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The physicians at the Wound Healing Center offer the specialized care needed to treat complex wounds that won't heal. They bring a multidisciplinary approach to wound healing.

Dr. Debra Miller-Cox
Medical Director, Wound Healing Services
Medical Director and CoFounder, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Primary Specialty: Infectious Disease
Regional Infectious Disease
853 N. Church St., Suite 410, Spartanburg, SC 29303
864-560-6928
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Internship: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Residency: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Fellowship: Duke University
Graduate work: MSC in Immunology of Infectious Diseases from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Board Certified in Internal Medicine; Infectious Disease
HBO Certified
Part of the Spartanburg Regional Physician Group
 
Special interests: Integrating primary research into clinical practice in the areas of hyperbaric medicine and wound care; streamlining wound services for patients throughout the healthcare system; development of a multi-departmental protocol for the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with crush injury.
Special associations and/or organizations: AMA, AAWC, IDSA, ACOP/ASIM, UHMS, Cofounder of the SRHS Recycling Committee with an interest in sustainability.

Dr. Howard Klickman
Primary Specialty: Internal Medicine; Geriatrics; Certified Wound Specialist
Internal Medicine Associates of Gaffney
139 Medical Center Dr., Gaffney, SC 29342
864-487-7186
Medical School: Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine
Internship: Loyola University Medical Center
Residency: Loyola University Medical Center
Board Certified in Internal Medicine; Geriatric Medicine
Part of the Spartanburg Regional Physician Group
 
Special interests: Palliative wound care at end of life.
Special associations and/or organizations: American College of Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Association for Advances in Wound Care, Fellow of American College of Certified Wound Specialists. 

Dr. Melissa Fritsche
Primary Specialty: Wound Care, Family Practice
Regional Wound Care
853 N. Church St., Suite 701, Spartanburg, SC 29303
864-560-1650
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Internship: General Surgery, Atlanta Medical Center
Residency: Spartanburg Regional
Board Certified in Family Practice
Part of the Spartanburg Regional Physician Group
 
Special associations and/or organizations: UHMS, AAFP 

Dr. Susan Hilsman
Primary Specialty: Emergency Medicine; Wound Care
Spartanburg Emergency Center Physicians
101 E. Wood St., Emergency Department, Spartanburg, SC 29303
864-560-6000
Regional Wound Healing Center
853 N. Church St., Suite 630B, Spartanburg, SC 29303
864-560-1650
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Residency: Spartanburg Regional
Board Certified in Family Practice
Part of the Spartanburg Regional Physician Group
 
Special interests: Pediatric wounds, burns, traumatic burns, wounds-all ages
Special associations and/or organizations: Diplomate American Academy Family Physicians 

Dr. Ted Greishop
Primary Specialty: Infectious Diseases
Regional Infectious Disease
853 N. Church St., Suite 410, Spartanburg, SC 29303
864-560-6928
Medical School: Ohio State University
Internship: Medical College of Ohio
Residency: Medical College of Ohio
Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina
Board Certified in Internal Medicine; Infectious Disease
Part of the Spartanburg Regional Physician Group
 
Special interests: HIV / Hepatitis C
Special associations and/or organizations: Infectious Disease Society of America, American Academy of HIV Medicine, HIV Medicine Association, American Society of Microbiology, Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, South Carolina Medical Association.

Dr. Paul LePage
Primary Specialty: General Surgery
Regional Surgical Specialists
853 N. Church St., Suite 500, Spartanburg, SC 29303
864-560-1576
Lepage Surgical Services at Pelham
2755 South Hwy. 14, Hallway 300, Greer, SC 29650
864-560-1576
Medical School: F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Internship: Madigan Army Medical Center
Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Board Certified in General Surgery
Part of the Spartanburg Regional Physician Group

Special interests: HBO, Wound, Trauma

Dr. Hans Blaakman
Primary Specialty: Podiatry
Upstate Foot Care
428 Hyatt St., Suite A, Gaffney, SC 29341
864-487-3338
1575 E. Main St., Duncan, SC 29334
877-941-3338
Medical School: Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine
Residency: The Carney Hospital-Boston MA
Board Certified in Foot Surgery
Special Interests:
 Diabetic Foot Care, Children and Adult Foot Pathology
Special associations and/or organizations:  Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Member of the South Carolina Podiatric Medical Association.

Dr. Cuyler Calton
Primary Specialty: Vascular Surgery
Foothills Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
225 E. Wood St., Spartanburg, SC 29303
864-560-4420
Medical School: Duke University
Internship: Eisenhower Army Medical Center
Residency: Eisenhower Army Medical Center
Fellowship: Geisinger Medical Center
Board Certified in General Surgery; Vascular Surgery
Part of the Spartanburg Regional Physician Group
Special interests:
Open and endovascular procedures for limb salvage
Special associations and/or organizations: Society of Vascular Surgery, Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society Fellow, American College of Surgeons