Here is a listing of Testimonials from the 2007 Symposium.

Here is a listing of testimonials from last year's symposium.

As a student, it is easy to lose hope. We come in ready for action, ready to help people, but are quickly overwhelmed with the workload. Thousands of pages of information, new vocabulary and techniques are given to us for rapid memorization and regurgitation. We often barely have time to sleep let alone see the bigger picture. When the real world seems so far away, nothing renews our enthusiasm and passion as having the opportunity to meet the surgeons in our field and learn about their accomplishments. We see how their hard work and diligence paid off, and what differences they make in people’s lives everyday. Attending this year’s Lower Extremity Surgical Symposium in Chicago was a once in a lifetime experience. Being in a room with the top surgeons in this field and being able to interact and learn from them was not only exciting, but provided a great deal of insight into the field of podiatry. As students we learn the anatomy, but here we were able to put that knowledge in the clinical realm. It also emphasizes the importance of a solid foundation with our education, and how the basic didactics play into our future careers. We also witnessed surgeons bouncing ideas off of each other to improve their techniques. This open forum of ideas to help the advancement of the field is a great way to improve our skills to heal our patients. I hope to attend many more conferences like this one in the future.

Laura Shin
Podiatry Year 2
Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University

Participating in the Chicago Annual Lower Extremity Surgical Symposium in September was an excellent training and learning experience. The invited faculty was top notch providing both a lecture and workshop environment best for understanding what can be difficult and complex problems. I never felt uncomfortable asking questions or approaching anybody. They faculty all were humble willing to lend their expert knowledge. The interaction between Podiatric Surgeons and Orthopedic Surgeons were refreshing. Dr. Rodriguez did a superb job coordinating this diverse and cutting edge symposium. I'mlooking forward to next year!

Shawn Ward

Thank for the invitation to particpate in CLESS. It was a pleasure and an honor. Having worked on meetings in the past, I understand what a great accomplishment you have produced and the significant amount of time/sweat you invested. It was great to meet many of the other speakers. Hope my lectures were satisfactory. Looking forward to working with you next year.

thanks,
George

The Surgical Symposium offered both review of old school surgical techniqes along with cutting edge procedures and advancements. The world renowned steff and faculty was approachable, available and insightful during the lectures and workshops. You truely can stand on the shoulders of giants!".

Dr. Albert G. Nachowicz

Congratulations to all. Edgardo put together one of the finest foot and ankle programs. It's amazing to see a full room of participants on a Sunday morning.

Jim McCarty

The CLESS is off to a phenomenal beginning; sure to please everyone in the future!

Take care everyone and it was great to see all of you!

David Yeager

Fabulous symposium Edgardo! I expect this event to grow dramatically over the next 2-3 years. It was a pleasure and honor to be a member of the faculty.

Howard A. Stone, DPM, FACFAS

I agree this was an extraordinay undertaking which was well received.

L. Leal

Dear Faculty: It was a great pleasure to meet all of you & quite an honor to participate alongside all of you. I thoroughly enjoyed the 1st Annual CLESS...hats off to Edgardo & all of you! I really look forward to seeing all of you in the very near future.

Sincerely,
Chris Bibbo

I was very impressed with the recent Chicago Foot and Ankle Symposium. The variety of the international speakers was outstanding and well as the hands labs. I look forward to attending next years symposium. I would recommend this meeting for those who want to improve their foot and ankle skills.

Thanks for including me and let me know when you arrange next years meeting.
Samuel Neuschwanger, DPM

It truly is one of the best conferences that I have ever attended. It is unique in that it is focused on current and innovative treatments of the lower extremity. A must for any specialists who treat lower extremity pathology.

Jim

Dear Faculties!

It was a great pleasure for me too to meet you in this so interesting and productive meeting organised by Edgardo. I want to send Compliments to him for this course and greetings to all participants of the 1st Annual CLESS.

Hope to see you soon.

Best regards,
Kirienko Alexander

The CLESS program was excellent! I can't believe the outstanding faculty you assembled, I'm flattered to have been included. Likewise your turnout was great. You deserve credit for a job well done!

Best wishes for continued success with this program.
Ronald A. Sage, DPM

Thanks, and once again congratulations on such an excellent meeting in just your first year doing it. Hopefully we could get together at another meeting sometime before next years CLESS.

Best Regards,
Phil

Very well done! We look forward to continued support in the future.

Thank you.
David Kay