The Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at Danbury Hospital offers the latest technology for healing, including Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy that rapidly speeds up the wound healing process. This unique center is devoted to healing problematic wounds which affect more than 1.8 million Americans.
Professional, personalized attention is given to each patient to attain a positive healing outcome. Our physicians and nursing staff have advanced training in the care of difficult, non-healing wounds including certification by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS).
Our team of wound care experts provides comprehensive care for wounds caused by diabetes, circulatory problems, traumatic injuries, surgical wounds and other conditions using the most advanced, effective methods of healing available today including:
- Debridement
- Total contact casting
- Biological skin grafts
- Advanced wound care dressings
- Compression therapy
- Nutritional management
- Pain management
- Diabetic education
- Infectious disease management
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (link to page)
For more information and to schedule an appointment, call (203) 739-8170.
What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?
Who benefits from treatment at the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine?
Our Team of Wound Care Specialists
What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?
For selected patients with certain types of non-healing wounds, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is available at the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at Danbury Hospital.
HBOT is a treatment in which the patient breathes 100 percent oxygen inside a pressurized chamber. The therapy delivers high concentrations of oxygen to the bloodstream to assist in the wound healing process and fight certain types of infections. HBOT effectively treats osteomyelitis (bone infection), diabetic wounds of the lower extremities, radiation tissue damage, compromised skin graft flaps and crush injuries.
Studies have shown that specialized wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy:
- Accelerates wound healing
- Reduces amputation rates
- Helps patients avoid hospitalization
Approved Indications for Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment:
The following is a list of approved indications for HBOT which are currently reimbursed by Medicare, HMOs and other insurance carriers:
- Soft tissue radionecrosis
- Actinomycosis
- Chronic refractory osteomyleltis
- Diabetic ulcer of the lower extremity
- Crush injury / acute traumatic peripheral ischemia
- Progressive necrotizing infections (necrotizing facitis)
- Acute peripheral arterial insufficiency
- Osteoradionecrosis
For more information about HBOT, call us at (203) 739-8170
Who benefits from treatment at the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine?
Any patient with a wound that has not started to heal in two weeks or is not completely healed in six weeks may be a candidate for treatment at the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at Danbury Hospital.
The staff at the center specializes in the treatment of chronic, non-healing wounds including:
- pressure ulcers
- diabetic ulcers
- neuropathic ulcers
- ischemic ulcers
- venous insufficiency
- traumatic wounds
- surgical wounds
- vasculitis
- burns
- peristomal skin irritations
- other chronic non-healing wounds
For more information and to schedule an appointment, call (203) 739-8170.
Our Team of Wound Care Specialists
The Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at Danbury Hospital is a physician driven, multidisciplinary program that directs the critical resources required for evaluation and treatment of patients suffering from wound healing failure. Successful management of these challenging wounds can easily exceed the capabilities of our patients’ primary care physicians due to the complexity and time consuming nature of the wound healing process.
Our staff of specialists includes:
- wound care and hyperbaric medicine physicians representing specialties that provide a comprehensive approach to patient care. All of our physicians have completed advanced training in hyperbaric oxygen treatment and problem wound management
- nursing staff trained in the care of chronic wounds
- technicians able to perform non-invasive studies and specific therapies
- experienced staff to assist with appointments, medical records and health insurance processing
Meet Our Team…
Vascular Surgeons
Alan Dietzek, MD, FACS, RPVI
Medical Director, The Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at Danbury Hospital
and Chief, Section of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
John H. DeFrance, MD
Thoracic and Vascular Surgeon
Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery
Richard Margules, MD, FACS
Vascular Surgeon
Jaime Strachan, MD
Director, Endovascular Surgery
Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery
Plastic Surgeon
David Goldenberg, MD
Department of Plastic Surgery
Podiatric Surgeon
Michael Z. Fein DPM, FACFAS
Chief, Section of Podiatric Surgery
Infectious Disease
Gary Schleiter, MD
Chief, Section of Infectious Disease at Danbury Hospital
Emergency Medicine
David Charash DO, FACEP
Department of Emergency Medicine
Coordinator, Risk Management and Patient Safety
Luz Guzman-Restrepo, RVT
Administrative Director
Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine and Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory at Danbury Hospital
Elizabeth Ciszak
Program Director
John Leopold, APRN, CWCN
Clinical Manager
Eileen Fabrega
Hyperbaric Technician / Safety Director
Rebekah Kasmarski, LPN
Danielle Niecz, LPN
Pamela Pagan, LPN
Carolina Federci
Secretary/Scheduler
Patricia Postupack
Secretary/Scheduler
For more information and to schedule an appointment, call (203) 739-8170.
