2026 Desert Foot East Conference Agenda

Time zone: Eastern time


Saturday, May 2, 2026

Start Time End Time Lecture Faculty
07:00 AM 07:45 AM

Breakfast and Visit Exhibitors

07:45 AM 08:00 AM

Welcome / Announcements

Robert G Frykberg, DPM, MPH, MAPWCA, FRSM, FFPM (Glasg)

08:00 AM 08:30 AM

Diabetic Foot Ulcers - What are the Current Standards for Care?

Robert G Frykberg, DPM, MPH, MAPWCA, FRSM, FFPM (Glasg)

08:30 AM 09:00 AM

Practice Data and Analytics: How They Affect Your Patient Outcomes

Alan Bass, DPM, FACPM, CPC

09:00 AM 09:30 AM

Risk Factors for Major and Minor Amputations

Dominick Casciato, DPM, FACFAS

09:30 AM 10:00 AM

Clinical Experience with AmchoPlast® in Chronic Wound Management - Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

Peter Moyer, DPM, FACFAS, AAPWCA

10:00 AM 10:30 AM

Break & Visit Exhibitors

10:30 AM 01:00 PM

Workshops
Cellution Biologics (Bergen Room)
Voom Medical Devices (Morris Room)
Sanuwave (East Ballroom I)
OPED Medical Inc (East Ballroom II)

01:00 PM 01:45 PM

Lunch & Visit Exhibitors

01:45 PM 02:30 PM

Safeguarding Wealth: Lawsuit Prevention and Tax Strategies - Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

Dave Gibb,

02:30 PM 03:00 PM

From Bunions to Complex Charcot Reconstructions

Guido A LaPorta, DPM, MS, FACFAS

03:00 PM 03:30 PM

Using AI to Enhance Your Practice

Dominick Casciato, DPM, FACFAS

03:30 PM 04:00 PM

Non-invasive Vascular Studies

Paul Kesselman, DPM, DABFAS, DABMSP

04:00 PM 04:30 PM

Lifetime Achievement Award: A Journey Through Podiatric Surgery

Guido A LaPorta, DPM, MS, FACFAS

04:30 PM 05:00 PM

MIS Bunion Surgery: The Power of the Single Screw - Better Outcomes, Faster Workflow, Growing Practice - Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

Khoa Nguyen, DPM, FACFAS, DAPBM

05:00 PM 05:30 PM

Break & Visit Exhibitors

05:30 PM 06:00 PM

Simple Surgical Procedures for Managing Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Nicholas J Bevilacqua, DPM, FACFAS

06:00 PM 06:30 PM

Neuropathic Ankle Fractures - Caution is Key

Michael Subik, DPM, DABFAS, FACFAS

06:30 PM 07:00 PM

Meet the Experts - Live Q&A Session

Robert G Frykberg, DPM, MPH, MAPWCA, FRSM, FFPM (Glasg)

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Start Time End Time Lecture Faculty
07:30 AM 08:00 AM

Breakfast & Visit Exhibitors

08:00 AM 08:30 AM

Pediatric Orthoses: Re-Evaluation of the Current Literature and Attendant Statistics and Implications

Samantha Landau, DPM, MPH, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)

08:30 AM 09:00 AM

Plantar Plate Repair

Michael Troiano, DPM, FACFAS

09:00 AM 09:30 PM

Keller Arthroplasty for Hallux Ulcers

Daniel S Yaeger, DPM

09:30 AM 10:00 AM

CTP Updates and Documentation - Stay Compliant

Paul Kesselman, DPM, DABFAS, DABMSP

10:00 AM 10:30 AM

Hooked on Healing: Acellular Fish Skin Grafts for the Treatment of Acute and Chronic Wounds - Promotional Symposium (Non-CECH)

Ammar Al Rubaiay, DPM, FACFAS

10:30 AM 11:00 AM

Break & Visit Exhibitors

11:00 AM 11:30 AM

Biomechanical Considerations for the Diabetic Foot

Samantha Landau, DPM, MPH, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)

11:30 AM 12:00 PM

Transmetatarsal Amputations - The Deaconess Experience

Kevin L Riemer, DPM, FACFAS

12:00 PM 12:30 PM

Hallux Valgus Surgery in the Neuropathic Patient

Daniel S Yaeger, DPM

12:30 PM 01:00 PM

Our Approach to the Charcot Foot

Michael Subik, DPM, DABFAS, FACFAS

01:00 PM 02:00 PM

Lunch & Visit Exhibitors

02:00 PM 02:30 PM

Surgical Approach to Diabetic Foot Infections

Kevin L Riemer, DPM, FACFAS

02:30 PM 03:00 PM

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Potentially Limb Threatening Lesions

Vineela Ayyagari, DPM, ABPM, ABFAS

03:00 PM 03:30 PM

Functional Foot Sparing Amputations

Nicholas J Bevilacqua, DPM, FACFAS

03:30 PM 04:00 PM

Percutaneous Tenotomies or Tendon Transfers for Foot Deformities

Vineela Ayyagari, DPM, ABPM, ABFAS

04:00 PM 04:30 PM

Surgical Offloading for Preventing Diabetic Foot Ulcerations 

Reem Sheikh, DPM, DABFAS

04:30 PM 05:00 PM

Meet the Experts - Live Q&A Session

Michael Troiano, DPM, FACFAS