Dr. Stephanie Wu

Dr. Stephanie Wu is Dean of the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Dr. Wu obtained her Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree from the Barry University School of Graduate Medical Sciences in 2001 and completed a three-year residency in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (PM&S 36) at the Inova Fairfax Hospital/Northern Virginia Podiatric Residency Program in conjunction with the Medical College of Virginia. Her residency training included Lower Extremity Reconstruction and Diabetic Limb Salvage under the direction of Christopher Attinger, MD at Georgetown University Hospital, followed by a two-year Research Fellowship under the direction of David Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD at RFUMS.

Dr. Wu joined SCPM as an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery in 2004 and is currently a tenured professor in the Department of Podiatric Surgery and Applied Biomechanics. She also holds a joint appointment in SGPS through the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Wu has taught at SCPM for over 18 years.

Dr. Wu has more than 700 abstracts, book chapters, and peer-reviewed publications and has served as Principal Investigator in more than 70 clinical research trials. She has received more than 60 awards including the Edward James Olmos Limb Preservation Award and the Podiatry Management Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Wu is a highly sought-after lecturer at national and international forums and has given over 600 keynote lectures and presentations in over 38 countries. Dr. Wu has served on numerous advisory panels globally including Latin America, the Middle East, and India, to guide physicians in other countries in their treatment care algorithms for the diabetic foot and wound healing.