Course Directors & Faculty

Course Directors

William Marston, MD

Chapel Hill, NC

William Marston, MD

Chapel Hill, NC

Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery Professor, Department of Surgery, UNC Division of Vascular Surgery

Robert McLafferty, MD, MBA

Portland, OR

Robert McLafferty, MD, MBA

Portland, OR

Professor of Surgery; Medical Director - OHSU Wound and Hyperbaric Center

Stephen Heisler, DPM, MHSA

Chapel Hill, NC

Stephen Heisler, DPM, MHSA

Chapel Hill, NC

Podiatric Surgeon, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, UNC at Chapel Hill

2027 Faculty

Desmond Bell, DPM, CWS

Jacksonville, FL

Desmond Bell, DPM, CWS

Jacksonville, FL

President Emeritus and Founder: The Save a Leg, Save a Life Foundation; President, Woundscribe.AI

Ehsan Benrashid, MD

Chapel Hill, NC

Ehsan Benrashid, MD

Chapel Hill, NC

Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Christopher Bergen, DPM

Chapel Hill, NC

Christopher Bergen, DPM

Chapel Hill, NC

Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, UNC School of Medicine; Chief Resident, St. Mary's General Hospital

Janet Bettger, PhD

Durham, NC

Janet Bettger, PhD

Durham, NC

Professor; Vice Chair of Research - Department of PM&R, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Daniel Calderon, MD

Chapel Hill, NC

Daniel Calderon, MD

Chapel Hill, NC

Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery, UNC School of Medicine

Michelle Christensen, PT

Durham, NC

Michelle Christensen, PT

Durham, NC

Clinic Manager, Physical Therapist, Hillcrest Physical Therapy & Wellness

Jayer Chung, MD, MSC

Houston, TX

Jayer Chung, MD, MSC

Houston, TX

Professor and Associate Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine

Nicholas Coretti, DPM

Lauderdale Lakes, FL

Nicholas Coretti, DPM

Lauderdale Lakes, FL

Podiatry Specialist- NJC Foot & Ankle Surgical Specialists

Deepali Darji, DPM, MS, FACFAS

Chapel Hill, NC

Deepali Darji, DPM, MS, FACFAS

Chapel Hill, NC

Podiatric Surgeon, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Faye Farber, MD

Durham, NC

Faye Farber, MD

Durham, NC

Hospital Medicine Specialist, Duke Health; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine

Lisa Gould, MD, PhD

Weymouth, MA

Lisa Gould, MD, PhD

Weymouth, MA

Plastic Surgeon and Wound Care Specialist; Research Director, South Shore Health Center for Wound Healing

Stephen Heisler, DPM, MHSA

Chapel Hill, NC

Stephen Heisler, DPM, MHSA

Chapel Hill, NC

Podiatric Surgeon, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, UNC at Chapel Hill

Ashley Kubinski, MSPO, CPO

Raleigh, NC

Ashley Kubinski, MSPO, CPO

Raleigh, NC

Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist, Cranial Remolding Specialist, Del Bianco Prosthetics and Orthotics

John Lantis, MD, MPH

New York, NY

John Lantis, MD, MPH

New York, NY

Professor of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Site Chief of Surgery, Mount Sinai West

William Marston, MD

Chapel Hill, NC

William Marston, MD

Chapel Hill, NC

Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery Professor, Department of Surgery, UNC Division of Vascular Surgery

Katharine L. McGinigle, MD MPH

Chapel Hill, NC

Katharine L. McGinigle, MD MPH

Chapel Hill, NC

Vascular Surgeon, Surgical Director of ERAS, Associate Professor of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Robert McLafferty, MD, MBA

Portland, OR

Robert McLafferty, MD, MBA

Portland, OR

Professor of Surgery; Medical Director - OHSU Wound and Hyperbaric Center

Samantha Minc, MD, MPH, FACS, FSVS

Chapel Hill, NC

Samantha Minc, MD, MPH, FACS, FSVS

Chapel Hill, NC

Associate Professor of Surgery - Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine

Luigi Pascarella, MD

Chapel Hill, NC

Luigi Pascarella, MD

Chapel Hill, NC

Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, UNC School of Medicine

Tracy Paul, MD

Chapel Hill, NC

Tracy Paul, MD

Chapel Hill, NC

Assistant Professor and Medical Director of the PM&R Consult Service, UNC School of Medicine

Richard Simman, MD

Toledo, OH

Richard Simman, MD

Toledo, OH

Plastic Surgeon and Wound Care Specialist; Clinical Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wright State University

Lucian Vlad, MD

Winson-Salem, NC

Lucian Vlad, MD

Winson-Salem, NC

Clinical Associate Professor, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist