Faculty

Hadar Lev-Tov

MD, MAS
Associate Professor
Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Hadar Lev-Tov is an Associate Professor at the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Miller school of Medicine. He is a Board-certified dermatologist with significant interest in wound healing and medical dermatology. His work is supported in part by the Dermatology Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and industry.
Dr. Lev-Tov completed his residency in Dermatology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City after completing a research post-doctoral training at UC Davis where he also earned his Master's in clinical research.
Dr. Lev-Tov is the director of the wound healing fellowship at the University of Miami, serves as the Immediate Past President for the HS Foundation board of directors (https://www.hs-foundation.org/), is the founding program chair for the Integrative Dermatology Symposium (https://integrativedermatologysymposium.com/), cohost of the popular “Learnskin podcast” (https://learnskin.libsyn.com/) and is the cofounder of the dermatology-focused educational service Learnskin (https://www.learnskin.com/).

2024 Sessions

HS and Pilonidal Cyst: Wound Management and Beyond A Case Based Panel Discussion

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a common inflammatory skin disease that results in draining skin lesions and therefore requires wound care. HS is associated with pilonidal cyst and its surgical care requires wound care considerations as well. In this session, a dermatologist and a surgeon will discuss cases of HS and pilonidal cyst and review what is know and what is new about diagnosis, management, and wound care.

Moderator/Speaker

Speaker

Thursday, February 01 2:10–3:10 PM
Wound Care Focused
Faculty

Hadar Lev-Tov

MD, MAS
Associate Professor
Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Hadar Lev-Tov is an Associate Professor at the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Miller school of Medicine. He is a Board-certified dermatologist with significant interest in wound healing and medical dermatology. His work is supported in part by the Dermatology Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and industry.
Dr. Lev-Tov completed his residency in Dermatology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City after completing a research post-doctoral training at UC Davis where he also earned his Master's in clinical research.
Dr. Lev-Tov is the director of the wound healing fellowship at the University of Miami, serves as the Immediate Past President for the HS Foundation board of directors (https://www.hs-foundation.org/), is the founding program chair for the Integrative Dermatology Symposium (https://integrativedermatologysymposium.com/), cohost of the popular “Learnskin podcast” (https://learnskin.libsyn.com/) and is the cofounder of the dermatology-focused educational service Learnskin (https://www.learnskin.com/).

Abigail Chaffin

MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA
Professor of Surgery, Chief of Division of Plastic Surgery
Tulane University

Dr. Abigail Chaffin is a Professor and the Division Chief of Plastic Surgery at Tulane University. She is also the Medical Director of the MedCentris Wound Healing Institute at Metairie. She is a Certified Wound Specialist Physician and a Master of the American Professional Wound Care Association. She is the Program Director of the Tulane/Ochsner Plastic Surgery Residency Program. She has been awarded the honor of designation as a Master of the American Professional Wound Care Association. She focuses her practice on wound medicine, complex surgical wound reconstructive surgery, and general plastic reconstructive surgery.

She has authored over 65 publications in wound medicine and surgery. She lectures nationally and internationally on plastic surgery, wound management and wound reconstructive surgery topics. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Society of Plastic Surgery and the current Chair of the ASPS Assembly of State and Regional Societies. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. In addition, she serves as an examiner for the Oral Board Exams for the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Microbial Identification in Wounds

Once a clinical wound infection has been diagnosed, the identification of infecting organisms is crucial to choosing the correct antibiotic as well as to antibiotic stewardship. This session will review techniques for identifying aerobic, anaerobic, and atypical bacteria, as well as fungi in wounds, including culture techniques and molecular-based diagnostics. Emerging diagnostics for identifying biofilm and point of care testing will be reviewed. Lastly, how to interpret culture reports will be discussed.

Moderator/Speaker

Speaker

Thursday, February 01 2:15–3:15 PM
Wound Care Focused
Faculty

Hadar Lev-Tov

MD, MAS
Associate Professor
Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Hadar Lev-Tov is an Associate Professor at the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Miller school of Medicine. He is a Board-certified dermatologist with significant interest in wound healing and medical dermatology. His work is supported in part by the Dermatology Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and industry.
Dr. Lev-Tov completed his residency in Dermatology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City after completing a research post-doctoral training at UC Davis where he also earned his Master's in clinical research.
Dr. Lev-Tov is the director of the wound healing fellowship at the University of Miami, serves as the Immediate Past President for the HS Foundation board of directors (https://www.hs-foundation.org/), is the founding program chair for the Integrative Dermatology Symposium (https://integrativedermatologysymposium.com/), cohost of the popular “Learnskin podcast” (https://learnskin.libsyn.com/) and is the cofounder of the dermatology-focused educational service Learnskin (https://www.learnskin.com/).

