WoundCasters

Host Felix Boecker, MD talks with Alton Johnson, DPM —University of Michigan podiatrist and newly elected president of the Save A Leg Save A Life Foundation —about his pathway into wound care, why formal fellowships and “force-multiplier” mentoring matter, and practical ways clinicians can spread skills across disciplines. They dig into why amputations still happen despite better technology—access...

Host Felix Boecker, MD cuts through the hype to clarify which supplements actually support healing. Drawing on guideline highlights and clinical data, he explains why protein is the cornerstone —with strongest evidence for arginine and glutamine (and situational HMB )—especially in malnourished or high-risk patients. He compares collagen powders vs. whole-protein intake , reviews where vitamins C,...

How mobile wound clinics are reshaping access and outcomes for underserved patients. In this episode of Woundcasters , Dr. Felix Boecker speaks with Lindsay Lupton, MSN, CNP, CWS , about her remarkable journey from critical care nurse to mobile wound care provider. Lindsay shares how home health opened her eyes to the underserved and often overlooked patients who cannot access clinics, and how men...

Why it’s time to retire an outdated, harmful practice and embrace evidence-based wound care. In this episode of WoundCasters , host Dr. Felix Boecker examines one of the most entrenched yet outdated practices in wound care: wet-to-dry dressings. Tracing the history of wound management from ancient methods to the moist wound healing revolution of the 1960s, he explains why evidence overwhelmingly s...

In this episode of WoundCasters , host Dr. Felix Boecker sits down with Dr. Gadi Borkow, Chief Scientist at MedCu , to explore the “copper revolution” in wound care. They discuss copper’s unique broad-spectrum antimicrobial action, its role in stimulating angiogenesis and collagen production, and how it compares to silver-based dressings. Dr. Borkow shares the science behind MedCu’s copper oxide-e...

Welcome to the second episode of WoundCasters , the new podcast from Wound Care Today USA, where we go beyond the basics of wound management. In this episode of WoundCasters, host Dr. Felix Boecker tackles the controversial and timely topic of wound debridement overuse. Prompted by a recent U.S. Department of Justice case against a national wound care provider, the episode explores how financial i...

Welcome to the first episode ofWoundCasters, the new podcast from Wound Care Today USA, where we go beyond the basics of wound management. In our debut episode of WoundCasters, host Dr. Felix Boecker sits down with Dr. Ira Herman—PhD scientist, educator, and innovator in wound healing—for a powerful conversation that bridges cutting-edge science and clinical practice. Together, they explore the mo...

Hosted by trauma surgeon-turned-wound care specialist Dr. Felix Boecker, this show dives deep into the science, stories, and solutions behind wound healing. From expert interviews to real-world insights, each episode explores not just what works—but why it works and who it works for. Whether you're a clinician, researcher, or just curious, WoundCasters is your go-to source for fresh, practical, an...