Amanda Killeen
DPM, FACPM, CWSP, FFPM RCPS (Glasg)
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Dr. Killeen earned her degree at Barry University, completed a residency in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery at the Department of Veterans Affairs Southern Arizona Healthcare System, and gained advanced training in Diabetic Limb Salvage through clinical and research fellowships at the University of Texas Southwestern.
Certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine and the American Board of Wound Management, Dr. Killeen is a fellow of the American College of Podiatric Medicine, where she serves on the board of directors. In the American Diabetes Association, she chairs Foot Care and Lower Extremity Complication for the Scientific Sessions.
Dr. Killeen’s academic and clinical interests focus on diabetic foot problems, including chronic wounds, recurrent soft tissue infections, and osteomyelitis. Her current interests include differentiation of recurrent versus new infection, translation of porcine models of wound healing into human, host-microbiome interaction, and stimulation of angiogenesis with oxygen. Her recent publications include a chapter contribution to Rutherford’s Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy. She serves as an ad hoc reviewer for journals including Advances in Skin and Wound Care, Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, and Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery.
In 2022, Dr. Killeen received the American Podiatric Medical Association’s Wound Care Podiatrist Scholarship and later that year was inducted into the Faculty of Podiatric Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow.
In 2023, Dr. Killeen moved to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to bring her passion to podiatry students in classroom and clinic.

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Wound Care Focused

Addressing Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections: Leveraging Interdisciplinary Team Approaches and Therapeutic Advances

Thursday, February 01, 2024
8:05 PM - 9:05 PM