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4th of July, July 4 2025, America, freedom

KEEPING 4TH OF JULY FESTIVE WITHOUT INJURIES
This 4th of July, as both a wound care specialist and a fellow American, I want to wish you and your family a safe and meaningful holiday. While it’s a time for food, fireworks, and fun, it also brings health risks, I see all too often in the clinic.
Jul 1st, 2025
memorial day 2025

Memorial Day: Wounds We See and Wounds We Feel
On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to fallen heroes and look at visible and invisible wounds. As I treat wounds, I am reminded that healing goes beyond skin deep, including the physical and emotional scars left behind by sacrifice and service.
May 26th, 2025
sharp surgical debridement

SHARP DEBRIDEMENT: A KEY STEP IN WOUND HEALING
Debridement is a significant part of wound care involving removal of dead or infected tissue from wounds. It plays an important role in wound management for a number of reasons and we’ll discuss what it is, why it is performed and its benefits for healing.
Mar 1st, 2025
oral and topical collagen for wound healing

ORAL AND TOPICAL COLLAGEN FOR WOUNDS
Collagen forms a scaffold proving structure within the skin and body. It is essential in connective tissue playing a role in holding cells together while providing skin strength and elasticity which are all necessary for wound healing.
Oct 11th, 2024
living with gastroparesis, gastroparesis awareness month

LIVING WITH GASTROPARESIS
Acknowledging gastroparesis is one thing but living with it is another thing. Understanding treatment options and making an informed decision with your doctor will help you get the best medical care and improve your quality of life.
Aug 16th, 2024
August is gastroparesis awareness month

GASTROPARESIS AWARENESS MONTH
August is Gastroparesis Awareness Month and organizations like International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders (IFFGD) bring attention to important health information about gastroparesis including diagnosis, treatment and quality of life issues.
Aug 2nd, 2024
Wounds and swimming

WOUNDS AND SWIMMING
Hot summer vacation swimming-ready but you have a pesky wound? Here are the basic do’s and don’ts before you submerge yourself into the water.
May 10th, 2024
nonhealing wounds in cold weather

NON-HEALING WOUNDS IN THE COLD WEATHER
Cold weather has always been a little rough, the same goes for managing chronic non-healing wounds. The temperature extremes, dry air, less sun, and the cold and flu season all pose a challenge to health.
Feb 6th, 2024
Wounds with Wishnew - Cold weather injuries

COLD WEATHER INJURIES
Cold temperatures cause our body to lose heat faster than we produce it while prolonged exposure to cold will use up our body’s stored energy. This will result in hypothermia and other cold-induced injuries.
Jan 15th, 2024
Health food swap, healthy switch diet

The Healthy Switch Diet
The New Year is fast approaching and one of your New Year’s resolutions would be to eat cleaner to get healthy once and for all. You’ll probably plan on a diet that has been trending, has worked for others, or has been proven for weight loss.
Dec 13th, 2023
Happy new year 2024 wound care and healing

WOUND CARE TODAY AND INTO THE NEW YEAR
Healing and living your best life today can’t wait. Jumpstart your New Year resolutions with helpful tips for a healthy and cheerful holiday season while continuing what’s best for your wound healing.
Dec 26th, 2023
Quitting Smoking the Great American Smokeout

The Great American Smokeout
Join the Great American Smokeout this third Thursday of November and let this be day one in starting the journey to a smoke-free life.
Nov 16th, 2023
American Diabetes Month World Diabetes Day Prediabetes

World Diabetes Day and American Diabetes Month
Fully understanding diabetes is not an easy task, but with the resources available to us and our healthcare providers working diligently to provide knowledge and tools to empower us, we can fight diabetes.
Nov 14th, 2023
compression therapy

Compression and wound healing
Wound healing is an intricate process of the human body with specific and complex phases to achieve new healthy skin tissue. There are several challenges in completing the healing process and one of them will require pairing wound care with compression
Oct 26th, 2023
abscess

Is it an abscess?
Abscess: what it is, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and more.
Oct 11th, 2023

Basal cell cancer-more than skin deep.

One of my best friends has been battling an itchy dry spot for years that was ultimately found to be basal cell carcinoma. Here’s her story and information about the condition
Aug 18th, 2022

What is a general surgeon?
People ask me frequently, “what exactly is a general surgeon?” I realize the name itself is not very self explanatory.
Mar 30th, 2020

Watch and wait or operate?
Receiving a diagnosis that needs surgery can be stressful.  Then the decision, do we wait for other symptoms or operate emergently?  Depending on the surgery, there are now certain conditions that allow us to understand the risks and delay the surgery.
Feb 3rd, 2020

Trust. Compassion. Precision.
Words are often used as window dressing, for me these words symbolize a mantra and life focus of helping others.
Feb 3rd, 2020