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International Board Members

Dr. R. Gary Sibbald

Chairperson IWCA

MD FRCPC (Med, Derm), MACP, FAAD, MEd, FAPWCA, is the founder and Executive Director of WoundPedia as well as the lead of Project ECHO Ontario Skin and Wound. He is a dermatologist and internist with a special interest in wound care and education. Dr. Sibbald is also a professor of medicine and public health at the University of Toronto.

Dr. David G. Armstrong

Chief Advisor IWCA

Professor of Surgery​ and Neurological Surgery ​Director,​ ​U​SC Limb Preservation Program Director, ​Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA) Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC)

Prof. Zulfiqarali G. Abbas

International Executive Board Member

MBBS, M MED, DTM&H (UK), FRCP (London), FRCP (Glasgow) Consultant Physician, Endocrinologist, Diabetologist President, D-Foot International Chairman, Pan-African Diabetes Foot Study Group (PADFSG)

Dr. Maniram Ragbir

FRCS(Plast)

is a Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK. He specialises in complex reconstruction, head and neck surgery, sarcoma surgery and microsurgery. He has held senior leadership roles in BAPRAS and is actively involved in surgical education, training and research.

Dr Reena Agarwal

MBBS, MRCS, MSc, FRCS (Plast)

is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at University Hospitals of Leicester, UK, with a special interest in hand surgery, burns and skin cancer. She is the Honorary Secretary of BAPRAS and Training Programme Director for Plastic Surgery in the East Midlands. She is actively involved in surgical education, training and professional development.

Prof. Guido Ciprandi

MD, PhD

is a Paediatric and Plastic Surgeon and Adjunct Professor of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at the University of Padua, Italy. He is a leading expert in paediatric and neonatal wound care, complex wounds and tissue regeneration. He is the Founding President of the International Society for Paediatric Wound Care (ISPeW), President of the Pediatric Wound Care Masterclass and a member of the EWMA Council

Dr. Elizabeth Ayello

International Executive Board Member

PhD, MS, BSN, ETN, RN, CWON, MAPWCA, FAAN, is a board-certified wound and ostomy nurse from New York, New York USA. A fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) she is an internationally known prolific author, editor, researcher, clinician, consultant (including CMS, NYS and NJHA initiatives) and innovative, interactive educator who is currently Co-Editor in Chief for the international interprofessional journal Advances in Skin and Wound Care

Ms. Gulnaz Tariq

International Executive Board Member

Founder, IIWCG Past President WUWHS Clinical Consultant Debra Pak. Director of Education and Wound Care, Global Care Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Ms. Hiske Smart

International Executive Board Member

President, IIWCG Editor IIWCG. Clinical Nurse Specialist: Wound Care and Hyperbaric Unit, American Mission Hospital, Kingdom of Bahrain

Dr. Windy Cole, DPM, CWSP

International Executive Board Member

Director of Wound Care Research, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine

Ms. Terry Swanson

International Executive Board Member

Nurse Practitioner Wound Management. RN NPWM, MHSc FAWMA, FMACNP.

Dr. Kylie Sandy-Hodgetts

International Executive Board Member

Associate Professor Kylie Sandy-Hodgetts CMMIT, Lead Skin Integrity Research Group, Murdoch University, Senior Research Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia

Ms. Beji George Saji

International Executive Board Member

RN, MSN (FNP), MSc (UK), BSN, Nurse Practitioner in the United States. She has previously dedicated over a decade of her career in Wound Care and other specialties in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) in Abu Dhabi (UAE), serving from 2003 to 2020.