Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH is a tenured professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Lavery’s clinic and research interest in diabetic foot complications. He was a founding member of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot and has served on the diabetic foot prevention and foot infection study groups. His research team has received extramural funding from the National Institute of Health, Veterans Administration, Qatar National Research Foundation, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services, American Diabetes Association, Department of Defense, and the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. He has published over 400 peer reviewed papers and text chapters. His H index is 108. Experscape identified Dr. Lavery as the 4th leading expert in the world on the diabetic foot and the 8th leading expert on osteomyelitis.
