Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH
Professional Education
- California College of Podiatric Medicine San Francisco, CA : 1973-1976 (accelerated)
- Graduated 6/76 : Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)
- Harvard University – School of Public Health
- Master of Public Health (MPH) – 1994 concentration in Quantitative Methods
- University of Rhode Island: 1969-1973. Graduated 6/73: B.S. in Zoology, Cum Laude
Post-Doctoral Training
Resident in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery: July 1976- June 1978
New England Deaconess Hospital / Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA
Hospital Affiliations
Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ – Department of Surgery
Chief, Podiatry Section and Residency Director (7/01/03 to Present)
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Practice, Dept. of Surgery, University of AZ College of Medicine- Phoenix (2014). Adjunct Professor of Podiatric Medicine (July 2004 – present). Midwestern University Glendale, AZ
- Clinical Professor of Podiatric Medicine and Surger. Western University of Health Sciences (April 2012 – present)
- Associate Professor of Podiatric Medicine (1999-2003). Dean for Clinical Affairs, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. Des Moines University – Osteopathic Medical Center, Des Moines, IA
- Clinical Instructor in Surgery (1997-1999) Harvard Medical School. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Private practice, Boston, MA July 1978 – July 1999
Board Certifications and Fellowships
- Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Surgery (1982)
- Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Medicine (1988)
- Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine (1995)
- Diplomate, American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review (1988)
- Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (1983)
- American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons- Research Fellowship 1992
- American Podiatric Medical Association Post Doctoral Fellow 1993-1994
- Founding Fellow, American Professional Wound Care Association (2001)
- Physician Certified in Wound Care – CMET (2008)
- Master distinction, American Professional Wound Care Association (2010)
- American Board of Podiatric Medicine: Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in Amputation Prevention and Wound Care (2017)
Professional Societies and Distinctions
- Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities 1975
- Pi Delta National Podiatry Honor Society 1976
- American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) 1976 to present
- President, Massachusetts Podiatric Medical Society 1984-1985
- American Diabetes Association 1987 to present
- Massachusetts Board of Registration in Podiatry – Board Member 1988-1992
- Massachusetts Delegate to APMA House of Delegates 8/84-8/89, 8/93-8/94
- National Academies of Practice Distinguished Practitioner, elected 1996
- American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Board of Directors 1997-2004
- American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, President 2002-2003
- American Diabetes Association, Foot Care Council Program Chair, 1996 and 1997
- American Diabetes Association, Foot Care Council Chair, 1999 through 2001
- Annual Oration, India Diabetic Foot Society, Bangalore, India. October, 2010
- Roger Pecoraro Lectureship Award, American Diabetes Association Foot Care Council; June 2011,San Diego, CA.
Professional Activities
- Manuscript Reviewer; Diabetes Care, Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Journal of the American
- Podiatric Medical Association, American Journal of Medicine, Diabetic Medicine, The Lancet
- American Podiatric Medical Association- Research Grant Review Committee 1994
- Examinations Committee, American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics (1990)
- Oral Examiner, American Board of Podiatric Surgery (1989,1990,1994)
- Oral Examiner, American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics (1990,1991)
- Region I APMA Conference- General Chairman 1984-1988
- New England Division ACFAS- Conference Co-Chairman and Scientific Committee 1988-1994
- Past Chairman and Residency Director, Department of Podiatric Surgery,
- Massachusetts Osteopathic Hospital, Boston 1986-1989
- Chief, Podiatry Section and Residency Director, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, Phoenix 2003 Founder / Chairman: “Desert Foot”: VA Multidisciplinary High Risk Foot Symposium 2004-2017
- Limb Salvage Editor. Present e-learning: Residency Insight and Diabetes Foot Notes(ezines) Editor and Founder: Journal of Diabetic Foot Complications