Summer Greetings from ABWM President
David Mahon, MD, FACS, CWSP
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David Mahon, MD, FACS, CWSP
ABWM Board President
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I hope your summer is off to a good start. As I have proceeded through the past year and a half as ABWM president, attending exam review meetings, other board functions and wound care courses, I am often asked questions about the ABWM Board of Directors. Who is on the board? What does the board do? How can I be considered for the board?
The Board of Directors oversees the ABWM in its mission to promote the science of prevention, care and treatment of wounds. Our organization’s primary mission is to establish a national certification process. To that end, the Board oversees and manages the organization in its day-to-day as well as year-to-year functions. The Board meets twice yearly at a central location and also interacts via group phone conferences on a monthly basis. Our most recent meeting, this past April in Chicago, focused on topics including: the continuing medical education requirement; testing for international candidates; planned website improvements; exam committee reports detailing test analysis results from 2017; and ABWM Foundation activities. All correspondence received by the ABWM is carefully reviewed and responses are formulated. A president’s report, a treasurer’s report and marketing committee reports are discussed at each meeting. Additionally, executive staff members are present and the future direction of the organization is planned and discussed. One of the joys of serving on the board includes the camaraderie and friendships that have developed. Besides all being passionate about wound care, the board members enjoy each other’s company and display a mutual respect for one another’s ideas and perspectives. In the end, our organization is stronger and more effective because of the open dialogue that takes place during our board meetings. I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the 2017-18 board members who have dedicated their time and energy to strengthening our organization:
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Gayle Lindsey PT, MHSM, MBA, CWS
ABWM President-Elect
Job Title: Director of Physical Medicine and Wound Care Services
Gayle Lindsey works as a director of inpatient and outpatient physical therapy, occupational therapy, and wound care services at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center; she serves as the administrative oversight of two satellite outpatient physical therapy clinics and as the administrative oversight of the Methodist Mansfield Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center.
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Julie Rhodovi, MBA, CWCA, LBBH
ABWM Treasurer
Job Title: Senior Vice President – Revenue Cycle Management
As the Senior Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management, Julie Rhodovi is responsible for the full range of development and oversight
of revenue aspects, including, but not limited to billing, collections, appeals, audits, cash application, provider relations and service interactions. This includes managing contract negotiations, oversight of the cross-functional network service experience, implementation of workflow process changes on revenue-driven improvements, relationships with outside revenue sources, and training and development of internal provider education programs.
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Amy Pierno, PT, CWS
ABWM Secretary
Job Title: Program Director with Healogics at Holyoke Medical Wound Care Center
Amy Pierno is an interdisciplinary team leader in a robust community hospital Wound Care Center. She seeks to improve the quality of life by healing patients quickly and compassionately.
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Susan E. Dieter, RN, MS, CWS ABWM Past President
Job Title: Regional Clinical Director at Wellsense Technologies
Susan Dieter is the immediate past president of ABWM and serves as the Regional Director of Wellsense Technologies in the Greater Chicago area. She is also an editorial board member for Ostomy Wound Management.
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Karen W. Albaugh, PT, DPT, MPH, CWS
Job Title: Associate Professor and Clinical Wound Specialist
Karen Albaugh is an Associate Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Porgram at Neumann University in Aston, Pennsylvania. She also practices as a physical therapist and wound specialist at Optimum Physical Therapy Associates in West Chester, PA.
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Randall G. Cook, MD, FACS, CWSP
Job Title: Medical Director at Jackson Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Center
Dr. Cook is the Medical Director at Jackson Wound and Hyperbaric Medicine Center in Montgomery, Alabama. He has held leadership positions in several wound care professional organizations including Wound Healing Society, AAWC, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society.
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Todd Mann, DPM, CWS
Job Title: Podiatrist/Owner of AHP Foot and Wound Care Specialists
Dr. Mann runs a private practice that focuses primarily on providing diabetic foot care and lower extremity wound care.
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Samantha Ratner, DPM, CWS
Job Title: Panelist (Wound Care Specialist) at Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Healing, Mercy Hospital, Rockville Centre, NY and Associate at Seaford Foot Care Center
Dr. Ratner’s general area of expertise is in podiatric medicine, however, the majority of her residency training and focus of her career for the last 15 years has been centered on being a wound specialist. She concentrates mostly on the diabetic foot (preventative care and wound management), traumatic wounds, vascular wounds, and chemotherapy induced neuropathic wounds. Two years ago, she was appointed as a panelist at the Wound Care Center at Mercy Hospital and also is a supervising physician for the Hyperbaric Medicine treatments.
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Ed Mahoney, PT, DPT, CWS
ABWM Exam Committee Chair
Job Title: Program Director and Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at LSU Health Services Center – Shreveport
Ed Mahoney is the program director for the Doctor of Physical Therapy program as well as the LSU Wound Management Residency program for physical therapists. Related to wound care, he practices in their outpatient wound care clinic and mentors residents in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
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Russell B. Melchert, PhD
Public Member
Job Title: Dean & Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy
Dr. Melchert’s role is to lead the UMKC School of Pharmacy to ensure accountability (accreditation, fiduciary, and university policy and procedures), to promote growth of the school in research and education, and to facilitate mission and vision for continued success of the school.
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Yvette Monteleon, RN, CWS, FACCWS
Job Title: Regional Vice-President, American Medical Technologies
AMT is the largest national DMEPOS in the post-acute senior market space, including advanced wound care, urological, ostomy, tracheostomy supplies. Yvette Monteleon is responsible for management of operations as well as new and organic growth for a third of the US.
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Finally, as the current president, I am also a practicing general surgeon who serves as trauma director and medical director of the wound center at Northwest Community Hospital in suburban Chicago.
The members of the board have worked tirelessly to develop and execute our organization’s mission and goals. I would like to thank each of them for their contributions to the ABWM
. I would also like to ask every associate and diplomate of the ABWM to consider how you might become involved in the future. Please consider volunteering for a local exam review committee or becoming an ABWM board member. Any questions or inquiries can be directed to me at
dmahonmdcwsp@gmail.com or executive director Chris Murphy at
cmurphy@abwmcertified.org
Best regards,
Dave
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American Board of Wound Management
1800 M Street NW, Suite 400S
Washington, DC 20036
202-457-8408
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