David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD

Podiatric Surgery and Limb Salvage, Podiatry
Accepting New Patients

Locations

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place
1450 San Pablo St. HC4 - Suite 6200 HC4 - Suite 6200, Los Angeles, CA 90033
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schedule

Monday - Friday

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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USC-VC Vascular Surgery Clinic
place
1520 San Pablo St. HC2 - Suite 4300, Los Angeles, CA 90033
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Provider Details

Language Spoken
English
Gender
Male
About David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD

Dr. Armstrong is Professor of Surgery and Neurological Surgery with Tenure at the University of Southern California. 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, where he was appointed Visiting Professor of Medicine. He is founder and co-Director of the Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA).

 

Dr. Armstrong has produced more than 700 peer-reviewed research papers in dozens of scholarly medical journals as well as over 115 books or book chapters. He is founding co- Editor of the American Diabetes Associations (ADA) Clinical Care of the Diabetic Foot, now in its fourth edition.

 

Armstrong is Director of USCs National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Center to Stream Healthcare in Place (C2SHiP) 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. In 2008, he was the 25th and youngest-ever member elected to the Podiatric Medicine Hall of Fame. He was the first surgeon to be appointed University Distinguished Outreach Professor at the University of Arizona. He was also the first podiatric surgeon to be selected as President of Faculty at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Furthermore, he was the first podiatric surgeon to become a member of the Society of Vascular Surgery and the first US podiatric surgeon named fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Glasgow. He is the 2010 and youngest ever recipient of both the ADAs Roger Pecoraro Award and 2023 recipient of the ISDFs Karel Bakker Award, the highest awards given in the field.

 

Dr. Armstrong is past Chair of Scientific Sessions for the ADAs Foot Care Council, and a past member of theNational Board of Directors of the American Diabetes Association. He sits on the Infectious Disease Society of Americas (IDSA) Diabetic Foot Infection Advisory Committee and is the US appointed delegate to the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF). Dr. Armstrong is the founder and co-chair of the International Diabetic Foot Conference (DF-Con), the largest annual international symposium on the diabetic foot in the world. He is also the Founding President of the American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS), a medical and surgical society dedicated to building interdisciplinary teams to eliminate preventable amputation in the USA and worldwide.

 


 

I grew up in my father’s podiatry office in Santa Maria, California. I saw from an early age what a difference you can make in just helping people move through the world. 

 

My father told me, ‘Folks don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.’ While that sounds like it belongs on a poster, it also is what drives me and our great team. Our patients are our family. 

Experience

Specialties
  • Podiatric Surgery and Limb Salvage
  • Podiatry
Areas of Focus
The Diabetic Foot, Wound Care, Limb Salvage, Diabetic Foot Care, Tissue Repair, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
Academic Title
Professor of Surgery and Director, Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA)

Insurances Accepted

Note: Please contact the practice directly to confirm your health plan is accepted.

Benefits among health plans and employers vary. Please contact your health plan to verify benefits and network providers for specific products. It is important to note that not all of our providers participate in all of a health plan's products or networks.

  • Kern Health Systems
  • Private Health Care Systems
  • Great-West Healthcare of California, Inc.
  • First Health
  • Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
  • Health Net
  • Brand New Day
  • CIGNA
  • Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers Health & Welfare
  • United Healthcare
  • NEXT
  • Take Care (GUAM)
  • Coventry Health Care
  • Beech Street Corporation /WC
  • Interplan
  • Pacificare
  • USC Network
  • TriWest Healthcare Alliance (UHC)
  • Watchtower
  • GEHA
  • ChoiceCare Network
  • Health Net Covered California
  • Anthem Blue Cross Covered California
  • Medicare
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Aetna
  • Marian Health Services
  • Health Plans of Nevada
  • Blue Shield Covered California
  • Anthem Blue Cross Prudent Buyer
  • MultiPlan
  • Union Roofers Health & Welfare Fund

Ratings and Reviews

  • Provider Explanations Easy to Understand
  • Provider Gave Easy to Understand Instructions
  • Provider Showed Respect
  • Provider Listened Carefully
  • Provider Knew Medical History
  • Provider Spent Enough Time

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