Collin E. Pehde, DPM
Dr. Pehde is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery in the Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Podiatry at UT Health San Antonio. He serves as the Director of the Amputation Prevention and Research Fellowship.
Dr. Pehde graduated with a degree in Health Services Organization and Policy from Wichita State University. He then attended medical school at Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, earning the Graduate with Distinction. He then completed a podiatric medicine residency at The West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a podiatric surgical residency at West Houston Medical Center in Houston, Texas and a limb deformity internship at the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr. Pehde focuses his practice on the treatment of the diabetic foot. This encompasses preventive high risk diabetic foot care, acute and chronic wound management and advanced foot and ankle orthoplastic reconstructive surgery to prevent major limb amputation.
Dr. Pehde is dedicated to teaching the next generation of podiatric physicians, including medical students, residents, and fellows. His research interests include advancements in medical and surgical diabetic foot treatments producing positive patient outcomes and implementing 3D printing techniques for diagnostic and patient care.
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Lee C. Rogers, DPM
Dr. Rogers is a graduate of Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery and completed his residency training at Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers of New York. He completed a fellowship in Diabetic Limb Salvage and Research at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago, IL. He has authored over 150 published papers, books, and book chapters on limb salvage, policy and practice, and has delivered more than 500 lectures in all 50 states and over 30 countries.
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Dr. Rogers is currently the President of the American Board of Podiatric Medicine where he led the effort to create the certificate of added qualification program and authored the Board’s guidance on hospital and surgical privileges for podiatrists.
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Dr. Rogers is the Associate Editor (Diabetic Foot Section) for the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. He received the Rising Star Award from the American Podiatric Medical Association for outstanding national accomplishments in 2011 and selected by Podiatry Management Magazine as one of the most influential podiatrists in America. He was chair of the American Diabetes Association’s Foot Care Council and Rogers is one of a select few American podiatrists to be honored as a Fellow Faculty of Podiatric Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
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Robert G. Frykberg
DPM, MPH, FFPM(Glasg)
Dr. Frykberg is a Clinical Professor of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery in the Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Podiatry at UT Health San Antonio. He serves as the Director of the UT Health San Antonio Podiatric Residency Program.
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He is the former Chief of the Podiatry section at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, and is an Adjunct Professor, Midwestern University Program in Podiatric Medicine and Professor, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix.
His research and writing interests have included all facets of lower extremity disorders, but specifically focused on diabetic foot ulcers, infections, Charcot foot, and Wound care. The author of nearly 100 peer reviewed publications, he has also been the Editor of two textbooks: The High Risk Foot in Diabetes Mellitus (1991) and the Diabetic Charcot Foot (2010). Prof. Frykberg is currently a Director of the Association of Diabetic Foot Surgeons and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Podiatric Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
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Dr. Ian Barron completed his residency training at The Ohio State University and has since dedicated himself to advancing the field of foot and ankle surgery. As a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and Diplomate of the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, he is Board Certified in Foot and Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery, showcasing his expertise in complex interventions.
Dr. Barron is highly involved in resident education and research, emphasizing his commitment to excellence. Currently serving as the Associate Program Director of the Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency at UTHSCSA, Dr. Barron is passionately committed to shaping the future of podiatric medicine through comprehensive resident education.
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Ian Barron
DPM, FACFAS
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Dane K. Wukich, MD
Dane K. Wukich, MD is Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern. He is also the Medical Director of Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern University Hospitals.
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Dr. Wukich received his undergraduate education from Carnegie-Mellon University and earned his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency and orthopaedic surgery residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
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As an Army Medical Corps officer, Dr. Wukich served as a chief of orthopaedic surgery in Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He achieved the rank of Major with the U.S. Army, receiving several Army Commendation Medals and an Army Achievement Medal. Dr. Wukich also received the Southwest Asia Services Medal and the National Defense Service Ribbon.
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Dr. Wukich is a nationally renowned foot and ankle specialist, educator, lecturer, and researcher. He has written more than 100 papers and given invited lectures around the globe. He serves as peer reviewer for 11 journals, and is the author or co-author of several book chapters dealing with foot and ankle problems in athletes and patients with diabetes. His research interest includes the complications of circular external fixation in patients with diabetes, foot and ankle problems in post-transplant patients, and treatment of spastic deformities of the foot and ankle in patients with traumatic brain injury and/or stroke.
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He remains actively involved in the education of orthopaedic surgery not only around the world but also here at UT Southwestern with orthopaedic residents.
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Dr. Wukich is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, the American Orthopaedic Association, and the American Diabetes Association.