brief history of wound care. Plastic and

Reconstructive Surgery, 2006 Jun;117(7 Suppl): 6S-11S. 32. Brougthon, G., Janis, J., Attinger, C.E. Basic science of wound healing. Plastic and

Reconstructive Surgery, 2006 Jun;117(7 Suppl):12S-34S. 33. Attinger, C.E., Janis, J.E., Steinberg, J.S., Schwartz, J., Al-Attar, A., Couch, K. Clinical

approach to wounds: debridement and wound bed preparation including the use of dressings and wound-healing adjuvants. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2006 Jun;117(7 Suppl):72S-109S.

34. Attinger C.E., Evans K.K., Bulan E., Blume P., Cooper P. Angiosomes of the foot and ankle

and clinical implications for limb salvage: Reconstruction, incisions, and revascularization. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2006 Jun;117(7 Suppl): 261S-293S.

35. Broughton, G. 2nd, Janis J.E., Attinger. C.E. Wound healing: An overview. Plastic and

Reconstructive Surgery, 2006;117(7 Supplement):1e-S-32e-S. 36. Andros G., Armstrong D., Attinger C.E., Boulton A.J.M., Frykberg R.G., Joseph W.S.,

Lavery L.A., Morbach S., Niezgoda J.A., Toursarkissian B. Consensus statement on negative pressure wound therapy (V.A.C. Therapy) for the management of diabetic foot wounds. Tucson Expert Consensus Conference. Ostomy Wound Management, 2006 Jun;Suppl:1-32.

37. Steed, D.L., Attinger, C., Colaizzi, T., Crossland, M., Franz, M., Harkless, L., Johnson, A.,

Moosa, H., Robson, M., Serena, T., Sheehan, P., Veves, A., Wiersma-Bryant, L. Guidelines for the treatment of diabetic ulcers. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 2006 Nov-Dec;14(6):680-92.

38. Schaden, W., Thiele R., Kolpl, C., Pusch, M., Nissan, A., Attinger, C.E., Maniscalo-

Theberge, M., Peoples, G., Elster, E.A., Stojadinovic, A. Shock wave therapy for acute and chronic soft tissue wounds: a feasibility study. Journal of Surgical Research, 2007 Nov;143(1):1-12. Epub 27 Sep 2007.

39. Ducic, I., Mesbahi, A.N., Attinger, C.E., Graw, K. The role of peripheral nerve surgery in

the treatment of chronic pain associated with amputation stumps. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2008 Mar;121(3):908-14, discussion 917-7.

40. Steed, D.L., Attinger, C.E., Brem, H., Colaizzi, T., Crossland, M., Franz, M., Harkless, L.,

Johnson, A., Moosa, H., Robson, M., Serena, T., Sheehan, P., Veves, A., Wiersma-Bryant, L. Guidelines for the prevention of diabetic ulcers. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 2008 Mar;16(2):169-74.

41. Clemens, M.W., Parikh, P., Hall, M.M., Attinger, C.E. External Fixators as an Adjunct to

Wound Healing. Foot and Ankle Clinics, 2008 Mar;13(1):145-56, vi-vii. 42. Ducic, I., Mafi, A.A., Attinger, C.E., Couch, K., Al-Attar, A. The role of peripheral nerve

surgery in the management of painful chronic wounds: indications and outcomes. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2008 Jul;122(1):193-7.

43. Ducic, I., Dayan, J.H., Attinger, C.E., Curry, P. Complex perineal and groin wound

reconstruction using the extended dissection technique of the gracilis flap. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2008 Aug;122(2):472-8.

44. Carlson, J.W., Stojadinovic, A., Ennis, W., Diegelmann, R., Attinger, C. Multidisciplinary

panel discussion of a gynecologic oncology patient: preventing wound complications. Gynecologic Oncology, 2008 Nov;111(2 Suppl):S98-100. Epub 10 Sep 2008.

