Efthymios Gkotsoulias, DPM

Guest Editorial

From Diabetic Foot Ulcers to Limb Salvage: A Surgical Perspective

09/03/2020

The burden of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) to patients and the health care system is substantial. Although we understand why DFUs happen and have relatively effective treatments (particularly if they are caught early), we still don’t seem to...

The burden of diabetic foot...

09/03/2020

Today's Wound Clinic

Original Contribution

All Multidisciplinary Teams, All the Time: Treat the Patient and Not the Wound

05/19/2022

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

David Kuten , MD;

Efthymios Gkotsoulias , DPM;

This kind of efficient care requires team members to be identified beforehand, to know each other’s skill set, to be committed to same-day responsiveness in communication, to have some flexibility in patient scheduling, and to understand when...

This kind of efficient care...

05/19/2022

Cath Lab Digest

Review

The Role of Hemodynamic Shear Stress in Healing Chronic Wounds

06/24/2022

Efthymios Gkotsoulias , DPM;

Kenneth John Dormer ;

The authors provide an in-depth review of the impact of hemodynamics and the inflammatory cycle on the healing of chronic wounds.

The authors provide an in-depth...

06/24/2022

Wounds

Figure 1: Pre-debridement. Exposed tibialis anterior with concerns for pyoderma gangrenosum. (photo courtesy of Efthymios Gkotsoulias, DPM).

Diabetic Foot Ulcers

All Multidisciplinary Teams, All the Time: Treat the Patient and Not the Wound

04/01/2021

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

David Kuten , MD;

Efthymios Gkotsoulias , DPM;

Given that diabetes affects so many organs in the body, team-based care is particularly crucial for patients with diabetic foot ulcers. This author details how a multidisciplinary approach can save lives and limbs.

Given that diabetes affects so...

04/01/2021

Today's Wound Clinic