Frank Aviles

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Frank Aviles is a physical therapist with over 35 years of experience in wound care, specializing in the treatment and management of chronic wounds and lymphedema. He is deeply committed to advocacy, education, and patient care.
Beyond his clinical work, Frank is active in research and publishing and co-hosts The Frank & Lizzie Show, an educational platform for wound care & lymphedema clinicians Frank is also a consultant, advisor, and/or a speaker for various industry partners in the wound care and lymphedema space.

Dr. Heather Barnhart is a nationally recognized expert in integumentary dysfunction and Director of Clinical Operations at Koya Medical.
With four board certifications and over three decades of experience, she has led at the intersection of clinical practice, research, and innovation.
A former professor at Nova Southeastern University, she is a sought-after speaker and key opinion leader whose work has influenced clinicians and organizations worldwide through research, publications, and international presentations.
Her work and leadership across professional organizations continue to shape best practices and innovation in the field.

Dr. Yadwinder Dhillon is the owner of AZ Wound and Hyperbaric Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona, where he leads a practice dedicated to the treatment of complex and non-healing wounds. Board certified in Family Medicine, he brings 20 years of experience spanning direct patient care and clinical research in wound healing.
Dr. Dhillon is also co-owner of Ethos CRO, a contract research organization through which he has helped design and execute clinical studies advancing the evidence base for wound care therapies. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications, and his dual role as clinician and investigator informs a practical, outcomes-focused approach to translating trial data into bedside decision-making.
In addition to his clinical and research work, Dr. Dhillon serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He lectures regularly to medical students and teaches residents in the clinical setting, mentoring the next generation of physicians in wound management and hyperbaric medicine.
Across two decades of practice, Dr. Dhillon has focused on advancing standards of care for patients with chronic wounds — combining rigorous clinical investigation with hands-on treatment and education. He is pleased to join his colleagues at SAWC in October.

Dr. Lucian Vlad is an Associate Professor and Director of the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Fellowship at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, NC. He is board-certified in Family Medicine, faculty in the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Department and has practiced full time in a tertiary wound care and hyperbaric center since 2012, with a clinical focus on limb salvage and complex chronic wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and pressure injuries. His academic interests span compression therapy, negative pressure wound therapy, collagen scaffolds and other advanced biologics, low-intensity laser and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and clinical nutrition in wound care, and he is an active educator and frequent national and international lecturer.
Outside clinical work his advocay work includes ABWMS (American Board of Wound Medicine & Surgery) as member of the Board of Directors, WCCC (Wound Care Collaborative Community) as Chair of the Real Word Evidence Workstream, AAWC (Association for the Advancement of Wound Care) as Co-Chair of the Education Commitee and WHS (Wound Healing Society) member of Edducation Commitee.

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Frank Aviles is a physical therapist with over 35 years of experience in wound care, specializing in the treatment and management of chronic wounds and lymphedema. He is deeply committed to advocacy, education, and patient care.
Beyond his clinical work, Frank is active in research and publishing and co-hosts The Frank & Lizzie Show, an educational platform for wound care & lymphedema clinicians Frank is also a consultant, advisor, and/or a speaker for various industry partners in the wound care and lymphedema space.

Kelly McFee, DNP is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Certified Wound Specialist and Advanced Practice Certified Wound Care Nurse who is practicing wound care and hyperbaric medicine in northwest Missouri. She received a BSN from Missouri Western State University, MSN from the University of Missouri – Kansas City, MHA from Colorado State University Global, and DNP from the University of South Alabama.
Kelly is a member of the Board of Directors for the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care, a member of the board of the Midwest Chapter of the WOCN, and board member of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists where she is a past chairman of the board. Kelly is also a member of the PDSI task force, a joint endeavor with the NPIAP and EPUAP and is on the Editorial Advisory Board for WoundSource.

John C. Lantis II, MD, is currently the site Chief and Professor of Surgery at Mount Sinai West Hospital, and the Icahn School of Medicine; in mid-town Manhattan where he practices as a senior vascular surgeon. On January 1, 2024; he was named the Director of advanced wound care; Department of surgery; Mount Sinai healthcare system.
In 2023 he became the Editor in Chief of the journal WOUNDS; a Clinical Compendium. He is the past president of the New York Vascular Surgery Society, a founding member of the American Board of Wound Medicine and Surgery, and the Vascular Study Group of New York.