Chapter Town Hall 2025: Northeast Chapter: Wound Care

Hans Gao, MD grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia and is excited to return for fellowship after completing Emergency Medicine residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

Jennifer Kennedy, DO is originally from King of Prussia. She is a Flight Surgeon and has served in multiple different units and hospital positions. Her most recent assignment was at Ft. Liberty under First Special operations Command. 

Dr. Kelly Johnson-Arbor is a physician who is triple board-certified in Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. She completed her undergraduate education at Harvard College and earned her medical degree from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. She completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester, followed by a fellowship in Medical Toxicology at the University of Connecticut. From 2018 through 2023, she served as the co-medical director of National Capital Poison Center. Since 2015, she has served as medical director of hyperbaric medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is an Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery and Emergency Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and serves as an associate faculty member of the MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety. 

An avid researcher and writer, Dr. Johnson-Arbor has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed medical journals including New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA Internal Medicine, and Annals of Emergency Medicine. She enjoys teaching toxicology principles and hyperbaric medicine to the public as well as medical professionals.

Leena Hani, MD, MPH is a PGY-3 General Surgery resident at NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn. Prior to residency, she was a Research Fellow in Surgical Oncology at NYU Langone Hospital, completed her Master of Public Health at New York University, and attended medical school at Ziauddin University in Karachi, Pakistan.

Dr. Louis N. Iannuzzi received his BS in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee in 1978, followed by his BS/Certificate in Physical Therapy from New York University in 1980, and his DPT from Boston University in 2011. Among his many professional accomplishments, Dr. Iannuzzi spent 20 years as the Chief Physical Therapist of the NY Regional Ambulatory Hansen's Disease Program; served as an Adjunct Professor for both New York University and the College of Staten Island; and, acted as a Clinical Consultant for Staten Island University Hospital's Diabetes Treatment Center. Currently, Dr. Iannuzzi serves as the Clinical Wound Specialist at Bellevue Hospital Center's Department of Dermatology, and most recently at the Langone-NYU Kimmel Wound and Hyperbaric center. Dr. Iannuzzi also spent 25 years as a highly decorated Commissioned Officer with the United States Public Health Service (USPHS), retiring in early 2006 with the rank of Captain following an extended deployment during the 2005 Hurricane Katrina and Rita disaster relief missions in Louisiana and Mississippi. Other USPHS projects in which Dr. Iannuzzi participated include World Trade Center Relief, NY Habitat for Humanity, and the Sierra Leone Amputee Project. In addition, Dr. Iannuzzi is a Corps Specialist in Insensitive Limb Management related to Leprosy and Diabetes, as well as a board certified pedorthist since 1990. His research interests include wound care, pathomechanics, electromyography, and electrotherapy.

I was always fascinated with the human body, having grown up in a household of physicians. It was more than intellectual fascination—I knew that as a doctor I’d be able to lead a life of service. Moreover, I felt that if I could save one life in the course of my career, I would feel fulfilled. 

During medical school, I realized that surgeons are frequently the last line of defense between life and death. My lifelong profession was decided. I began my surgical training here, at NYU Langone, in 2004. 

My interests drove me to specialize in vascular surgery, treating people with peripheral arterial disease, a condition affecting blood vessels. Part of the appeal was NYU Langone’s increasing use of minimally invasive endovascular techniques to repair blood vessels.

I saw that the use of these minimally invasive treatments enabled people who had aortic aneurysms—bulging, weakened areas in the aorta—to go home the next day. Patients who had more invasive, traditional surgeries typically would have to stay in the hospital for a week and often experienced complications.

The use of minimally invasive techniques inspired me to research aortic aneurysms, participate in national meetings, and develop a more thorough understanding of vascular surgery. Since then, I’ve developed a particular interest in chronic venous insufficiency—weakened vein walls and valves—and in studying treatments that improve patients’ quality of life and advance the field of vascular surgery.

As a clinician, I want to create an environment in which I can have an open and clear dialogue with my patients. Treatment is often more successful when patients can participate in their own care and are educated by their physicians. Overall, I strive to provide the most effective and advanced combination of medical, endovascular, and open surgical techniques, as directed by the patient’s medical condition and needs.

My name is Paige Curcio, and I am a third-year medical student at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. I am originally from Schwenksville, Pennsylvania and previously attended Georgetown University where I received my BS in Neurobiology. Since starting medical school, I have assisted with multiple research projects in the field of general surgery. More recently, I have begun working with Dr. Frank Ross, who is a clinical professor in the Department of Surgeryand the associate director of the Kimmel Hyperbaric and Advanced Wound Healing Center. After doing a rotation in wound care with Dr. Ross, I continued to work with him ona few projects, including a talk on Hydroxyurea Ulcers for the UHMS Northeast Chapter Town Hall on Wound Care.

Dr. Zachary Gaskill is a Family Medicine Specialist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated with honors from Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie in 2015. Having more than 6 years of diverse experiences, especially in FAMILY MEDICINE, Dr. Zachary James Gaskill affiliates with many hospitals including Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania, Chester County Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, cooperates with many other doctors and specialists in medical group University Of Penn Medical Group.