Robert G Frykberg, DPM, MPH, MAPWCA, FRSM, FFPM (Glasg)

Clinical Professor and Residency Director
Department of Orthopaedics
UT Health San Antonio, Division of Podiatry
San Antonio, Texas

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Robert G Frykberg, DPM, MPH, MAPWCA, FRSM, FFPM (Glasg) is a graduate of the California College of Podiatric Medicine in 1976. Dr Frykberg went on to complete his residency training at the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston. He served as the President of the Massachusetts Podiatric Medical Society and a Member of the Board of Registration in Podiatry. From 1992 to 1994, he attended the Harvard School of Public Health and graduated with a Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in quantitative methods. After 21 years of private practice, Dr Frykberg accepted the position as Clinical Dean of the Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery prior to moving to Phoenix. After 15 years of dedicated service to our Veterans, Dr Frykberg has decided to retire from his role as Chief of Podiatry at the Phoenix VA Medical Center and as Director of the Phoenix VA Medical Center Podiatric Residency Program. He continues to hold the academic rank of Professor, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix and Adjunct Professor, Midwestern University Program in Podiatric Medicine. Currently, Dr Frykberg is Clinical Professor and Residency Director, Department of Orthopaedics, at UT Health San Antonio, Division of Podiatry in San Antonio, Texas. His research and writing interests have included all facets of lower extremity disorders, but are specifically focused on diabetic foot ulcers, infections, Charcot foot, and wound care. The author of nearly 100 peer-reviewed publications, he has also been the Editor of two textbooks: The High-Risk Foot in Diabetes Mellitus (1991) and the Diabetic Charcot Foot (2010). His expertise in the Diabetic Foot translated into hundreds of speaking invitations nationally and internationally with numerous lecture engagements in China, India, Russia, South America, the UK, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia, Italy, and across Europe.

Thomas Serena, MD, FACS, FACHM, MAPWCA

CEO and Medical Director of the SerenaGroup
Cambridge, MA

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Thomas E Serena, MD, FACS, FACHM, MAPWCA CEO and Medical Director of The SerenaGroup, a family of the 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 an 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 States 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. He is recognized internationally as an expert in the field of wound healing: He has more than 200 published papers and has given more than 1000 invited lectures throughout the world. He has published three medical textbooks and authored numerous book chapters. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Wound Healing Society and served two terms on the board of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) and is now the President. He has also been Vice-President of the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine and President of the American Professional Wound Care Association.

Charles Andersen, MD, FACS, MAPWCA

Chief of the Vascular/Endovascular Surgery Service (Emeritus)
Chief of the Wound Care Service
Clinical Professor of Surgery UW, USUHS
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, WA

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Charles Andersen, MD, FACS, MAPWCA serves as Chief of the Wound Care Service and Medical Director of the Wound Care Clinic at Madigan Army Medical Center, where he also holds the position of Emeritus Chief of the Vascular/Endovascular/Limb Preservation Service. After graduating from Utah State University, Dr Andersen earned his medical degree at the University of Utah, where he also completed an internship and one year of surgical training. He then entered military service, completing his surgical residency at Madigan Army Medical Center and a Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. During his distinguished 20-year military career, his leadership positions included Program Director in General Surgery and Chief of the Department of Surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center. Following his retirement from the Army, he continued his service as a civilian Chief of the Vascular Surgery Service at Madigan. A prolific contributor to medical literature, Dr Andersen has authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications and delivered more than 500 professional presentations on vascular surgery, limb preservation, and wound care at national and international venues. He serves as Clinical Professor of Surgery at both the University of Washington and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences.

Kathryn Khandaker, MSN, APRN, CWOCN

Director
Fulton County Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center
Wauseon, OH

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Kathy Khandaker, MSN, APRN, CWOCN, is a board-certified Adult Nurse Practitioner and board-certified Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Care specialist with more than 23 years of experience in wound care. She completed her wound care training at the Medical University of South Carolina and has dedicated her professional career to advancing evidence-based wound care practice, clinical excellence, and specialty certification. Kathy has served for the past four years on the Board of Directors for the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Certification Board. In addition, she served eight years on the examination committee, including four years as chair. She has also contributed to the profession through service with Partners in Practice for the Mideast Region of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society. She currently serves as Program Director for the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center in Wauseon, Ohio.