2026 Surgery and Advanced Wound Care Summit for Podiatrists and Residents Agenda

Time zone: Eastern time


Saturday, August 15, 2026

Start Time End Time Lecture Faculty
08:50 AM 09:00 AM

Welcome and Platform Introduction

Alan Sherman, DPM

09:00 AM 09:30 AM

Surgical Biomechanics: From Principles to Procedure Choice

Jarrod Shapiro, DPM, FACFAS, FACPM

09:30 AM 10:00 AM

Small Release, Big Relief: The Art of the Plantar Fasciotomy

Chandler Horstmeyer, DPM, FACPM, CWSP

10:00 AM 10:30 AM

Surgical Treatment for Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy

Deepal H Dalal, DPM, MS

10:30 AM 11:00 AM

What’s New in 2026: 1st MTPJ Arthrodesis

Brittany Everson, DPM

11:00 AM 11:30 AM

Arthroeiresis

11:30 AM 12:00 PM

Improving Outcomes with Surgical Management of Chronic Tophaceous Gout

Daniel S Yaeger, DPM

12:00 PM 12:30 PM

Focal Neurectomies for Arthritis and Pain

Jarrod Shapiro, DPM, FACFAS, FACPM

12:30 PM 01:00 PM

Case Presentations

01:00 PM 01:30 PM

Break

01:30 PM 02:00 PM

Common But Challenging Disorders: Surgical Approaches to Ganglions and Plantar Fibromas

Daniel S Yaeger, DPM

02:00 PM 02:30 PM

MIS Procedures of the Foot and Ankle

Angelo Paul Savelloni, DPM, MHA, FACFAS

02:30 PM 03:00 PM

Wart You Waiting For? Surgical Solutions to Stubborn Lesions

Chandler Horstmeyer, DPM, FACPM, CWSP

03:00 PM 03:30 PM

One-Stage Metatarsal Lengthening for Brachymetatarsia

Deepal H Dalal, DPM, MS

03:30 PM 04:00 PM

Achilles Tendonosis: What and Where to Inject

Bruce Werber, DPM, MSc, FACFAS

04:00 PM 04:30 PM

Common But Challenging Disorders: Surgical Approaches to Ganglions and Plantar Fibromas

Elizabeth Oh, DPM

04:30 PM 05:00 PM

Recognition and Surgical Treatment of Subungual Melanoma

Steven Wells, DPM, PhD

05:00 PM 05:30 PM

Live Q&A Session - Meet the Experts

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Start Time End Time Lecture Faculty
09:00 AM 09:30 AM

Atypical Wounds Treated with the Newest Techniques

Steven Wells, DPM, PhD

09:30 AM 10:00 AM

Renal Insufficiency and Diabetic Foot Outcomes

Arthur Tarricone, DPM, MPH

10:00 AM 10:30 AM

Key Role for Surgical Intervention in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Jessica Randolph, DPM

10:30 AM 11:00 AM

PAD: If you Look for it You Will Find it

John N Evans, DPM, DABFAS, FACFAS

11:00 AM 11:30 AM

Updates on Wound Biology to Guide Product Choices

Don Curtis, DPM, FACFAS

11:30 AM 12:00 PM

Flipper Foot for the Treatment of Charcot Arthropathy- Horrible or Beneficial?

Adrienne Estes, DPM, MS, FACFAS, DABPM, FAPWHc

12:00 PM 12:30 PM

Case Presentations

12:30 PM 01:00 PM

Break

01:00 PM 01:30 PM

Improving Patient Outcomes with Regenerative Medicine

Don Curtis, DPM, FACFAS

01:30 PM 02:00 PM

Ankle Charcot Arthropathy: An Update

Dominick Casciato, DPM, FACFAS

02:00 PM 02:30 PM

Limb Deformity Correction in the Diabetic

Jacob Wynes, DPM, MS, FACFAS

02:30 PM 03:00 PM

Tibial Bone Transport for the No Option Patient - Fact or Fantasy?

Adrienne Estes, DPM, MS, FACFAS, DABPM, FAPWHc

03:00 PM 03:30 PM

Spinal Cord Stimulation for Neuropathic Pain

Michael Lalezarian, MD

03:30 PM 04:00 PM

Just Clean It: Alternatives and Adjuncts to Amputation

Elizabeth Oh, DPM

04:00 PM 04:30 PM

TMAs Are Great, But How do We Manage the Complications?

04:30 PM 05:00 PM

Managing Diabetic Foot Infections - Are Antibiotics Enough?

05:00 PM 05:30 PM

Live Q&A Session - Meet the Experts