LAFAYETTE, LA — The American Professional Wound Care Association® (APWCA) recently announced newly-appointed leadership to its board of directors. Steven J. Kavros, DPM, MAPWCA, FAACWS, CWSP, was appointed incoming APWCA President. He will serve a three-year term and succeeds outgoing APWCA President, Thomas E. Serena, MD.
A list of the 2016 APWCA Board of Directors follows:
President:
Steven J. Kavros, DPM, MAPWCA, FAACWS, CWSP
Vascular Surgery Associates
Blaine, MN
Chief Medical Officer, Miromatrix Medical, Inc.
Eden Prairie, MN
Vice President:
Jeffrey A. Niezgoda, MD, FACHM, MAPWCA, CHWS
WebCME
Greendale, WI
Secretary:
Kathya Zinszer, DPM, MPH, FAPWCA
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Treasurer:
Stephen H. Sprigle, PhD, PT, AAPWCA
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Members:
Randall G. Cook, MD, FACS, FAPWCA
Jackson Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Center
Montgomery, AL
Barbara Delmore, PhD, RN, CWCN, MAPWCA, IIWCC-NYU
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, NY
Kevin R. Emmons, DrNP, RN, AGPCNP-BC, CWCN, DAPWCA
Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden
Medford, NJ
Barry M. Fabius, MD, CMD, FACP
United Healthcare Community Plan
Newark, DE
Caroline E. Fife, MD, CWS, FUHM, FAAFP, FACCWS
St. Luke's Hospital
Woodlands, TX
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Tyson Green, DPM, FACFAS
Imperial Health - Center for Orthopaedics
Lake Charles, LA
Jeffrey D. Lehrman, DPM, FASPS, FACFAS, MAPWCA
Foot and Ankle Specialists of Delaware County
Springfield, PA
Christine Shettel, RN, BSN, CHWS, MAPWCA, PWRC
York, PA
Director Emeritus:
Federico Peguero, MD, MAPWCA
Lower Bucks Hospital
Bristol, PA
“I am very pleased with the ‘blue-ribbon’ board that we have assembled to lead APWCA into the future. Our goals and objectives for the organization will continue to strongly position APWCA as a leader in wound care education, advocacy and research. This group brings tremendous experience, leadership and enthusiasm to APWCA and will have a positive impact on membership,” states Dr. Steven J. Kavros, incoming APWCA President.
