Jose Luis Lazaro-martinez DPM, MSc, PhD

Dr. Jose Luis Lazaro-Martínez is a full-time Professor at the University of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). He got his Ph.D. degree at the same university doing his doctoral thesis on the biomechanics of the diabetic foot. He is an expert in Podiatric Surgery certified by a Fellowship Board of the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Health Research (MSc) from UCM. He is the Head of the Diabetic Foot Unit at UCM. He is the Director of both Research Groups in the diabetic foot at UCM and at the Institute of Health Investigation of the Hospital Clínico San Carlos in Madrid. He was the Coordinator of the Diabetic Foot Working Group of the Spanish Diabetes Society. He is the Scientific Secretary of the Diabetic Foot Study Group (DFSG) belonging to the European Association of the Study of Diabetes. He is the President-elect of Diabetic Foot International. He is a member of the Editorial Committee of the Journal Diabetic Foot & Ankle. He has numerous publications in international journals indexed in the journal citation report (JCR- more than 70). He has conducted 16 doctoral theses in the field of the diabetic foot at the Complutense University of Madrid. He is the organizer and director of the annual course on diabetic foot that is celebrated at UCM with more than 19 editions. He has been vice president of the I, II, and IV national congresses of the diabetic foot and president of the III national congress of diabetic foot.