45. Attinger, C.E., Hoang, H., Steinberg, J.S., Couch, K., Hubley, K., Winger, L., Kugler, M.

How to make a hospital-based wound center financially viable: the Georgetown University Hospital model. Gynecologic Oncology, 2008 Nov;111(2 Suppl):S92-7. Epub 16 Sep 2008.

46. Clemens, M.W., Attinger, C.E. Biological basis of diabetic foot wounds. Surgical

Technology International, 2008;17:89-95. 47. Parikh, P.M., Hall, M.M., Attinger, C.E., Masden, D.L., Steinberg, J.S. External fixation:

indications in lower extremity reconstruction and limb salvage. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2009 Apr;123(4):160e-161e.

48. Orgill, D.P., Manders, E.K., Sumpio, B.E., Lee, R.C., Attinger C.E., Gurtner, G.C., Ehrlich,

H.P. The mechanisms of action of vacuum assisted closure: more to learn. Surgery, 2009 Jul;146(1):40-51. Epub 19 April 2009.

49. Hannan, C.M., Attinger, C.E. Special considerations in the management of osteomyelitis

defects (diabetes, the ischemic or dysvascular bed, and irradiation). Seminal Plastic Surgery, 2009 May;23(2):132-40.

50. Cardinal, M., Eisenbud, D.E., Armstrong, D.G., Zelen, C., Driver, V., Attinger, C., Phillips,

T., Harding, K. Serial surgical debridement: a retrospective study on clinical outcomes in chronic lower extremity wounds. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 2009 May-Jun;17(3):306-11.

51. Neville, R.F., Attinger, C.E., Bulan, E.J., Ducic, I., Thomassen, M., Sidawy, A.N. Revascularization of a specific angiosome for limb salvage: Does the target artery

matter? Annals of Vascular Surgery, 2009 May-Jun;23(3):367-73. 52. Armstrong, D.G., Boulton, A.J., Andros, G., Attinger, C., Eisenbud, D., Lavery, L.A.,

Lipsky, B.A., Mills, J.L., Sibbald, G., Smith, A.P., Wukich, D., Margolis, D.J. Defining success in clinical trials of diabetic foot wounds: the Los Angeles DFCon consensus. International Wound Journal, 2009 Jun;6(3):211-3.

53. Stannard, J.P., Zane Atkins, B., O'Malley, D., Singh, H., Bernstein, B., Fahey, M., Masden,

D., Attinger, C.E. Use of negative pressure therapy on closed surgical incisions: a case series. Ostomy Wound Management, 1 August 2009; 55(8):58-66,. Erratum in: Ostomy Wound Management. 55(9):6, 15 September 2009.

54. Ducic, I., Rao, S.S., Attinger, C.E. Outcomes of microvascular reconstruction of single-

vessel lower extremities: limb salvage versus amputation. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2009 Nov;25(8):475-8. Epub 10 Jul 2009.

55. Cunha, M., Faul, J., Steinberg, J., Attinger, C. Forefoot ulcer recurrence following partial

first ray Amputation: The role of tendo-achilles lengthening. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 2010 Jan-Feb;100(1):80-2.

56. Attinger, C.E., Meyr, A.J., Fitzgerald, S., Steinberg, J.S. Preoperative Doppler assessment

for transmetatarsal amputation. Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, 2010 Jan-Feb;49(1):101-5.

57. Shanmugam, V.K., Price, P., Attinger, C.E., Steen, V. Lower extremity ulcers in systemic

sclerosis: features and response to therapy. International Journal of Rheumatology 2010, pii747946. Epub 18 Aug 2010.

