By Rich Dubin, Publisher
New Faces! New Partners! New Educational Opportunities for Professional Growth!
Welcome to 2025! It promises to be BIG with new faces, new collaborations, and new educational experiences to drive your professional growth.
First off, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Bradley P. Abicht, DPM, FACFAS, as the new Medical Director of lerEXPO. With extensive experience in podiatric foot and ankle surgery, Brad brings a wealth of expertise and a patient-centered approach to this arm of the Lower Extremity Review organization.
Brad has an impressive track record of advancing clinical programs, implementing patient care solutions and leading clinical education teams. In this new role, he will oversee lerEXPO events to ensure the highest quality of educational content and innovation.
Brad’s commitment to clinical excellence, combined with his vision for the future of healthcare, aligns perfectly with LER’s mission to provide innovative, engaging educational opportunities that will feed your professional growth. And while 2024 was a success, our dance card for 2025 is filling up rapidly with new programs drawing international expertise on a host of topics related to the care of the lower extremity.
Second, we are thrilled to announce a host of new collaborations for virtual events that bring together associations, manufactures, and clinicians. Indeed, our first event of the year was held with the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). This virtual seminar (7 CECH credits) on surgical complications covered topics ranging from rearfoot and forefoot issues to trauma and diabetic food complications. It was all recorded and you can catch it at apma.surgical.lexpo.com.
And registration for the 2025 No-Nonsense Seminar has already begun at
https://nononsense2025.lerexpo.com/. This world-class educational event will be held March 7-9 and offers up to 25 CECH credits. This event will discuss different surgical techniques of the foot and ankle, explain the biomechanics of the lower extremity, provide insights into limb salvage and endocrinology care, and identify wound care options with proven success.
Third, you’re also invited to join another new collaboration – Gaitkeepers Journal Club – an online academic adventure between PodPatrol and lerEXPO. This promises to be a monthly discussion full of insights from the authors of recently published studies led by LER’s new medical director and Jeff Dikis, DPM, of the PodPatrol Podcast. Gaitkeepers will meet on the last Thursday of each month at 8 pm EST. Register here: https://gaitkeepers.lerexpo.com/.
Last, but not least, look for me at a host of face-to-face association meetings from the New York Podiatric Clinical Conference and SAM (Florida Podiatric Medical Association) in January, to the American Academy of Orthotists & prosthetists in Atlanta in February, and on to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Scientific Conference in Phoenix in late March.
Richard Dubin has started 4 successful magazines for the medical, consumer health, and technology marketplaces. He was the previous publisher of BioMechanics and has been involved in every aspect of the medical publishing industry for 30 years. He started with Current Podiatry in 1991, moved to Podiatry Today in 1992 and created BioMechanics in 1994 to deliver a multi-disciplinary audience. In 2009, he created the start-up publication Lower Extremity Review. In 2020, he launched lerEXPO.com, an online educational resource, pet project that had been in the works for years before the pandemic struck.
Bradley P. Abicht, DPM, FACFAS, is the Department Chair of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery at Gundersen Health System in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He is a leader in minimally invasive (MIS) and percutaneous foot and ankle surgical procedures as well as foot and ankle reconstructive surgery, foot and ankle arthroscopy, and foot and ankle sports injuries. An educator to residents and medical students, he is frequently published in peer reviewed journals. A renown national and international speaker and founder of the annual Western WI Foot & Ankle.
Jeffrey Dikis, DPM, is a partner with McFarland Clinic, Iowa’s largest physician-owned multispecialty clinic. After residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, he worked at an orthopedic group in Tennessee before moving home to Iowa. He is certified in foot surgery and reconstructive foot and ankle surgery by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery. He serves as clinical faculty with the Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Dikis has extensive training in Arthroscopy, Trauma, Sports Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, and has taught and lectured at national educational conferences and courses. He is the host and creator of the popular Pod Patrol podcast, an entertainment and educational podcast, covering topics of the foot and ankle with both podiatric and orthopedic colleagues. He is one-half of the instagram tandem FootDocDuo, producing educational content.
