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Abir Hossain, ALPS Ambassador and Temple University DPM/MBA candidate, holding an award at DFCON.

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Ambassador Spotlight · 2025 Cohort

FROM ONE EMAIL
TO AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME

Abir Hossain almost didn't open the email. Weeks before his board exam, he joined ALPS for one free hour a week. Six months later he'd reached tens of thousands of people, presented at DFCON, and set out on a dual DPM/MBA path to reshape patient care.

I had assumed I'd spend years earning my way into those conversations. It turned out the field was waiting for anyone willing to do the work of translating it. — Abir Hossain, ALPS Ambassador

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The Health Crisis We Must Address Together

Every year, 154,000-200,000 Americans lose limbs to preventable diabetes-related amputations. Medical misinformation spreads faster than facts, while vulnerable communities pay the price.

4x

Higher risk for low-income patients

3x

Higher amputation rates in Black Americans

2.5x

Higher rates in Latinx/Hispanic communities

2x

Higher amputation rates in Asian Americans with diabetes

85%

Of amputations due to diabetes are preventable

$8.3B

Annual healthcare cost burden

Black, Latinx/Hispanic, Asian, and low socioeconomic communities face devastating health disparities in diabetic foot disease and limb preservation. Medical misinformation, systemic barriers, and lack of awareness continue to cost lives and limbs in the communities that need our advocacy most.