Offering the latest advancements and modalities in wound healing
The Wound Center at GBMC takes a multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach to wound care. Our patients have access to experts in vascular surgery, podiatry, infectious disease, and plastic surgery, as well as our highly experienced nursing team.
The Center utilizes the newest clinical tools in wound healing along with traditional clinical practices. We focus on the whole body throughout the healing process. This includes nutritional assessment and counseling, diabetic education, pain management, and patient and caregiver counseling.
Patients who benefit from hyperbaric oxygen therapy will receive a comprehensive evaluation to assess appropriateness of this therapy. They will be treated seamlessly in one of our six hyperbaric oxygen chambers following national guidelines. GBMC boasts some of the best healing rates in the Baltimore area.
The Center utilizes the newest clinical tools in wound healing along with traditional clinical practices. We focus on the whole body throughout the healing process. This includes nutritional assessment and counseling, diabetic education, pain management, and patient and caregiver counseling.
Patients who benefit from hyperbaric oxygen therapy will receive a comprehensive evaluation to assess appropriateness of this therapy. They will be treated seamlessly in one of our six hyperbaric oxygen chambers following national guidelines. GBMC boasts some of the best healing rates in the Baltimore area.
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Our Team
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Jennifer A. Heller, MD, RPVI, FACS
Medical Director, GBMC Wound Center; Director, Vein Center
Dr. Heller is the Director of the Vein Center at GBMC and Medical Director of the GBMC Wound Center. She previously served as Assistant Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and as Director of the Johns Hopkins Vein Centers. A graduate of George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., Dr. Heller completed her surgical residency, including a year as Administrative Chief Resident, at Boston University Medical Center. She completed her Vascular Surgery fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
The healthcare team consists of highly trained specialists in the fields of vascular surgery, plastic surgery, general surgery, podiatry, and internal medicine allowing for a more comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach. Each physician has been specialty-trained in wound management.
Brian J. Belgin, DPMBoard-certified Podiatric Surgery
A graduate of Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Dr. Belgin has been in practice since 2004 specializing in podiatric surgery.
Damon Cooney, MD, FACSBoard-certified Plastic Surgery
Dr. Cooney is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who specializes in microsurgery for a variety of conditions. Dr. Cooney earned his medical degree at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He completed his residency at St John's Hospital - SIU School of Medicine.
Craig Friedman, DPMBoard-certified Podiatric Surgery
Dr. Friedman received his medical degree from the University of Maryland and completed his residency at the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Friedman has been in practice since 1993.
Bradford Houck, PA-CVascular and General Surgery
Brad earned his Physician’s Assistant degree from The Touro College of Health Sciences in 1979. He joined Vascular Surgery Associates in 1995.
Cathleen M. Barenski, CRNPVascular and Vein Surgery
Cathleen Barenski serves as the Nurse Practitioner in the Wound Center at GBMC. In 1998, Cathleen obtained her Registered Nurse degree and in 2002, she received her Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) degree, both from The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. For more than 11 years, she served as an ACNP in the Johns Hopkins Weinberg Surgical Intensive Care Unit. In December of 2014, she joined the Hopkins Vein Center under Dr. Jennifer Heller and participated in patient care and several clinical research studies. Cathleen is excited to be a part of the new Vein center at GBMC. She will be expanding her scope of practice to include laser aesthetics such as tattoo removal, laser hair removal, and injection sclerotherapy for spider veins.
David Kitchen, CRNP, CWSCDavid Kitchen graduated from University of Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing in 1998 and is working at Greater Baltimore Medical Center's Surgical Intensive Care Unit. He received his Master of Science Degree in Nursing from University of Maryland in 2010. He earned his certification as Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner in 2011 and began training in wound care that same year. He has worked as a nurse practitioner in wound management and recently joined the team at the Greater Baltimore Center for Rehabilitation Medicine working with lymphedema patients. He is using the knowledge and experience that he has gained from working with a wide variety of patients including medical, surgical, and critical care, as well as outpatient.
