Catherine Milne

Maria Goddard, MD, CWS, MAPWCA is a burn surgery and mobile wound care specialist in the Midwest. She received training in general surgery at Wake Forest School of Medicine and completed fellowship training in burn surgery at both the University of Tennessee-Memphis and the University of Kansas Medical Center. She is board-certified in wound care by both the American Board of Wound Management and the American Board of Wound Healing. She is an instructor for Advanced Burn Life Support and a member of the American Burn Association Aftercare Reintegration Committee. Dr. Goddard also currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Communications Committee and a member of the Education Steering Committee of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care. She also serves on the WoundSource Editorial Advisory Board. She has practiced in multiple care settings, including long-term care, and her extensive training, research, and clinical experiences provide a unique perspective on wound management. Her mission is to bridge gaps among care settings caused by differences in regulations and resource availability. Her interests include burn care, geriatrics, global health, telemedicine, and reducing healthcare disparities.

Cathy is an Advanced Practice WOC nurse who delivers care across the continuum, including acute care, long-term care, home health, and outpatient settings. As a clinician with Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, she also consults with organizations to improve wound outcomes, conducts clinical research, and lectures both nationally and internationally. She has published numerous articles, authored several book chapters and is the Co-Editor of the texts Wound, Ostomy, Continence Secrets and the Wound Care Certification Study Guide, Third Edition. Cathy is a former Nurse Board Member of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) and currently serves as a Board Member of the Post-Acute Wound and Skin Care Integrity Council (PAWSIC). She is also a member of the AAWC Educational Planning Committee and serves as Chair of the Coalition for At-Risk Skin (CARS). In addition, she holds an appointment as Adjunct Clinical Professor at the Yale School of Nursing. Cathy is the recipient of the John A. Boswick Award.