58. Clemens, M.W., Attinger, C.E. Functional reconstruction of the diabetic foot. Seminars in

Plastic Surgery, 2010 Feb;24(1):43-56. 59. Cornell, R.S., Meyr, A.J., Steinberg, J.S., Attinger, C.E. Debridement of the noninfected

wound. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2010 Sep;52(3 Suppl):31S-36S. 60. Cornell, R.S., Meyr, A.J., Steinberg, J.S., Attinger, C.E. Debridement of the noninfected

wound. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 2010 Sep-Oct;100(5):353-9. 61. Clemens, M.W., Attinger, C.E. Angiosomes and wound care in the diabetic foot. Foot and

Ankle Clinics. 2010 Sep;15(3):439-64. 62. Clemens, M.W., Broyles, J.M., Le, P.N., Attinger, C.E. Innovation and management of

diabetic foot wounds. Surg Technol Int, 2010 Oct;20:61-71. 63. Goldstein, J.A., Iorio, M.L., Brown, B. Attinger, C.E. The use of negative pressure wound

therapy for random local flaps at the ankle region. Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, 2010 November-December; 49(6):513-6.

64. Iorio, M.L., Goldstein, J.A., Adams, M., Steinberg, J.S., Attinger, C. Functional limb

salvage in the diabetic patient: the use of a collagen bilayer matrix and risk factors for amputation. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011 Jan; 127(1)260-7.

65. Attinger, C.E., Janis, J.E. Preface to Current concepts in wound healing: update 2011.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011 January; 127 Supplement 1:7S-9S. 66. Janis, J.E., Kwon, R.K., Attinger, C.E. The new reconstructive ladder: modifications to the

traditional model. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2011 Jan; 127 Suppl 1:205S-212S. 67. Masden, D., Felder, J.M. 3rd, Iorio, M.L., Bhanot, P., Attinger, C.E. Abdominal wall

reconstruction with implantable meshes. Journal Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, 2011;21(1):25-50.

68. Shanmugam, V.K., Demaria, D.M., Attinger, C.E. Lower extremity ulcers in rheumatoid

arthritis: features and response to immunosuppression. Clinical Rheumatology, 2011 Jun;30(6):849-53.

69. Ducic, I., Attinger, C.E. Foot and ankle reconstruction: pedicled muscle flaps versus free

flaps and the role of diabetes. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2011 Jul;128(1):173-80. 70. Evans, K.K., Attinger, C.E., Al-Attar, A., Salgado, C., Chu, C.K., Mardini, S., Neville, R.

The importance of limb preservation in the diabetic population. Journal of Diabetes Complications, 2011 Jul-Aug;25(4):227-31. Epub 2011 Mar 29.

71. Iorio, M.L., Endara, M., Desman, E., Fontana, L., Attinger, C. Occult radiation injury

following angiographic procedures: recognition and treatment of an evolving complication. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2011 Aug;67(2):109-13.

72. Shanmugam, V.K., Tsagaris, K.C., Attinger, C.E. Leg ulcers associated with Klinefelter's

syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. International Wound Journal, 2012 Feb; 9(1):104-7. Epub2011 Aug 19.

73. Attinger, C.E., Brown, B.J. Amputation and ambulation in diabetic patients: function is the goal. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, 2012 Feb;28 Suppl 1:93-6.

74. Cavanagh, P., Attinger, C., Abbas, Z., Bal, A., Rojas, N., Xu, Z.R. Cost of treating diabetic foot ulcers in five different countries. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, 2012 Feb;28 Suppl 1:107-11.

75. Brown, B.J., Crone, C.G., Attinger, C.E. Amputation in the diabetic to maximize function. Seminars in Vascular Surgery, 2012 Jun;25(2):115-121.

76. Masden, D., Goldstein, J., Endara, M., Xu, K., Steinberg, J., Attinger, C. Negative pressure wound therapy for at-risk surgical closures in patients with multiple comorbidities: a prospective randomized controlled study. Annals of Surgery, 2012 Jun;255(6):1043-7.

77. Felder, J.M. 3rd, Goyal, S.S., Attinger, C.E. A systematic review of skin substitutes for foot ulcers. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2012 Jul; 130(1):145-64.

