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Robert Frykberg

DPM, MPH
Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Podiatry
UT Health San Antonio

Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH, FFPM(Glasg) is the Podiatry Residency Director and Professor, Department of Orthopaedics at UT Health San Antonio. An Honorary Professor of Podiatric Medicine at University of Galway, he was also the former Chief of the Podiatry section and Residency Director at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
A former Chair of the Foot Care Council of the American Diabetes Association and Past President of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Dr. Frykberg was the 2011 recipient of the prestigious Roger Pecoraro Award from the Foot Care Council of the American Diabetes Association.
He received his Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1994 with a concentration in quantitative methods.
Dr. Frykberg’s research and writing interests have included all facets of lower extremity disorders, but specifically focused on diabetic foot ulcers, infections, Charcot foot, Surgery, and Wound care. The author of over 100 peer reviewed publications and textbook chapters, 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 International Association of Diabetic Foot Surgeons, a Fellow of the Faculty of Podiatric Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and a Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine.

2026 Sessions

Oxygen Therapy: What's Known/What's New

This session will provide an in-depth look at the science and clinical application of oxygen therapy in wound management. Faculty will review established evidence, emerging research, and novel technologies related to both systemic and topical oxygen delivery. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of when and how oxygen therapy can be effectively integrated into comprehensive wound care plans to enhance healing outcomes.

Co-Presenter

Moderator/Presenter

Saturday, October 17 10:30–11:30 AM
Room Octavius 7
Faculty

David Schwegman

MD
CEO
Regenerative and Hyperbaric Medicine

B.S Ohio Sate University(1994)
M.D. University of Cincinnati(1998)
Emergency Medicine Residency-Ohio State University(Chief Resident 2001)
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine-Emory University School of Medicine(2001-2010)
Hyperbaric Physicians of Georgia(2010)
Chief Medical Officer-HPG(2014-current)
CEO-Regenerative and Hyperbaric Medicine(2023-current)

Faculty

Robert Frykberg

DPM, MPH
Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Podiatry
UT Health San Antonio

Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH, FFPM(Glasg) is the Podiatry Residency Director and Professor, Department of Orthopaedics at UT Health San Antonio. An Honorary Professor of Podiatric Medicine at University of Galway, he was also the former Chief of the Podiatry section and Residency Director at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
A former Chair of the Foot Care Council of the American Diabetes Association and Past President of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Dr. Frykberg was the 2011 recipient of the prestigious Roger Pecoraro Award from the Foot Care Council of the American Diabetes Association.
He received his Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1994 with a concentration in quantitative methods.
Dr. Frykberg’s research and writing interests have included all facets of lower extremity disorders, but specifically focused on diabetic foot ulcers, infections, Charcot foot, Surgery, and Wound care. The author of over 100 peer reviewed publications and textbook chapters, 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 International Association of Diabetic Foot Surgeons, a Fellow of the Faculty of Podiatric Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and a Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine.
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