Cyaandi Dove

Dr. Karen Bauer is a Wound Certified and Vascular Surgery Nurse Practitioner. She graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Toledo, an M.S. from The Ohio State University and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from The University of Toledo. She has been practicing as a wound practitioner for over 19 years and in vascular surgery for over 8 years. She currently practices at George Washington university Hospital. Karen has extensive leadership experience, most recently at Emory University in the Division of Vascular Surgery as the Limb Preservation Coordinator. She was previously the Director of Wound and Vascular Services and Lead APP at the University of Toledo Medical Center in the Division of Vascular Surgery and concurrently as the Program Director at a rural wound center in Wauseon, Ohio, where she practiced for over 13 years.

She is the immediate past-President of the Society for Vascular Nursing and a long-time Board Member and Fellow of the AAWC. She is a Board Member of the Save a Leg Save a Life Foundation and the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders. Karen participates on the American Heart Association’s Peripheral Artery Disease National Action Plan Steering Committee and is an editorial reviewer for many scientific journals. She serves on numerous national committees and lectures regionally, nationally, and internationally. She is also a published writer.

Ms. Couch graduated with her Master of Science in Nursing (FNP) from Georgetown University in 2002.  Currently, she works as the Director of Wound Care Services at The George Washington University Hospital in Washington DC.    She is an Associate Research Professor of Surgery at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at George Washington University.  Her wound care interests include caring for persons with limb loss/limb differences, complex abdominal wounds and use of technology in wound healing.
Ms.  Couch is the current Chair of the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders and the Immediate Past-President of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC).  Kara is a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care.  She is an editorial board member of the Journal of Wound Management, the International Wound Journal and WoundSource 2026.   Kara is currently working towards a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Systems Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania with an expected graduation date of August 2027.

Dr. Dove is the Director of Clinical Research at the Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Podiatry at UT Health Science San Antonio. Dr. Dove has served as a Principal Investigator in over 50 clinical trials, over the past twenty years. She is currently establishing a research program, in which her colleagues, residents and students will be actively engaged.

She earned the Degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine at California College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco, CA, She also completed her Post Graduate Training at The University of Texas, Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas under the tutelage of Dr. Lawrence Harkless. She completed a surgical fellowship at North General Hospital, in New York, NY.

Dr. Dove was previously in private practice in Las Vegas. Her private practice combined industry sponsored research and general podiatry, with a focus on wound care. Before opening her practice, Dr. Dove was the director of podiatry at the Diabetic foot and Ankle Center - Hospital for Joint Disease - NYU. Concurrently, she served as the sub-investigator for multiple Phase I-IV clinical trials.

Dr. Dove has multiple publications, including the Lancet and other peer-reviewed journals.

Megan L. Oltmann, DPM, FACFAS is the Head of Podiatric Surgery and Wound Care at the Bill and Lorraine Dodero Limb Preservation Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Medical Director of the University Hospitals Twinsburg Wound Care Center. She is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at Case Western Reserve University, core faculty for the University Hospitals Podiatric Surgery Residency Program, and Adjunct Clinical and Surgical Faculty at Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Oltmann lectures nationally on limb preservation, wound care, and reconstructive foot and ankle surgery and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. She is also a co-author of the bestselling book Chronicles of Women in White Coats 3.

Dot has been practicing in the specialty of wound and ostomy care for over 4 decades. She has practiced in acute care, home care and long-term care, spent 7 years in industry, and has practiced in outpatient care since 2001. She has been Board Certified by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Certification Board since 1985 and The American Board of Wound Management since 2004. She has authored and co-authored numerous papers and consensus documents, and 14 book chapters. She is the Co-Chair of the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, was part of the founding faculty for the Wound Certification Prep Course, is a committe member of the International Wound Infection Institute, and works as a Consultant and Educator and lives in Holland, Michigan. She works part time at the Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic at Holland Hospital.

Dr. Dove is the Director of Clinical Research at the Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Podiatry at UT Health Science San Antonio. Dr. Dove has served as a Principal Investigator in over 50 clinical trials, over the past twenty years. She is currently establishing a research program, in which her colleagues, residents and students will be actively engaged.

She earned the Degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine at California College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco, CA, She also completed her Post Graduate Training at The University of Texas, Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas under the tutelage of Dr. Lawrence Harkless. She completed a surgical fellowship at North General Hospital, in New York, NY.

Dr. Dove was previously in private practice in Las Vegas. Her private practice combined industry sponsored research and general podiatry, with a focus on wound care. Before opening her practice, Dr. Dove was the director of podiatry at the Diabetic foot and Ankle Center - Hospital for Joint Disease - NYU. Concurrently, she served as the sub-investigator for multiple Phase I-IV clinical trials.

Dr. Dove has multiple publications, including the Lancet and other peer-reviewed journals.

Mary Anne works at a level I Trauma Center in Minnesota, where she has provided advanced wound, trauma, and surgical care for more than three decades. She has become a nationally recognized expert in complex abdominal wounds, enteric fistula management, and surgical wound optimization. Mary Anne serves on the Wound Healing Foundation Board of Directors and is the Mission Wound Care Lead for the Canada Ukraine Surgical Aid Program, where she delivers wound care to Ukrainian civilians and soldiers. Her major accomplishments include earning multiple U.S. and European patents for innovative fistula and wound-management devices, authoring numerous peer-reviewed publications. Known for her pioneering clinical techniques, international humanitarian work, and significant contributions to wound care innovation, she continues to advance patient outcomes through clinical excellence, education, and global collaboration.

Dot has been practicing in the specialty of wound and ostomy care for over 4 decades. She has practiced in acute care, home care and long-term care, spent 7 years in industry, and has practiced in outpatient care since 2001. She has been Board Certified by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Certification Board since 1985 and The American Board of Wound Management since 2004. She has authored and co-authored numerous papers and consensus documents, and 14 book chapters. She is the Co-Chair of the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, was part of the founding faculty for the Wound Certification Prep Course, is a committe member of the International Wound Infection Institute, and works as a Consultant and Educator and lives in Holland, Michigan. She works part time at the Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic at Holland Hospital.

Dr. Dove is the Director of Clinical Research at the Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Podiatry at UT Health Science San Antonio. Dr. Dove has served as a Principal Investigator in over 50 clinical trials, over the past twenty years. She is currently establishing a research program, in which her colleagues, residents and students will be actively engaged.

She earned the Degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine at California College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco, CA, She also completed her Post Graduate Training at The University of Texas, Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas under the tutelage of Dr. Lawrence Harkless. She completed a surgical fellowship at North General Hospital, in New York, NY.

Dr. Dove was previously in private practice in Las Vegas. Her private practice combined industry sponsored research and general podiatry, with a focus on wound care. Before opening her practice, Dr. Dove was the director of podiatry at the Diabetic foot and Ankle Center - Hospital for Joint Disease - NYU. Concurrently, she served as the sub-investigator for multiple Phase I-IV clinical trials.

Dr. Dove has multiple publications, including the Lancet and other peer-reviewed journals.

Alisha Oropallo, MD FACS, FSVS, FABWMS is a Professor of Surgery at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University/Northwell and the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. She practices as the Director of the Comprehensive Wound Healing Center at Northwell Health and Program Director of the Wound and Burn Fellowship program at Northwell Health. Dr. Oropallo completed her residency in Vascular Surgery at Boston University Medical Center and her General Surgery residency at Maimonides Medical Center, NY. She has been the lead investigator on multiple clinical trials, published papers, and has been invited to present lectures in wound healing globally. She is interested in education, research, and quality measures in tissue regeneration to help improve patient outcomes.