78. Shanmugam, V.K., Schilling, A., Germinario, A., Mete, M., Kim, P., Steinberg, J., Attinger, C.E. Prevalence of immune disease in patients with wounds presenting to a tertiary wound healing centre. International Wound Journal, 2012 Aug;9(4):403-411,.

79. Kim, P.J., Attinger, C.E., Evans, K.K., Steinberg, J.S. Role of the podiatrist in diabetic limb salvage. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2012 Oct;56(4):1168-72.

80. Patel, K.M., Seruya, M., Franklin, B., Attinger, C.E., Ducic, I. Factors associated with failed hardware salvage in high-risk patients after microsurgical lower extremity reconstruction. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2012 Oct;69(4):399-402.

81. Iorio, M.L., Shuck, J., Attinger, C.E. Wound healing in the upper and lower extremities: a systematic review on the use of acellular dermal matrices. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2012 Nov;130(5 Suppl 2):232S-41S.

82. Endara, M., Attinger, C. Using color to guide debridement. Advances in Skin and Wound Care, 2012 Dec;25(12):549-55.

83. Attinger, C. Comment on: ‘Factors influencing wound healing of critical ischaemic foot after bypass surgery: is the angiosome important in selecting bypass target artery?’ European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2013 Jan;45(1):99. Epub 2012 Oct 30.

84. Brown, B.J., Iorio, M.L., Hill, L., Carlisle, B., Attinger, C.E. Below-knee amputation with a vascularized fibular graft and headless compression screw. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2013 Feb;131(2):323-7.

85. Attinger, C., Hutchinson, B., Blume, P.A., Mariash, S.A., Schuberth, J.M. Soft tissue

defects of the foot and ankle. Foot and Ankle Specialist, 2013 Feb;6(1):59-64. 86. Brown, B.J., Attinger, C.E. The Below-Knee Amputation: To Amputate or Palliate?

Advances Wound Care, 2013 Feb;2(1):30-35. 87. Economides, J.M., Patel, K.M., Evans, K.K., Marshall, E., Attinger, C. Systematic review

of patient-centered outcomes following lower extremity flap reconstruction in comorbid patients. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2013 Jun;29(5):307-16. Epub 2013 Feb 7.

88. Endara, M., Ducic, I., Attinger, C. Free Tissue Transfer for Limb Salvage in High-Risk

Patients: Worth the Risk. Advances in Wound Care, 2013 Mar;2(2):63-68. 89. Brown, B.J., Iorio, M.L., Klement, M., Conti Mica, M.R., El-Amraoui, A., O’Halloran, P.,

Attinger, C.E. Outcomes after 294 transtibial amputations with the posterior myocutaneous flap. The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, 2013 Mar:13(1):33-40. Epub 2014 Feb 6.

90. Kim, P.J., Evans, K.K., Steinberg, J.S., Pollard, M.E., Attinger, C.E. Critical elements to

building an effective wound care center. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2013 Jun;57(6)1703-9. Epub 2013 Feb 8.

91. Endara, M., Masden, D., Goldstein, J., Gondek, S., Steinberg, J., Attinger, C. The role of

chronic and perioperative glucose management in high-risk surgical closures; a case for tighter glycemic control. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2013 Oct;132(4):996-1004.

92. Patel, K.M., Economides, J.M., Franklin, B., Sosin, M., Attinger, C., Ducic, I. Correlating

patient-reported outcomes and ambulation success following microsurgical lower extremity reconstruction in comorbid patients. Microsurgery, 2014 Jan;34(1):1-4. Epub 2013 Jul 11.

93. Iorio, M.L., Han, K.D., Evans, K.K., Attinger, C.E. Combined Achilles Tendon and Soft

Tissue Defects: Functional Outcomes of Free Tissue Transfers and Tendon Vascularization. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2013 Jul 11.

