Interview: Treating the absence of pain while keeping people moving: worth a life’s work

Abstract

Dr Armstrong is Professor of Surgery (with Tenure) at The University of Arizona (AZ, USA). He also holds a MSc in Tissue Repair and Wound Healing from the University of Wales College of Medicine (Cardiff, UK) and a PhD from the University of Manchester College of Medicine (UK), where he was appointed Visiting Professor of Medicine. He also co-founded the Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA; AZ, USA). Dr Armstrong has produced over 350 peer-reviewed research papers in more than 35 scholarly medical journals as well as approximately 50 book chapters. He is co-editor of the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Clinical Care of the Diabetic Foot, now in its second edition. Dr Armstrong was selected as one of the first six International Wound Care Ambassadors, and is the recipient of numerous awards and degrees by universities and international medical organizations, including the inaugural Georgetown Distinguished Award for Diabetic Limb Salvage. In 2008, he was the 25th and youngest ever member el...