Dr. Armstrong holds a Master of Science in Tissue Repair and Wound Healing from the University of Wales College of Medicine and a PhD from the University of Manchester College of Medicine. He is currently a professor of surgery at the University of Southern California (USC) and is the founder and director of the Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance. Dr. Armstrong has produced more than 540 peer-reviewed research papers in dozens of scholarly medical journals as well as over 100 books or book chapters. He is co-editor of the ADA’s Clinical Care of the Diabetic Foot, now entering its fourth edition. Armstrong is director of USC’s National Science Foundation funded Center to Stream Healthcare in Place which places him at the nexus of the merger of consumer electronics, wearables, and medical devices in an effort to maximize hospital-free and activity-rich days. 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. He is the founder and co-chair of the International Diabetic Foot Conference, the largest annual international symposium on diabetic feet in the world. He is also the Founding President of the American Limb Preservation Society, a medical and surgical society dedicated to building interdisciplinary teams to eliminate preventable amputation in the U.S. and worldwide.