Advisory Committee
Thomas P. Stewart, Ph.D.
Marylee Grosso, BSPharm, RPh, PD, FASCP
Marylee Grosso, BSPharm, RPh, PD, FASCP
Dr. Stewart is a Senior Associate Clinical Professor at Daemen University, an adjunct Asst. Prof. at the SUNY at Buffalo, the President of Stewart Consulting, the former VP of Clinical Affairs for Stryker’s Medical Division, and the former President of Gaymar Industries Inc. Dr. Stewart has spent the last 40 years studying various aspects of pressure ulcer
pathophysiology, wound healing, support surface design, and thermal physiology.
Marylee Grosso, BSPharm, RPh, PD, FASCP
Marylee Grosso, BSPharm, RPh, PD, FASCP
Marylee Grosso, BSPharm, RPh, PD, FASCP
Marylee Grosso is a pharmacist and an American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Fellow with over 40 years of experience in clinical pharmacy practice management, formulary development and regulatory compliance in Post Acute Care. As a founder, Marylee has served on the Executive Committee and is the immediate past secretary of PAWSIC.
Ziad Mirza, MD, MBA
Marylee Grosso, BSPharm, RPh, PD, FASCP
Ziad Mirza, MD, MBA
Ziad Mirza, MD, MBA, is double‑boarded in Internal Medicine and Dive & Hyperbaric Medicine, with more than 30 years of experience as a medical director for multiple nursing homes and two decades of leadership in wound care and hyperbaric medicine.
Myles Yu, MD, PhD,
Martha R Kelso, RN, CHWS, HBOT
Ziad Mirza, MD, MBA
After nearly 20 years practicing general surgical pathology, Myles Yu, MD, PhD, shifted his practice in the past two and a half years to focus exclusively on the interpretation of chronic wound biopsies. As such, he may be the only “wound pathologist” in the country.
Martha R Kelso, RN, CHWS, HBOT
Martha R Kelso, RN, CHWS, HBOT
Martha R Kelso, RN, CHWS, HBOT
Martha R Kelso is the Chief Executive Officer of one of the nation's largest mobile wound care providers. Kelso is considered a visionary and entrepreneur in mobile medicine with a relentless passion for education as a vehicle to elevate the art and science of wound healing
Flora Petillo, MSN, CRNP, CWS
Martha R Kelso, RN, CHWS, HBOT
Martha R Kelso, RN, CHWS, HBOT
Flora Petillo is the President of AlignMed Partners (AMP), a multi-state medical practice dedicated to providing compassionate and collaborative post-acute care through its team of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. A board-certified Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Flora has extensive clinical experience in post-acute care, primary care, wound care, and pain management
Deanna Rolland, MS, RD, LDN
Tracey Yap, PhD, RN, WCC, CNE, FGSA, FAAN
Tracey Yap, PhD, RN, WCC, CNE, FGSA, FAAN
Deanna Rolland is a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist with over 20 years of experience providing clinical nutrition care and management in the long term care and rehab settings. She has served as past president of the Delaware Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and remains committed to advocating for nutrition in public health.
Tracey Yap, PhD, RN, WCC, CNE, FGSA, FAAN
Tracey Yap, PhD, RN, WCC, CNE, FGSA, FAAN
Tracey Yap, PhD, RN, WCC, CNE, FGSA, FAAN
Associate professor in the Duke University School of Nursing, and a Senior Fellow in the Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development. Her research aims to understand and improve the processes that facilitate nursing staff implementation of evidence-based mobility/movement best practices that target common, yet seemingly intractable geriatric conditions, such as facility-acquired pressure injuries/ulcers.