Lawrence Lavery

Lawrence A. Lavery is a tenured Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Lavery’s clinical and research interests involve diabetic foot complications. Dr. Lavery was one of the founding members of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot. He has served on the prevention writing group and the diabetic foot infection writing group for the past 15 years. He is currently the Chair of the Foot Care Council of the American Diabetes Association. Dr. Lavery’s research group has published over 420 peer-reviewed papers and textbook chapters. This team has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health (USA), the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, the Qatar National Research Foundation, the Veterans Administration, the American Diabetes Association, the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, and the American Pediatric Medical Association. Dr. Lavery’s H-index is 112. His work has been cited in the medical literature >51,000 times.

Dr. Stephanie Woelfel PT, DPT, CWS is an Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy and Surgery at the University of Southern California (USC). She is the Director of Clinical Physical Therapy for Hospital Outpatient at Keck Medical Center of USC.
Her wound care career has spanned over 25 years in both short and long-term acute care, skilled nursing facilities, home care and consulting. Stephanie is active in the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and is the current President of the APTA's Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound Management. She is also on the Board of Directors for the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) and the Post-Acute Wound & Skin Integrity Council (PAWSIC).