Professor Dr. Harikrishna K.R. Nair is the Head and Professor, Wound Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Malaysia. He is also the President Elect of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies. Currently, he is the National Advisor of Primary Health, Founding member of the National Technical Committee on Wound Care, Ministry of Health and Advisor to the Post Basic Wound Care programme. He holds the position as Founding President of the Malaysian Society of Wound Care Professionals, Asia Pacific Association for Diabetic Limb Problems, ASEAN Wound Council, Vice President of the Asian Wound Care Association and D-Foot International as well as a board member of IWII, IWSCAP, IJLEW, JWC. In addition, he is the Editor in Chief of the Wounds Asia Journal, Malaysian Journal of Medical Research, Heal Digest and the JWC Silk Road Supplement. He has authored and edited 20 books and wrote chapters in 12 books. He has published many articles in peer reviewed journals. He is a Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of Ireland and Edinburgh and the College of Wound Care Specialists. He is Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, Banares Hindu University, Professor of Wound Care, Lincoln University Malaysia and Professor, Institute of Health Management Austria.