Thank you for attending DLS 2024!  Save the date for DLS 2025, April 10-12, 2025 at the JW Marriott. Visit this website often for more information.

Join us this April to experience an inclusive and interactive agenda with interdisciplinary line-up of key opinion leaders, and the latest innovations. DLS is highly regarded as one of the world’s finest limb salvage events and brings together the most eminent lower limb specialists for an unforgettable meeting. In 2024 DLS is partnering with the Wound Healing Foundation for unparalleled learning experience. The Wound Healing Foundation was founded on the commitment to wound care and to provide patients, researchers, and health professionals the resources to make significant contributions in wound healing. This annual conference focuses on a multidisciplinary team approach that provides each member of the healthcare team with the education and resources needed to heal wounds and prevent amputations. It features a prominent international faculty that promotes the importance of a multispecialty approach in limb salvage. The course is designed for healthcare practitioners of all specialties and promotes an evidence-based approach with emphasis on take-home points, techniques, and functional outcomes.

Registration includes:

  • Preconference Workshops showcasing innovating topics- advance registration will be required and is first come, first serve.
  • Welcome reception to network with peers and other professionals.
  • Educational lectures and cases presented by national recognized field experts exploring diverse topics and best practices.

Conference Chairmen:

Christopher E. Attinger, MD

Christopher E. Attinger, MD

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D.C.

John S. Steinberg, DPM

John S. Steinberg, DPM

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C.

DLS Course Directors:

Cameron M. Akbari, MD

Cameron M. Akbari, MD

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D.C.

Karen Kim Evans, MD

Karen Kim Evans, MD

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D.C.

J.P. Hong, MD, PhD

J.P. Hong, MD, PhD

Asan Medical Center
University of Ulsan
Seoul, Korea

WHF Course Directors:

Elof Eriksson, MD, PhD

Elof Eriksson, MD, PhD

Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Laura K.S. Parnell, BS, MSc

Laura K.S. Parnell, BS, MSc

Precision Consulting
Missouri City, TX

Gregory Schultz, Ph.D.

Gregory Schultz, Ph.D.

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL