meet our Management team
Advisory board
Dr. Zain
Khalpey
Cardio Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Robert
Frykberg
Dr. Dan
McDyer
Dr. Warren
Windram
Dr. Carl
Palumbo
Dr. Michael
Bauer
John P. Konhilas
John P. Konhilas, PhD, is Professor of Physiology who, over the past 30 years, built integrative and translational research projects focused on therapeutic development for cardiac health outcomes. Dr. Konhilas founded several biotechnology companies based on this scientific research, including, most recently, Menolabs, LLC, in 2019, with the direct mission to deliver gut-based strategies to improve health-related outcomes in menopausal women. Due to the success of this mission, Menolabs was acquired in 2022. Dr. Konhilas holds 11 patents with a recent IND approval for clinical trial research.
Dr. Zain Khalpey
Dr. Khalpey has served the Arizona community since 2012, building a reputation for his work using artificial intelligence, regenerative medicine, and precision medicine techniques to impact heart patients throughout the region. He has a special interest in sudden cardiac death, robotic mitral valve repair, total artificial hearts, and using short and long term devices in shock and heart failure patients. His work with coronary artery bypass patients evaluates regenerative approaches which may help remodel scar tissue in a patient’s heart, sometimes delaying or preventing the need for heart transplantation.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Khalpey to our growing team at Honor Health,” said Todd Laporte, CEO for Honor Health. “We’ve been focused on expanding our cardiac surgery capabilities over the past several years and are excited with the quality and caliber of care he will bring to our patients.”
Dr. Khalpey completed medical school at Guy’s, Kings & St Thomas Hospital, London School of Medicine and continued his training in the U.S., with a residency and fellowship at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston. This was followed by a super-fellowship in mechanical circulatory support devices for advanced heart failure at Columbia University’s New York Presbyterian Hospital. He completed a PhD in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Bioenergetics and Cardiac Transplantation through the Imperial College UK in London with work conducted at the University of Gdansk in Gdansk, Poland, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, and Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. In 2016, he was awarded the Distinguished Fulbright Chair in Medical Sciences, one of the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program. In 2020, Dr Khalpey was awarded the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant for his work on using artificial intelligence for prediction of silent hypoxia in COVID-19 patients.
Dr Khalpey will also be the Medical Director for the Total Artificial Heart, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Extracorporeal Life Support (ECMO) program. He joins us and brings with him his Artificial Intelligence Lab which does work on predictive analytics in cardiovascular medicine (atrial fibrillation, sudden cardiac death, cardiac frailty and heart failure) and will be the Honor Health Network Director for Artificial Intelligence.
Dr. Robert G. Frykberg
Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH, FFPM(Glasg) is the Senior Medical Advisor to McCord Research and Chief Research Officer of Open Wound Research. Dr. Frykberg was the former Chief of the Podiatry section at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He holds Faculty ranks as Adjunct Professor, Midwestern University Program in Podiatric Medicine as well as Honorary Professor of Podiatric Medicine at University of Galway.
A former Chair of the Foot Care Council of the American Diabetes Association and Past President of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Dr. Frykberg was the 2011 recipient of the prestigious Roger Pecoraro Award from the Foot Care Council of the American Diabetes Association.
He received his Master of Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1994 with a concentration in quantitative methods.
Dr. Frykberg’s research and writing interests have included all facets of lower extremity disorders, but specifically focused on diabetic foot ulcers, infections, Charcot foot, Surgery, and Wound care. The author of over 100 peer reviewed publications and textbook chapters, he has also been the Editor of two textbooks: The High Risk Foot in Diabetes Mellitus (1991) and the Diabetic Charcot Foot (2010). Prof. Frykberg is currently a Director of the Association of Diabetic Foot Surgeons, a Fellow of the Faculty of Podiatric Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and a Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine.
Dr. Dan McDyer
Dr. Warren Windram
Dr. Windram has practiced podiatric medicine and surgery in South Florida since 1992. Dr. Windram is board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and is a Certified Wound Specialist. Dr. Windram has always been involved in the education of our young physicians. Dr. Windram has held positions as podiatric surgical residency director at Memorial Health Care System, Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Department chairman at Memorial Regional/South Hospitals, Foot and Ankle Reconstructive Fellowship Director at HCA and research coordinator for numerous studies and publications in podiatric medicine and surgery. Developer of two patents for surgical devices.Overall pasion to educate through lecture, research and publication has provided Dr. Windram with professional and personal satisfaction throughout his career.
Dr. Carl Palumbo
Dr. Carl Palumbo is a board certified Orthopedic Surgeon who is the managing partner of The Orthopedic Sports Clinic, located in Houston, Texas. He is double board certified In Surgery of the Upper Extremity and Sports Medicine. This unique and rare combination has allowed him to excel in the management of a wide range of injuries and conditions that affect the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand. He has treated collegiate All Americans and Olympic Gold Medalists, but just as importantly he has helped weekend warriors, musicians, blue collar workers and the uninsured. He strongly believes that everyone deserves high quality health care regardless of their economic status. Dr. Palumbo grew up in Northern California and is a 3rd generation physician. He graduated with honors from UCLA and completed medical school at Tulane University where he graduated at the top of his class and earned acceptance into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. He completed his Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the UC Davis Medical Center in California followed by a one year fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at the internationally recognized, The Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Palumbo has written book chapters, published numerous articles in peer review journals and participated in a plethora of public speaking engagements. Whether he is speaking at medical society meetings, coaching seminars, athletic training conferences or health fairs, Dr. Palumbo is always eager to educate others. As a father to three boys, coach, accomplished athlete and physician, Dr. Palumbo truly has a unique and balanced approach to medical care. As a sub-3 hour marathon runner and former Ironman triathlete, he understands the desire for athletes to quickly return to their respective sport after an injury. This is reflected in his carefully tailored treatment plans and multi-model recovery protocols that are all custom designed for each patient with the ultimate goal of an excellent result without compromise. While an Orthopedic Surgeon by training, Dr. Palumbo always tries to offer non-operative management prior to discussing surgical options, if appropriate. He is a thought leader in his community and has adopted Regenerative Medicine using PRP (platelet rich plasma), stem cells, and other regenerative products. He is on the cutting edge of these treatments and is excited about their future applications and impact in the field of Orthopedic Surgery.
