woundcare

The Navy Doctor: Amy Reese, MD, FACP

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Amy Reese is a native Ohioan and veteran of the United States Navy.  Following medical school at Northeastern Ohio Medical University, she completed her residency and fellowship in military training hospitals and was honored to serve in medical units in Kuwait during Operation Iraqi Freedom and in Kandahar, Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. 

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The Defender: Jason Hanft, DPM, FACFAS

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Dr. Jason Hanft is the founder and CEO of Defender Operations. Previously he held a role as the Director of the Doctor’s Research Network. Dr. Hanft has numerous international patents and trademarks, has authored 50+ journal publications, and is a Board Certified in the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. 

He is a product of South Miami, Florida, and is a frequent lecturer as well as the past Director of Medical Education at the South Miami Hospital.

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Life Changing Moments: Discipline and Self Care, with Dr. Alexandra Lukianoff

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During Dr. Lukianoff’s chief year of surgery she had the life changing experience of breaking her back in a car accident. It took multiple operations and 10 months to get fully back on her feet, and back into surgical training. She was accepted into the trauma and critical care fellowship of her choice, and steamed forwards. Unfortunately she herniated two cervical discs during a lap chole, and for a time lost function and feeling in her dominant hand.

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The Cajun: Alton Johnson Jr., DPM, DABPM, FACPM, FASPS, CWSP

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Dr. Johnson is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery specializing in Foot and Ankle disorders with an emphasis on Podiatric Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Johnson completed his medical education at Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Johnson completed post-graduate Podiatric Medicine and Surgery training at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital in Miami, FL. He completed a Podiatric Clinical Research and Wound Care fellowship at Penn Medicine- University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia, PA.

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The Wound Specialist: Marcus Gitterle, MD, ABWM, FACCWS

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Marcus Gitterle, MD is the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of WoundCentrics, LLC, where he leads a team of more than 65 Wound Care, Hyperbaric, Surgical, and Vascular Medicine specialists, providing care in more than 100 healthcare facilities in 12 states, with more than 180,000 patient encounters annually.

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Life Changing Moments with Dr. Randy Cook

In our inaugural episode of Life Changing Moments, Dr. Dael Waxman speaks with Dr. Randy Cook about what it was like to change his career from his surgery practice to leadership of a wound care center.

Life Changing Moments is a new companion podcast to Rx For Success, and the best news is that if you are subscribed to Rx For Success, then you’ll download the LCM shows automatically!

Patreons will receive their version a day early.

Please enjoy, and we look forward to your feedback.

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The Living Legend: Steven Kavros, DPM

Dr. Steven Kavros has been delivering focused, professional wound healing initiatives for over 38 years. He is board certified by the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery. He holds multiple wound healing certificates from societies designating professional competency. Patient care, education and research are the cornerstones in his professional career. After 10 years in private practice and a 20-year career at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, he transitioned to the medical device industry focusing on regenerative medicine and its implications pertaining to advanced wound healing. As Associate Professor at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, he presented over 1600 scientific presentations pertaining to his research at national and international conferences. With an interest in Charcot Neuroarthropathy and its complications involving non traumatic limb loss, he initiated, developed and lead the first multidisciplinary Charcot Neuroarthropathy service at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Kavros is the primary author of numerous peer reviewed papers centered on evidence-based medicine. He has brought multiple medical devices to the market involving advanced wound healing, limb preservation and orthopedics.

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The Perpetual Learner: Joseph M. McCulloch, Jr., PT, PhD, CWS®, FAPTA

Dr. McCulloch graduated from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Program in Physical Therapy in 1972. Following graduation, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant JG in the United States Public Health Service and stationed at the Manhattan Outpatient Clinic. After four years of service, he was transferred to the USPHS Marine Hospital in New Orleans, where he served as Deputy Chief of Physical Therapy. Upon leaving the service in 1979, Dr. McCulloch joined the faculty of the physical therapy program at Louisiana State University and was soon asked to open a branch campus at the Medical Center in Shreveport, LA.

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The Scientist: Robert Kirsner, MD, PhD

Dr. Kirsner is Chairman and the endowed Harvey Blank Professor in the Dr. Phillip Frost Dermatology in the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.  He is Chief of Dermatology at the University of Miami Hospital and Clinics and Jackson Memorial Hospital and directs the University of Miami Hospital Wound Center.  Dr. Kirsner received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University, his medical degree from the University of Miami and a PhD in epidemiology from the University of Miami, after he completed his clinical training.  His clinical training included internal medicine, a clinical and research fellowship in wound healing and dermatology at the University of Miami. 

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The Chief: Robert McLafferty, MD, MBA, FACS

Robert B. McLafferty, MD, MBA grew up in Maine and did his undergraduate studies in Biology at Boston College. He then attended the University of Vermont, School of Medicine and from there went to Oregon Health & Science University to complete a residency in General Surgery and fellowship in Vascular Surgery. He joined the faculty in the Division of Vascular Surgery at Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Illinois where he participated in a robust academic surgery practice for 15 years and rose to the rank of Professor of Surgery in 8 years. He came back to OHSU and joined the Vascular Surgery Division as Professor of Surgery 2013 and is also the Medical Director of the Wound and Hyperbaric Center. From 2013 to 2019, he served the Chief of Surgery for the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System, one of the largest in the VA system. During that time, he obtained a Healthcare MBA from the combined program of Portland State University and OHSU. Dr. McLafferty is internationally known amongst his peers in vascular surgery. He is Distinguished Fellow in the Society for Vascular Surgery and a Past-President of the American Venous Forum, the Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery and the Vascular Disease Foundation. He directs a national conference entitled Modern Wound Care Management. Aside from his passion for medicine, he is an avid dad, musician, yogi, fitness geek, cook, traveler and loves all things outdoors.

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