Dr Bohn is a General Surgeon Board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is also Board Certified in Hyperbaric Medicine and Certified in Wound Care. He is President of the American Board of Wound Healing overseeing certification of wound care providers. As a member of the American of Professional Wound Care Association, Dr Bohn has been recognized and honored with the designation of Masters level in wound care, MAPWCA.

Dr. Windy Cole is an honor graduate from the Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Cole has been in practice for over 24 years. She is an adjunct professor and Director of Wound Care Research at Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine. She is board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and the American Board of Wound Management. She has been a dedicated wound care advocate for two decades with interests focused on medical education, diabetic foot care, wound care, limb salvage, & clinical research. Dr. Cole has published numerous peer-reviewed and industry articles on these topics and is a sought-after speaker both nationally and internationally.

Jennie Feight is the Director of Health Policy for MIMEDX Group, Inc., and has worked 20+ years in wound care reimbursement and health policy. Based in Western Pennsylvania, she completed her Masters in Health Services Administration from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Jennie holds certifications from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) in medical coding (CPC) and medical auditing (CPMA), and is an AAPC certified instructor. In 2022, she was honored to receive a Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Rising Star award. She currently serves as President for the AAPC Greater Pittsburgh Area local chapter.

Dr. Daniel Kapp is a highly regarded board-certified plastic surgeon and has been in private practice for more than 15 years. He is the founder of Daniel L Kapp Plastic surgery. He performs many types of plastic and reconstructive surgeries. He has extensive experience treating post Mohs defects and is a highly regarded author on the topic. Dr. Kapp is an editor of Journal of Wound Care. He has served as Chief of Surgery at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. He also served as the Medical Director of the Wound Center at Jupiter Medical Center. Dr. Kapp graduated from medical school at the University of South Florida and Plastic Surgery Residency at Ohio State University.

Martha Kelso is the CEO of one of the largest mobile wound care groups. She’s considered a visionary and entrepreneur in Post-Acute Care with a relentless mission to elevate the art and science of wound healing. As a published author, clinical editor for multiple peer-reviewed journals, an expert witness for wound litigation, and a member of several national advisory boards, she is a widely recognized award-winning industry expert working tirelessly to shape the future healthcare landscape.

John C. Lantis II, MD, is currently the site Chief of Surgery at Mount Sinai West Hospital, in mid-town Manhattan where he practices as a senior vascular surgeon. Prior to this he served as Vice Chairman for operations, for the Department of Surgery at both Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside since 2014, and the chief of Vascular and Endovascular surgery since 2007. He attained the academic rank of Professor of Surgery first at Columbia University in 2013, and subsequently in 2014 at the Icahn School of Medicine. In addition as co-chair of the Cardiovascular and interventional radiology value analysis committee, he has served on the corporate steering committee for value analysis since 2014.

Dr Lullove is a distinguished podiatric physician based in Coconut Creek, FL and is the Chief Medical Officer of the West Boca Center for Wound Healing.  He delivers cutting-edge care and is recognized internationally as a speaker, researcher and clinician.  His expertise extends to health care policy, coding and reimbursement and regulatory governmental affairs.  Additionally he represents the Wound Healing Society to the Alliance of Woundcare Stakeholders helping to ensure communities have access to quality healthcare.

Dr. Dieter Mayer, wound healing expert, advanced wound care with clinics and techniques in Switzerland. Former director at Zurich and Fribourg hospitals. Now a Research Associate and Attending Physician at University Hospital Zurich.

Employed by Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, Cathy is an Advanced Practice WOC Nurse in active clinical practice in the acute, long-term, home health and outpatient settings and a clinical instructor at the Yale School of Nursing.

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Dr. Jeffrey Niezgoda has dedicated his professional life to optimizing outcomes in wound healing. He is the Past President of the American Professional Wound Care Association and the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine. He is Founder and President Emeritus of AZH Wound & Hyperbaric Center (2015-2021). Dr. Niezgoda was the Hyperbaric Medical Director at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee (1999-2013). Dr. Niezgoda serves as the CMO for Kent Imaging and for WebCME, an international educational wound care and hyperbaric company. Dr. Niezgoda is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy (1981) and received his MD from the Uniformed Services University of Health Science (1985).