94. Shanmugam, V.K., McNish, S., Duncan, J., Root, B., Tassi, E., Wellstein, A., Kallakury, B.,

Attinger, C.E. Late failure of a split-thickness skin graft in the setting of homozygous factor V Leiden mutation: a case report and correlative animal model from the Wound Etiology and Healing (WE-HEAL) Study. International Wound Journal, 2013 Sep 13.

95. Wukich, D.K., Armstrong, D.G., Attinger, C.E., Boulton, A.J., Burns, P.R., Frykberg, R.G.,

Hellman, R., Kim, P.J., Lipsky, B.A., Pile, J.C., Pinzur, M.S., Siminerio, L. Inpatient management of diabetic foot disorders: a clinical guide. Diabetes Care, 2013 Sep;36(9):2862-71.

96. Albino, F.P., Patel, K.M., Nahabedian, M.Y., Sosin, M., Attinger, C.E., Bhanot, P. Does

mesh location matter in abdominal wall reconstruction? A systematic review of the literature and a summary of recommendations. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2013 Nov;132(5):1295-304.

97. Shanmugam, V.K., McNish, S., Shara, N., Hubley, K.J., Kallakury, B., Dunning, D.M.,

Attinger, C.E., Steinberg, J.S. Chronic leg ulceration associated with polycythemia vera responding to ruxolitinib (Jakafi(®)). The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, 2013 Nov-Dec;52(6):781-5. Epub 2013 Aug 14.

98. Shanmugam, V.K., Tassi, E., Schmidt, M.O., McNish, S., Baker, S., Attinger, C., Wang, H.,

Shara, N., Wellstein, A. Utility of a human-mouse xenograft model and in vivo near-infrared fluorescent imaging for studying wound healing. International Wound Journal, 2013 Dec 23.

99. Kim, P.J., Attinger, C.E., Steinberg, J.S., Evans, K.K., Lehner, B., Willy, C., Lavery, L.,

Wolvos, T., Orgill, D., Ennis, W., Lantis, J., Gabriel, A., Schultz, G. Negative-pressure wound therapy with instillation: international consensus guidelines. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2013 Dec;132(6):1569-79.

100. Kim, P.J., Attinger, C.E., Steinberg, J.S., Evans, K.K. Integra® bilayer wound matrix

application for complex lower extremity soft tissue reconstruction. Surgical Technology International, 2014 Mar;24:65-73.

101. Kim, P.J., Attinger, C.E., Steinberg, J.S., Evans, K.K., Powers, K.A., Hung, R.W., Smith,

J.R., Rocha, Z.M., Lavery, L. The impact of negative-pressure wound therapy with instillation compared with standard negative-pressure wound therapy: a retrospective, historical, cohort, controlled study. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2014 Mar;133(3):709-16.

102. Albino, F.P., Patel, K.M., Nahabedian, M.Y., Attinger, C.E., Bhanot, P. Immediate, Multistaged Approach to Infected Synthetic Mesh: Outcomes After Abdominal Wall Reconstruction With Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrix. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2014 Mar 21.

103. DeFazio, M.V., Han, K.D. Iorio, M.L., Attinger, C.E., Steinberg, J.S., Kim, P.J., Nemets, L., Evans, K.K. Combined Free Tissue Transfer for the Management of Composite Achilles Defects: Functional Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction following Thigh-Based Vascularized Reconstruction with a Neotendon Construct. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 2014 Apr 4.

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2. Attinger, C.E. Plastic Surgery. In S. Kominsky (Ed.) 1992 Year Book of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. Mosby Year Book. 3. Attinger, C.E. Plastic Surgery. In S. Kominsky (Ed.) 1993 Year Book of Podiatric Medicine

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and Surgery. Mosby Year Book. 6. Attinger, C.E. Soft Tissue Reconstruction Following Trauma, The Orthopedic Clinics of

North America, Volume 26, 2, pp. 295-334, April 1995. 7. Attinger, C.E. Plastic Surgery. In S. Kominsky (Ed.) 1995 Year Book of Podiatric Medicine

and Surgery. Mosby Year Book. 8. Attinger, C.E. Diabetic patients with renal failure. Biomechanics, pp. 67 - 70, September

