Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH

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

Resident in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery: July 1976- June 1978

New England Deaconess Hospital / Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA

Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ – Department of Surgery

Chief, Podiatry Section and Residency Director (7/01/03 to Present)

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

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)

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.

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