Jeffrey Niezgoda
CMO Kent Imaging, President APWCA
Dr. Jeffrey Niezgoda has dedicated his professional life to optimizing outcomes and promoting excellence in the care of patients with compromised wound healing. For over 30 years he has provided direct patient care and supervision of multiple medical facilities focused on wound and hyperbaric services. He is the President of the American Professional Wound Care Association and Past President of the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine. He is the Founder and President Emeritus of AZH Wound & Hyperbaric Center MKE. Advancing the Zenith of Healthcare is a novel company established by Dr. Niezgoda in 2017, dedicated to excellence in wound, hyperbaric, vascular and regenerative clinical services. For 16 years (1998-2013) Dr. Niezgoda held the position of Medical Director of the Center for Comprehensive Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee Wisconsin and served as the President and Chief Medical Officer of Hyperbaric & Wound Care Associates, a multi-physician group proving services to wound and hyperbaric patients in Wisconsin as well as internationally. Dr. Niezgoda has extensive experience in clinical research and has been instrumental in the development and commercialization of several medical devices and technologies. He is the current Chief Medical Officer for Kent Imaging, a device company based in Calgary Canada providing novel wound imaging technology and has served as a consultant to industry as well as to CMS and the FDA. Dr. Niezgoda is also the President and Chief Medical Officer of WebCME, an international educational company with a mission to provide wound care and hyperbaric education over the internet. Dr. Niezgoda is a 1981 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and received his Medical Degree from the Uniformed Services University of Health Science, Bethesda, Maryland, in 1985.