1996. 9. Attinger, C.E. Plastic Surgery. In S. Kominsky (Ed.) 1996 Year Book of Podiatric Medicine

and Surgery. Mosby Year Book. 10. Orgill, D.P., Attinger, C.E. New techniques for the management of pressure sores. Bio-

Mechanics, pp. 39-40, April 1997. 11. Attinger, C.E., Cooper, P., Blume, P. Vascular Anatomy of the Foot and Ankle, Operative

Techniques in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Volume 4, pp.183-198, November 1997. 12. Paragas, L.K., Attinger, C.E., Blume, P. A. Local Flaps, Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and

Surgery, W. B. Saunders, Volume 17:267, April 2000. 13. Attinger, C.E., Colen, L. The Role of Microsurgical Free Flaps In Foot and Ankle Surgery,

Clinic in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Volume 17:649, October 2000. 14. Attinger, C.E., Bulan, E., Blume, P. Surgical Debridement: The Key To Successful Wound

Healing And Reconstruction, Clinic in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Volume 17:599-630, October 2000.

15. Attinger, C.E., Ducic, I., Zelen, C. The Use of Local Muscle Flaps in Foot and Ankle

Reconstruction, Clinic in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Volume 17(4): 681-711, October 2000.

16. Attinger, C.E., Cooper, P. Soft tissue Reconstruction For Calcaneal Fractures Or

Osteomyelitis, Foot and Ankle Clinics Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America, W.B.

Saunders, Volume 32(1):135-70, October 2001. 17. Hopf H.W., Humphrey L., Puzziferri N., Attinger, C.E., West J.M., Hunt T.K. Adjuncts to

Preparing Wounds for Closure: HBO, Growth Factors, Skin Substitutes, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Vacuum Assisted Closure), Foot and Ankle Clinics Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America, 6:661-683, 6:627-661, December 2001.

18. Attinger, C.E., Bulan E.J., Blume P. Debridement: The Key First Step In Wound Healing,

Foot and Ankle Clinics Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America, 6:627-661, 6:627-661, December 2001.

19. Attinger C.E., Cooper P., Blume P., Bulan E.J. The Safest Surgical Incisions and Amputations Using the Angiosome Concept and Doppler on Arterial-Arterial Connections of the Foot and Ankle, Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America, 6:745-801, 6:627-661, December 2001.

20. Attinger C.E., Venturi M, Kim K., Ribiero, C. Maximizing Length And Optimizing

Biomechanics In Foot Amputations By Avoiding Cookbook Recipes For Amputation. Seminars in Vascular Surgery, 16:44-66, March 2003.

21. Rao, S., Attinger, C.E. How to Prevent Plastic Surgery Failures in Lower Extremity

Reconstruction. Podiatry Today, 78-85, July 2011. BOOK CHAPTERS 1. Attinger, C.E. Use of Soft Tissue Techniques for the Salvage of the Diabetic Foot, The

Medical and Surgical Management of the Diabetic Foot, Kominsky, S. (ed.), Mosby & Co., 1994

2. Travaglino-Parda, R., Attinger, C.E., Sidawy, A.N. Neuropathic and Biomechanic Etiology

of Foot Ulceration in Diabetics, in The Basic Science of Vascular Disease, Sidawy A. (ed.), Futura Publishing, 1997

3. Attinger, C.E. Foot and Ankle Preservation, Grabb & Smith’s Plastic Surgery, Fifth Edition,

Aston S.J., Beasely R.W., Thorne C.H.M. (eds.), Lippincott-Raven Publishers, 1998 4. Attinger, C.E. Plastic Surgery Technique for Foot and Ankle Surgery, Disorders of the Foot

and Ankle, Second Edition, Myerson, Mark (Ed.), W.B.Saunders, 1999 5. Attinger, C.E., Fine, N. Soft Tissue Coverage of the Foot and Ankle, Operative Treatment

of the Foot and Ankle, Kelikian, A.S. (Ed.), Appleton & Lange Publishing 1999 6. Attinger, C.E. Wound Management in the Orthopedic Patient, in The Principles of

