The Business of Tissue Regeneration – San Antonio

Courtney Aldridge is an accomplished physician assistant who has been providing patient care at the South Texas Skin Cancer Center since 2007. She began her academic journey at Texas A&M University, earning a bachelor’s degree in genetics. She completed a rigorous three-year physician assistant program at the School of Allied Health at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, graduating Summa Cum Laude from this highly competitive program.

Courtney holds an appointment as adjunct clinical faculty at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, where she trains students as a clinical preceptor.

Dr Mary Hanley serves as the Medical Director of the Wound, Hyperbaric and Vascular Medicine Program at Roper St. Francis Healthcare in Charleston, SC. She graduated from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed residencies in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and in Family Medicine. She went on to complete a Fellowship in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.

Dr. Hanley is a published author, researcher, and national lecturer on wound care and hyperbaric medicine. She serves as an associate clinical professor at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine and was named South Carolina Osteopathic Physician of the year in 2022.

Dr. Statkus is board-certified by the American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery. He received his Bachelor of Podiatry in 2006 from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. He worked in Australia as an advanced podiatrist focusing on sports medicine and diabetic limb salvage for over six years before coming to the US to advance his surgical skills. In 2016, he completed his Podiatric Medical degree at Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ, before moving to Chicago to complete his surgical residency at Rush University Medical Center.

Dr. Statkus is a podiatric surgeon with Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists. He is on the Executive Committee and is the President Elect of the Illinois Podiatric Medical Association, a Fellow of the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons and the Research Director of the Northwest Illinois Foot & Ankle Foundation Fellowship Program. Spending his time between the clinic and the operating room, he also works at 3 different wound care centers and has a strong focus on limb salvage and surgical reconstruction.