Karen Bauer, DNP, APRN-FNP, CWS, FAAWC, MAPWCA

University of Toledo Medical Center

Director of Wound Services

Dr. Karen Bauer is a Wound Board Certified Nurse Practitioner. She graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Toledo, an M.S. from The Ohio State University and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from The University of Toledo. She currently practices at the University of Toledo Medical Center and other outreach sites. She is the President of the Society for Vascular Nursing and a long- time Board Member and Fellow of the Association for Advancement of Wound Care where she also serves as the Education Steering Committee Co-Chair. Karen participates on the American Heart Association's Peripheral Arterg Disease National Action Plan Steering Committee. She is an Editorial Board Member for numerous scientific journals and lectures regionally, nationally, and internationally, and is a published writer.