Irena Pastar

PhD
Professor
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Irena Pastar, Ph.D. is a professor in the Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Pastar received doctoral degree in molecular microbiology at the University of Belgrade, followed by postdoctoral trainings at The Rockefeller University and Cornell University Weill Medical College. She was an Assistant Professor at the New York University School of Medicine before joining the University of Miami faculty in 2011. Dr. Pastar’s research focuses on molecular mechanisms of wound healing, cutaneous response to pathogens, mechanism od novel antimicrobial therapies, and molecular pathology of hidradenitis suppurativa and hronic wounds. The long-term goal of Dr Pastar’s research is to enable the development of novel treatments by leveraging understanding of host-pathogen interactions in patients suffering from chronic cutaneous inflammatory conditions. Dr. Pastar is leading multiple translational projects on wound infections funded by National Institute of Health (NIH) and Industry. As an established investigator in the field of wound healing she has been recognized by multiple awards from the Wound Healing Society and Symposium on Advanced Wound Care. She has multiple editorial responsibilities, including serving on editorial board of the Wound Repair and Regeneration Journal and as a grant reviewer for NIH and DoD pannels .

Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Wounds: Exploring the Unexplored

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic inflammatory skin condition, is a painful follicular, occlusive disease that affects the intertriginous axillary, groin, perianal, perineal, genital, and inframammary regions. In addition to skin manifestations, patients experience pain, reduced quality of life and higher rates of anxiety and depression. Wound care professionals are essential members of the multidisciplinary care team in HS management. In a case-based format, this session will examine the medical, surgical and wound care management of both acute flares and chronic draining HS wounds and strategies to counsel patients with HS about at-home wound care.

Speaker

Friday, March 22 3:05–4:05 PM
Faculty

Hadar Lev-Tov

MD, MAS
Associate Professor
Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Hadar Lev-Tov is an Associate Professor at the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Miller school of Medicine. He is a Board-certified dermatologist with significant interest in wound healing and medical dermatology. His work is supported in part by the Dermatology Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and industry.
Dr. Lev-Tov completed his residency in Dermatology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City after completing a research post-doctoral training at UC Davis where he also earned his Master's in clinical research.
Dr. Lev-Tov is the director of the wound healing fellowship at the University of Miami, serves as the Immediate Past President for the HS Foundation board of directors (https://www.hs-foundation.org/), is the founding program chair for the Integrative Dermatology Symposium (https://integrativedermatologysymposium.com/), cohost of the popular “Learnskin podcast” (https://learnskin.libsyn.com/) and is the cofounder of the dermatology-focused educational service Learnskin (https://www.learnskin.com/).

RAPID FIRE: What's New in HS

HS patients have a significant wound burden and are coming to your clinic but this time, they are on a new drug - do you know which new drugs and treatments are available for HS? In this session an update will be provided about advances in the research on HS. New insights into disease etiology will be presented. New treatments for HS will be reviewed as well. All done from the perspective of the wound healing specialist.

Moderator/Speaker

Friday, September 05 3:10–3:35 PM
Room Julius 11
Faculty

Hadar Lev-Tov

MD, MAS
Associate Professor
Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Hadar Lev-Tov is an Associate Professor at the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Miller school of Medicine. He is a Board-certified dermatologist with significant interest in wound healing and medical dermatology. His work is supported in part by the Dermatology Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and industry.
Dr. Lev-Tov completed his residency in Dermatology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City after completing a research post-doctoral training at UC Davis where he also earned his Master's in clinical research.
Dr. Lev-Tov is the director of the wound healing fellowship at the University of Miami, serves as the Immediate Past President for the HS Foundation board of directors (https://www.hs-foundation.org/), is the founding program chair for the Integrative Dermatology Symposium (https://integrativedermatologysymposium.com/), cohost of the popular “Learnskin podcast” (https://learnskin.libsyn.com/) and is the cofounder of the dermatology-focused educational service Learnskin (https://www.learnskin.com/).

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