Wound Care: A Multispecialty Approach
Wyatt G. Payne, MD, Rudolph J. Mannari, PA-C, Terry E. Wright, MD, Diane Ochs, RN, Simon Pels, DPM, Richard Kincer, CO, and Martin C. Robson, MD
Dr. Payne is an associate professor of surgery and the chief of the plastic surgery/wound section, Mr. Mannari is a physician assistant, Dr. Wright is an assistant professor of surgery and the chief of the general surgery section, Ms. Ochs is a wound research nurse, Dr. Pels is a podiatrist, Mr. Kincer is an orthotist, and Dr. Robson is a professor emeritus, all at the Institute of Tissue Regeneration, Repair, and Rehabilitation of the Bay Pines VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL and the department of surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
When clinicians from different, complementary disciplines come together with the common goal of healing chronic wounds, everyone benefits.