Orthopedic Surgery, 3rd ed., Wiesel, S. & Delahay, J.W.B. (eds.), Saunders 2000 7. Aaron A.D., Shannon B., and Attinger, C.E. Surgical Management of Soft-Tissue Sarcoma,

Clinical Pathology of Soft-Tissue Tumors, E. Montgomery & A. Aaron (eds.) Marcel Dekker, Inc. 2001

8. Ganz, J., Attinger, C.E. The Vastus Lateralis Muscle Flap, in Chest Wall Reconstruction,

Evans G. (ed). Marcel Dekker Inc. 2004 9. Attinger, C.E., Bulan, E., Blume, P. Pharmacologic and Mechanical Management of

Wounds, In Plastic Surgery, Mathes S. (ed), Saunders 2004 10. Attinger. C.E. Chronic Diabetic Wound Treatment, In Advanced Reconstruction Foot and

Ankle, edited by Nunley JA, Pfeffer GB, Sanders RW, Trepman E. American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons 2004

11. Attinger. C.E. Lower Extremity Reconstruction: Chronic Wounds. Handbook of Plastic

Surgery edited by Benhaim P., Greer s et. al., Theime Medical Publishers, 2004 12. Attinger. C.E. Debridement, The Diabetic Foot Handbook edited by Armstrong D.,

American Diabetic Association, 2004 13. Attinger, C.E., Ducic, I. Foot and Ankle Reconstruction, Grabb & Smith’s Plastic Surgery,

sixth Edition, Aston S.J., Beasely R.W., Thorne C.H.M. (eds.), Lippincott-Raven Publishers, 2005

14. Attinger, C.E. Soft Tissue Reconstructive Options for the Diabetic Ulcerated or

Gangrenous Diabetic Foot. The Diabetic Foot, Medical and Surgical Management, second edition, Veves, A., Guirini, J.M., Logerfo, F.W., Humana Press, New Jersey, 2006

15. Boehmler, J., Attinger, C.E. Foot and Ankle Reconstruction, Current Therapy in Plastic

Surgery, McCarthy J. G., Galiano R.D., Boutros S.B. (eds.), Saunders Elsevier Publishers, 2006

16. Attinger, C.E., Colen, L.B. The Role of Microsurgical-Free Flaps in Foot and Ankle

Surgery, Lower Extremity Soft Tissue and Cutaneous Plastic Surgery, Dockery G.L., Crawford M.E. (eds.), Saunders Elsevier Publishers 2006

17. Attinger, C.E., Colen, L.B. The Use of Local Muscle Flaps in Foot and Ankle

Reconstruction, Lower Extremity Soft Tissue and Cutaneous Plastic Surgery, Dockery G.L., Crawford M.E. (eds.), Saunders Elsevier Publishers 2006

18. Attinger, C.E., Bulan, E.J., Blume, P.A. Pharmacologic and Mechanical Management of

Wounds, Plastic Surgery Second Edition, ed. Mathes S.J., Saunders Elsevier Publishers 2006.

19. Attinger, C.E., Evans, K.K. Operative Management of Diabetic Foot Wounds and

Infections: Maximizing Length and Optimizing Biomechanics, Diabetic Foot: Lower Extremity Arterial Disease and Limb Salvage, ed. Sidaway A.N., Lippincott Williams &

Wilkins 2006 20. Attinger, C.E. Evans, K.K., Mesbahi A. Angiosomes of the Foot and Angiosome-

Dependent Healing, Diabetic Foot: Lower Extremity Arterial Disease and Limb Salvage, ed. Sidway, A.N., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006