William O’Malley is a founding member of Engage Health and serves as its Chief Operating Officer. In this capacity, William oversees governance, strategic initiatives, and operational execution for Engage Health’s diverse portfolio of national healthcare clients. He is also dedicated to fostering a high-performance, multidisciplinary team within an innovative and entrepreneurial corporate culture.

With over 18 years of senior leadership experience in healthcare, William has been instrumental in driving various national, regional, and local initiatives. Prior to his tenure at Engage Health, he served as Vice President of Healthcare Product Innovation at Performant Corp., where he directed the audit division supporting the CMS Recovery Audit Contracts for Region 1 and the National Region 5 DME contract. He also played a critical role in program integrity efforts for leading national and regional insurers, overseeing strategic activities across the division and implementing CMS’ Unified Program Integrity Contractor (UPIC) data mining solution.

Earlier in his career, William was a founding member and Vice President of Operations at Veritas Medical Review Solutions. He led the implementation and operations of the inaugural CMS RAC program for Region A, encompassing Part A, Part B, and DME programs, and acted as a subcontractor for the CMS Level II reconsideration appeals contract. Additionally, he was pivotal in designing and executing strategies to assist wound care providers in navigating challenges such as high-frequency audits and medical necessity determinations in the absence of clear policy guidance. William’s extensive experience positions him as a trusted leader and innovator in the healthcare compliance and audit landscape.

Joseph Rolley is Principal at JTR Business Consulting, LLC. He has over 40 years of experience in sales, marketing, business development, reimbursement, government affairs and health policy.

Dr. Thomas E. Serena MD FACS FACHM MAPWCA, Founder and Medical Director of The SerenaGroup®, a family of wound, hyperbaric and research companies, is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of The College of William and Mary and Penn State Medical School. He completed his residency in Surgery at The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center with additional year of training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Southern Illinois University. To date he has opened and operates wound care centers across the United Sates and globally. Dr. Serena has been the lead or Principal investigator in over 100 clinical trials, including gene therapy for critical limb ischemia, antimicrobial dressings, growth factors, topical and parenteral antibiotics and CTP therapy. He founded the first wound healing cooperative research group that produced more than 12 manuscripts in 2016 alone. In 2011 he developed a diagnostic technique that now bears his name (The Serena Technique©). He holds numerous patents on wound care devices and dressings.

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Dr. Simman is a board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He is the founding president and chair of the American Board of Wound Medicine and Surgery, past president of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists. He sits on the editorial board of the Annals of Plastic Surgery and the Journal of Wound Care. He is Clinical Professor at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Surgery. He is the Director of the Wound Care Program at Jobst Vascular Institute/ProMedica Health Network, Toledo, Ohio. His background includes training in General Surgery at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University in New York, NY and a Plastic Surgery residency at Providence Hospital and Medical Centers in Southfield, Michigan. In addition, he completed a Burn Fellowship followed by a Wound Healing/Cultured Keratinocytes Research Fellowship at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers, abstracts, letters and book chapters.

System Chief, MedStar Health Division of Podiatric Surgery

Program Director, MedStar Health Georgetown University

Podiatric Surgery Residency Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine

Dr. William H. Tettelbach is board-certified in Hyperbaric Medicine & Infectious Diseases. He maintains appointments at Duke University School of Medicine and Western University of Health Sciences. Currently, he serves as the CMO at RestorixHealth.

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Dr. Wu has more than 700 abstracts, book chapters, and peer-reviewed publications and has served as Principal Investigator in more than 70 clinical research trials.  She has received more than 60 awards including the Edward James Olmos Limb Preservation Award and the Podiatry Management Lifetime Achievement Award.  Dr. Wu is a highly sought-after lecturer at national and international forums and has given over 600 keynote lectures and presentations in over 38 countries.  Dr. Wu has served on numerous advisory panels globally including Latin America, the Middle East, and India, to guide physicians in their treatment algorithms for the diabetic foot and wound healing.