David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD, is podiatric surgeon with Keck Medicine of USC and a Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Neurological Surgery with the Keck School of Medicine of USC. His work focuses on diabetic foot disease, wound care, tissue repair, and limb preservation, with importance on preventing avoidable amputations.
Dr. Armstrong began his academic journey at Occidental College in Los Angeles before completing his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) at the California College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco. He then completed a residency in Foot and Ankle Surgery at Monsignor Clement Kern Hospital for Special Surgery in Michigan, followed by a Diabetic Foot Fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
He continued his training in the UK, earning an MSc in Tissue Repair and Wound Healing from the University of Wales College of Medicine in Cardiff. He later completed his PhD and MD at the University of Manchester, where his doctoral research focused on pressure mitigation in the high-risk diabetic foot.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Armstrong has contributed extensively to the field through more than 720 peer-reviewed research papers and more than 120 books and book chapters. He is a founding co-editor of the American Diabetes Association’s Clinical Care of the Diabetic Foot.
Dr. Armstrong’s clinical work focuses on the diabetic foot, wound care, limb salvage, and podiatric medicine and surgery. His work addresses the challenges faced by people with diabetic foot complications, particularly those at risk of chronic wounds and limb loss.
