Most in our community understand that locating a physician or surgeon who is knowledgeable about lipedema or who has experience in working with lipedema is difficult, if not impossible. This list has been compiled from patients in numerous lipedema forums who have had good experiences with these practitioners.
Physicians
Alabama
Anna Parkinson FNP-C | Dothan
Duane Randleman MD | Auburn, Birmingham, Cullman, Huntsville, Madison, Montgomery, Ridgeland
Georgia
Marcia Byrd MD | Roswell
Indiana
David Lipski MD | New Albany
Jeffery Schoonover MD | Carmel
Iowa
Leon Jons MD | Coralville
Kansas
Kevin Gould MD | Olathe
James Smith DO | Wichita
Lindsay Wahlstrom MD | Shawnee
Marlee Witt APRN | Lenexa, Overland Park
Kentucky
Carl Paige MD | Louisville
Lauren Podkowirow MD | Lexington
Louisiana
London Guidry MD | Baton Rouge
Brandie Henry PA-C | Baton Rouge
Brittany Wyger MD | Thibodaux
Maryland
Center for Vascular Medicine | Annapolis, Columbia, Easton, Glen Burnie, Greenbelt, Price Frederick, Silver Spring, Waldorf
Mississippi
Duane Randleman MD | Ridgeland
Rishi Roy MD | Pascagoula
Missouri
Gary McEwen MD | Lee’s Summit
Laura Schmidt MD | Kansas City
Robin West NP | Blue Springs
Thomas Wright MD | O’Fallon
North Carolina
Center for Vascular Medicine | Charlotte, Gastonia
Lindy McHutchison MD | Durham, Pinehurst
Oklahoma
David Chorley DO | Sapulpa
Davin Haraway DO | Tulsa
Ryan Morgan DO | Oklahoma City
Kathylee Santangelo MD | Oklahoma City
Mary Steward NP | Tulsa
Parker Kim Truong DO | Midwest City
Tennessee
Aaron Aday MD | Nashville
Alexandra Moran DNP | Nashville
Paula Stewart MD | Chattanooga
Virginia
Center for Vascular Medicine | McLean
David Dexter MD | Virginia Beach
Augustine Dolcich MD | Reston
Natalie Klawonn MD | Roanoke
Niklas Mikelson FNP-C | Luray
Surgeons
Georgia
Marcia Byrd MD | Roswell
Thomas Hagopian MD | Atlanta
Paul McCluskey MD | Marietta
Illinois
Karol Gutowski MD | Glenview
Daniel Krochmal MD | Chicago
Kansas
James Butterworth MD | Overland Park
Julie Holding MD | Kansas City
Kentucky
David Lipski MD | Louisville
Bernard Salameh MD | Bowling Green < 35 BMI
Missouri
Justin Sacks MD | St. Louis
Thomas Wright MD | O’Fallon
New York
Leo Urbinelli MD | Syracuse
Tennessee
Don Griffin MD | Nashville
Huseyin Karagoz MD | Nashville, Shelbyville
Matta Milad MD | Nashville
Texas
David Azouz MD | Dallas
Solomon Azouz MD | Dallas
Matt Bindewald MD | San Antonio
Nicholas Flugstad MD | Denton
Alexander Nguyen MD | Dallas
Jacqueline Wegge MD | Webster
Virginia
Howard Heppe MD | Fredericksburg