21. Clemens, M.W., Attinger, C.E. Chapter 19: Lower Extremity Reconstruction, Plastic

Surgery Editors: Guyuron, B., Eriksson, E., Persing, J.A., et al. 2007 22. Clemens, M.W., Attinger, C.E. "Foot and Ankle Reconstruction," Current Reconstructive

Surgery. Editor: Serletti, J., 2007 23. Clemens, M.W., Attinger, C.E. Biological Basis of Wound Healing, Surgery Technology

International, Editor Brem, H. 2007 24. Evans, K.F.K., Carter, M.E., Attinger, C.E., Sidawy, A.N. The use of negative pressure

wound therapy in clinical practice. Vascular Surgery in the Endovascular Era. Pearce, W.H., Matsumura, J.S., Yao, J.S.T. (Eds), Greenwood Academic, Evanston, IL, 2008, 295-304.

25. Attinger, C.E., Clemens, M.W., Chapter 19: Foot and Ankle Reconstruction, Plastic

Surgery: Indications and Practice. Editors: Guyuron B, Eriksson E, Persing, et al. Elsevier, London, England, 2008.

26. Attinger, C.E., Clemens, M.W., Cohen, M., Chapter 18: Soft Tissue Reconstruction in the

Charcot Foot, The Charcot Foot – Principles of Management. Editors: Frykberg, R, Data Trace Publishing Company, 2010.

27. Clemens, M.W., Attinger, C.E. Chapter 24: Extensor Digitorum Brevis Flap, Reconstructive Surgery of the Lower Extremity. Editors: Pu, Levine, S., Wei, F.C., Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; August 2009. In Press.

28. Endara, M.R. Attinger, C.E. Chapter 31: Abductor Digiti Minimi Flap, Reconstructive Surgery of the Lower Extremity. Editors: Pu, Levine, S., Wei, F.C., Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; August 2009. In Press.

29. Attinger, C.E., Clemens, M.W., Functional Reconstruction of the Diabetic Foot, Seminars Plastic Surgery, 2010.

30. Attinger, C.E., Clemens, M.W., Angiosomes and Wound Care in the Diabetic Foot, Clinical Foot Ankle Reconstruction, 2010.

31. Attinger C.E., Clemens M.W., Ducic I., et al. Chapter 20: The role of microsurgical-free

flaps in foot and ankle surgery. In Dockery GD editor Lower Extremity Soft Tissue & Cutaneous Plastic Surgery, 2nd Edition, Elsevier Science, Kidlington, Oxford, 2010.

32. Attinger C.E., Clemens, M.W. Chapter 21: Soft Tissue Reconstructive Options for the

Ulcerated or Gangrenous Diabetic Foot, The Diabetic Foot, Third Edition, Editors: A. Veves, J.M. Giurini, and F.W. LoGerfo, Humana Press Inc., Totowa, N.J.; Humana Press, 2012.

33. Attinger, C.E., Clemens, M.W., Colen L. Chapter 8: Foot Reconstruction, Neligan, 3rd ed., Vol 4. Plastic Surgery, Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier; 2013.

34. Clemens, M., Attinger, C. Chapter 66: Foot and Ankle Reconstruction, Current Reconstructive Surgery. Editors: J. Serletti, P. Taub, L. Wu, D. Slutsky, McGraw Hill Medical, 2013.

35. Albino, F.P., Attinger C.E. The Angiosome Concept: Redefining Direct and Indirect Revascularization. Vascular and Endovascular Consensus Update. 2014.

PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEE:

Northeastern Plastic Surgeon

1) Finance Committee: 1997 -2000

2) Scientific Program Committee: 1997 - 2000

3) Scientific Program Committee, Chairman 1999

Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation

1) Scholarship Committee: 1997 - 2005 2) Chairman Scholarship Committee, 2001

American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery

1) Education Committee: 1997 - 1999

2) Program Committee: 2000

JOURNAL REVIEWER:

1) Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: 1997-

2) Journal Foot Surgery: 1997-

3) Annals of Plastic Surgery 2002-2005

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