
American Institute for Peripherical Neuropathy (AIPN)
American Institute of Peripherical Neuropathy (AIPN) was founded in 2001 in Chicago, IL as a not-for-profit medical research, technology, and advocacy organization. AIPN's focus included collaboration and two major Chicago hospitals and their medical professionals specializing in the treatment of diabetic neuropathy.
Lead by Dr. Michael Fox, Director of Resident Training – Surgery at renown research and teaching hospital, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center and Dr. Renee Palleggi, AIPN partnered with Dr. A. Lee Dellon, Professor of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Dellon is known for pioneering and developing the modern field of Peripheral Nerve Surgery and introduced Pressure Specified Sensory Device (PSSD) which can give you greater specificity and sensitivity in detecting these early stages nerve compression and peripheral neuropathy.
AIPN also provided an Outreach Program (AIOP) using the PSSD technology to provide early detection diagnostic testing. This program was used to gather clinical trial data for validating the benefits of these new protocols to Medicare, Medicaid, and major insurance carriers and was successful in securing covered benefit inclusion. AIOP risk prevention activities were expanded to provide complimentary testing for diabetes, cardiovascular risk, cholesterol, prostate cancer, and HIV at city community centers, assisted living and retirement centers, and to Chicago firefighters.
Officers of the American Institute of Peripheral Neuropathy were trained and certified in the respective disciplines at the Dellon Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr. Michael Fox, Nerve Decompression Surgery
Dr. Renee Palleggi, Nerve Decompression Surgery and PSSD Diagnostics Lower Extremities and wound care clinical trials.
Michael Kell, M.A., G.L.P., Medical Technologist, PSSD Diagnostics Lower Extremities, PSSD Diagnostics Upper Extremities also managed and expanded the AIOP and diagnostic technology clinical trials and physician training