Robert S. Kirsner, MD, PhD

Review

Assessing the Need for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Utilization Guidelines: An Overview of the Challenges With Providing Optimal Care

12/07/2020

Robert S. Kirsner , MD, PhD;

Theresa Hurd , PhD, MScN, ACNP, RN;

This article reviews the current practice and challenges associated with NPWT. Relevant literature was reviewed to provide a background on current practice.

This article reviews the current...

12/07/2020

Wounds

Review

Necrotizing Fasciitis

10/15/2002

Robert S. Kirsner , MD, PhD;

Jennifer T. Trent ;

10/15/2002

Wounds

News and Trends

SAWC Spring | WHS | DLS: Most Prestigious Honor in Wound Care Awarded to Christopher E. Attinger, MD

02/08/2023

Robert S. Kirsner , MD, PhD;

Few physicians have made as significant an impact on their field as Christopher E. Attinger, MD. Within the wound care and limb salvage communities (and beyond), Dr. Attinger is known as a leading expert at the forefront of innovation and...

Few physicians have made as...

02/08/2023

Podiatry Today

Videos

Repurposing Drugs for Wound Healing

12/05/2023

Robert S. Kirsner , MD, PhD;

Dr. Robert Kirsner speaks about his Rapid Fire: Drugs for Healing session presented at SAWC Fall 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Robert Kirsner speaks about...

12/05/2023

Wounds

Videos

Biopsy in Wound Care: Insights from A Leading Dermatologist

06/28/2023

Robert S. Kirsner , MD, PhD;

Dr. Kirsner shares key insights on wound biopsy from a dermatologist's perspective.

Dr. Kirsner shares key insights...

06/28/2023

Podiatry Today

Fish skin grafts* are a cost effective treatment option for diabetic foot ulcers

Standard treatment of chronic diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) is expensive and, for more than half of DFU patients, unsuccessful1. Health care policy decision makers should seek the most effec...

Robert S. Kirsner , MD, PhD;

Christopher Winters , DPM;

David J. Margolis , MD, PhD;

John C. Lantis II, MD, FACS;

08/19/2021

Inflammation is Induced by Intracellular MRSA Colonization of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Background: Persistent wound infection frequently complicates diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) treatment and is a leading cause of amputations. Dramatic increase in community-acquired Methicill...

Robert S. Kirsner , MD, PhD;

Marjana Tomic-Canic , PhD;

Rivka Stone ;

Jamie Burgess , MS;

Hadar A. Lev-Tov , MD, MAS, MSc;

Cheyanne R. Head ;

Irena Pastar , PhD;

Andrew Sawaya ;

Ivan Jozic ;

Natasa Strbo , MD, PhD;

Jelena Marjanovic ;

08/19/2021

Conference Insights

The Negative Pressure Revolution: Single-Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

05/07/2021

Robert S. Kirsner , MD, PhD;

Over the past few years, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has undergone a transformation. Single-use NPWT (sNPWT) devices have been developed to allow patients more and better options. Previous data1 comparing different traditional NPWT...

Over the past few years,...

05/07/2021

Wound Care

Weekly Changes in Wound Parameters Following Treatment with Either Single-Use or Traditional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial in Patients with Venous Leg Ulcers and Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Introduction: Early intervention with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in hard-to-heal wounds is associated not only with improved outcomes, but also with lower costs of treatment. ...

Robert S. Kirsner , MD, PhD;

Henry Jaimes ;

12/11/2019

Wound Conforming Matrix Containing Purified Homogenate of Dermal Collagen Promotes Rapid Healing of Diabetic Neuropathic Foot Ulcers – Subset Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial

Introduction: Efficacy and safety of a collagen-based wound conforming matrix (WCM), compared to standardized care (SOC), was evaluated as part of a retrospective subset analysis of a ran...

Robert S. Kirsner , MD, PhD;

William Marston ;

John C. Lantis II, MD, FACS;

Lois A. Chandler ;

Oscar M. Alvarez , PhD;

Paul J. Kim , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

Peter A. Blume , DPM, FACFAS;

10/24/2019