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John A. Boswick Award & Lectureship: Achieving a Functional Limb is the Key to Limb Salvage

Saturday, April 29, 2023

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Moderator/Speaker(s)

Christopher E. Attinger, MD, FACS

Chief, Division of Wound Healing
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC

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Speaker(s)

John S. Steinberg, DPM

Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC

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Cameron Akbari, MD

Department of Vascular Surgery
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC

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Moderator(s)

Robert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD, FAAD

Chairman and Harvey Blank Professor, Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery; Director, University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Wound Center
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Disclosure(s):

Christopher E. Attinger, MD, FACS: No financial relationships to disclose

Cameron Akbari, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

The annual John Boswick Award is given for global, selfless leadership in improving the scientific understanding or care of persons with wounds, lifelong achievement and dedication in the field of wound care. This year’s award recipient is Christopher Attinger, MD, Chief, Division of Wound Healing Department of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital and Diabetic Limb Salvage Co-Chair. This session will journey through Dr. Attinger’s critical and groundbreaking contributions to the field of limb salvage and highlight the role of podiatry and vascular surgery in limb salvage.