Ep. 228 - John Evans, DPM, FACFAS - ABFAS, ACFAS, APMA - A True Leader

Drs. Jensen and Richey welcome Dr. John Evans to Dean's chat! A true leader in the profession, Dr. Evans has worked in private practice in Michigan for over 30 yrs, recently shifted into medical consulting work in the areas of critical limb ischemia. He has served in many interdisciplinary organizations including American Heart Association, The Peripheral Vascular Disease Council as well as the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association helping write the guidelines for peripheral arterial disease. Join us as he discussed how impactful our work as podiatric surgeons is not only on the community but to our interdisciplinary colleagues as well.  His career began as a pharmacist when he was introduced to the podiatry profession and decided to make a career change. Dr. Evans earned his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and went on to complete his Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine at Temple University. He completed his 2 year surgical residency at Highlands Center in Denver, and later even worked as an attending to Dr. Jensen! Tune in for some fun reminiscing!  Dr. Evans has served numerous leadership roles across all of the different professional organizations within the podiatric profession. He has served on a myriad of committees with the American Board of Foot and Ankle surgeons. (ABFAS) He has served on the Board of Directors, ABFAS Communications committee, Examination committees including oral, CBPS and case review committees. He has been a strong advocate for the American Podiatric Medical Association including his state society Michigan Podiatric Medical Association where he served in leadership roles such as the Executive Committee, Secretary- Board of Directors. He has been involved in legislative committee work including Insurance Committee Chair, Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee and Hospital privileging at a State and National level. He has served on several committees for the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons as well as a peer reviewer for the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. He is faculty for the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, New Cardiovascular Horizons, and Amputation Prevention Symposium. He does committee work for American Limb preservation society, The CLI Global Society, and trained residents in podiatric medicine and surgery for over 30 years. It is no question that he earned the "APMA Award of Excellence- For outstanding national accomplishments in scientific, professional and civic endeavors." And yet, he remains humble about his accomplishments and a true gentleman at his core. We hope you enjoy this interview with one of the Podiatry Legends!  https://www.abfas.org/residents https://www.apma.org/ https://www.acfas.org/ https://www.cliglobalsociety.org/ https://limbpreservationsociety.org/ https://www.heart.org/