Tube Feeding and Pressure Injuries: Is There a Benefit?
Good nutrition is essential for wound healing. Malnutrition, inadequate protein intake, and unintended weight loss are associated with delayed healing of pressure injuries, also known as bedsores or pressure ulcers. These relationships have led many clinicians and...
A Placebo Device to Heal Pressure Injuries Provides A Cautionary Tale for Modern Wound Care
A remarkable experiment reveals how a placebo machine appeared to accelerate pressure injury healing—and offers a surprising lesson for modern wound care.
Seeing Is Believing: What Our Eyes Teach Us About Pressure Injuries and Skin Failure
A growing debate in wound care centers on whether skin failure and pressure injuries are distinct conditions. Some experts have proposed that skin failure represents a separate process that occurs in critically ill patients and that pressure may not be a causative factor. While the terminology continues to evolve, many clinicians find themselves returning to a simple principle: seeing is believing.
Speaking on Wound Care at the American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting
I was thrilled to present at the American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting with an amazing group of wound care superstars. Our theme was Wound Care Updates: Reclaiming a Lost Geriatric Syndrome
Skin Failure and Pressure Injuries: The Search for Clarity
My article in the February 2026 International Wound Journal traces the history of skin failure, from Charcot and Nightingale to today’s debate, and calls for one unified definition.
Teaching Wound Care to Medical Doctors
Imagine a disease that causes pain, disfigurement, amputations, infections, sepsis, and death, that results in billions of dollars in treatment costs, yet is barely taught in medical school. Welcome to the world of wound care, where many American doctors graduate...
Does Anyone Remember “The Purple Book”?
I found my Purple Book in the bottom of a drawer when doing some cleaning. Although well used it was in good shape, and brought back memories of my early career. The book was published just as I was beginning my first job as attending physician and director of research in a large nursing home in the Bronx. During my geriatric fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center I became interested in chronic wounds because many patients suffered with them but there was little information available on prevention and treatment.
Wound Care for Geriatricians and Primary Care Practitioners
For this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, I invited leaders in the field to share their knowledge and expertise with the goal of educating clinicians on the basics of wound care. It is both an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to bring together information that will improve care of vulnerable adults in an area where it is most needed.
New Reference Work on Pressure Injuries and Chronic Wounds
I am proud to introduce my volume in Elsevier's series of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine entitled Pressure Injuries and Chronic Wounds. To complete this work I invited leaders in the field to share their knowledge and expertise with the goal of educating clinicians on...
Wet Cement—A Preventable Cause of Chemical Burn
Few people are aware that wet cement is a strong alkali that can cause deep third-degree burns necessitating surgical debridement and prolonged healing time. Chemical burns from cement can be avoided by adequate skin and eye protection as well as immediate first aid.
Wound Care Education for Medical Doctors: Filling the Gap
Doctors need to be taught how to assess and document wounds, prognosticate healing, address underlying comorbidities, and choose among the multiplicity of wound care treatment modalities. The task is huge, but I am pleased to make a small contribution to closing the gap.
Academic Promotion at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
I am delighted to announce my promotion to Clinical Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Teaching medical students, residents, and fellows has been a passion, and over the years I had the honor and privilege of mentoring trainees through dozens of research projects related to wound care.