2025 Abstract Poster Competition

Winners of the 2024 Desert Foot Poster Competition

Resident Category

  • First Prize
    Hayley Collins, DPM, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY - Ulcer Unplugged: How Detour Bypass and Oxygen Therapy Accelerate Repair
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Hayley Collins, DPM pictured by her poster.

  • Second Prize
    Katherine Gutierrez, DPM, Nazareth Hospital, Philadelphia, PA - Minimal, Fast, Effective: Triple A approach to Plantar Fascia Release
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  • Third Prize
    Arthur Evensen, DPM, Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton, MO - Treatment of Foot Ulcerations with Infected Bone Using a Modified Masquelet Technique Approach with Resorbable Antibiotic Loaded Bone Cement in Combination With Extracellular Matrix
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Non-Resident Category

  • First Place
    Seung-Kyu Han, MD, Seoul, Korea - Association of Skin Moisture with Microvascular Function and Wound Healing in Diabetic Foot Patients
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  • Second Place
    Arthur Evensen, DPM, Clinton, MO - Social Isolation and Limb Preservation: The Case for the Podiatric Connection Model (PCM)
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  • Third Place
    Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH, MAPWCA, FRSM, FFPM (Glasg), San Antonio, TX - New Biomimetic Matrix Results in Rapid Healing Response of Complex Pressure Ulcers with Exposed Structures
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2025 Abstract/Poster Submissions

Resident Category
Hayley Collins
From Crisis to Closure: Early Aggressive Debridement and Use of Skin Grafting in Limb Threatening Necrotizing Fasciitis
Hayley Collins
Ulcer Unplugged: How Detour Bypass and Oxygen Therapy Accelerate Repair
Arthur Evensen, DPM,
Novel Use of Human Pericardium Allograft Interpositional Arthroplasty in the Surgical Management of Trauma Induced Hallux Rigidus A Case Report
Arthur Evensen, DPM
Treatment of Foot Ulcerations with Infected Bone using a Modified Masquelet Technique Approach with Resorbable Antibiotic Loaded Bone Cement in Combination with Extracellular Matrix Dressings and Amniotic Allografts: A Case Series
Arthur Evensen, DPM
A Rare Presentation of an Epidermal Inclusion Cyst Secondary to a Plantar Ulceration: A Case Report
Arthur Evensen, DPM
The Use of Meshed Porcine Dermal Matrix Xenograft in the Recreation of Plantar Soft Tissue Scaffold Following Limb Salvage Surgery Secondary to a Rare Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Prevotella bivia: A Case Report
Arthur Evensen, DPM
Management of an Epidermal Inclusion Cyst with Rare Presentation on the Sole of the Foot: A Case Report
Jatin Katyal
AI-Based Autofluorescence Imaging for Rapid Detection of Bacterial Infections in Chronic Wounds: A Prospective Diagnostic Accuracy Study
Katherine Gutierrez, DPM
Minimal, Fast, Effective: Triple A approach to Plantar Fascia Release
Katherine Gutierrez, DPM
Case Report of Leiomyoma of the Achilles Tendon in a 62 year old Male
Matthew Regulski, DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasgow), ABMSP
Efficacy of a Biomimetic Matrix in Chronic Wounds by Tissue Regrowth and Revascularization: Monitoring Progress with Multispectral NIRS Imaging
Non-Resident Category
Sarah Sample-Eppinger, DPM
Skin Cell Suspension Autograft from Glabrous Donor for Wet Gangrene: A Case Study
Arthur Evensen, DPM
Symptomatic Os Cuboideum Secundarium in a High-Risk Foot: A Rare Anatomical Variant with Clinical Consequences
Arthur Evensen, DPM
Social Isolation and Limb Preservation: The Case for the Podiatric Connection Model (PCM)
Andrew Rice, DPM, FACFAS
Advancing Lower-Extremity Reconstruction through Skin Cell Suspension Autograft in Diverse Wound Etiologies
Arthur Evensen, DPM
Low-Dose Radiation Therapy for Refractory Foot Osteoarthritis and Plantar Fasciitis: A Promising Frontier in Podiatric Care.
Arthur Evensen, DPM
A Rare Presumed Hematogenous Campylobacter Osteomyelitis of the Foot Treated with a Novel Biologic Tendon Interposition and Functional Proprioceptive Reconstruction Following Hallux Interphalangeal Joint and First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Excision.
Andree Malcolm
Advanced Wound Care Solutions: The Role of HBO Therapy in Limb Preservation and Wound Healing
Phil LeLievre
Drug Induced Bilateral Charcot Neuroarthropathy In A Non-Diabetic Patient
Kathryn Vatt
Quadruple Action Pluronic Hydrogel for Chronic and Infected Wounds: Single Step Moisture, Oxygen, Anti Inflammatory & Antimicrobial Support to Streamline Care
Kathryn Vatt
Triple-Action Pluronic Hydrogel for Chronic Wounds: Single-Step Moisture, Oxygen and Anti-Inflammatory Support to Streamline Home and Clinical Care
Seung-Kyu Han, MD
Association of Skin Moisture with Microvascular Function and Wound Healing in Diabetic Foot Patients
Matthew Regulski, DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasgow), ABMSP
Self-Assembling Peptide Biomimetic Matrix Promotes Rapid Closure of Difficult-to-Heal Venous Leg Ulcers
Matthew Regulski, DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasgow), ABMSP
Pressure Ulcer with Exposed Tendon Heals after Treatment with a Novel Biomimetic Matrix: A Case Study
Matthew Regulski, DPM, FFPM RCPS (Glasgow), ABMSP
Peptide-Based Biomimetic Matrix Moves Chronic Wound from Failed Skin Substitute Therapy to Rapid Closure
Lily Cohen, PMS-III, BA
Recurrence of Congenital Vertical Talus: A Systematic Review of the Influence of Age, Etiology, and Surgical Technique
Shannon Riley Young, BSN, RN, CWON, CFCN
Improving Foot Health Outcomes: A Literature Review on the Impact of Preventative Foot Care and Establishment of a Foot Care Program
Leanne Abdelqader, BS
Non-Healing Ulceration of the Lower Extremity: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Hunter Hall, MD Candidate
Complete Healing of a Complete, Infected Grade II Lower-Leg Ulcer in a 69-Year-Old, Type 2 Diabetic Patient Accelerated by Dehydrated Human Amnion – Intermediate – Chorion Membrane Allograft, A Case Report.
Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH, MAPWCA, FRSM, FFPM (Glasg)
New Biomimetic Matrix Results in Rapid Healing Response of Complex Pressure Ulcers with Exposed Structures
Sponsor Category
Simon Teskey
Current Advances and Challenges in Mycological Dermatology: Treatment-resistant Trichophyton indotineae, Onychomycosis, and Tinea Pedis with a Focus on Nitric Oxide Releasing Gels
Randy Semma
Application of Kerecis Graft for Deep Diabetic Foot Ulcer Closure Following Partial Amputation
Ana Tellechea
Peptide-based Biomimetic Matrix Eliminates Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas Infection in Complex Ulcers
Ana Tellechea
Peptide Biomimetic Matrix offers Antibacterial Protection and Rapid Wound Closure of Refractory Diabetic Foot Ulcers