Saturday, February 21, 2026, Wound Care University presented Elevate Your Expectations: A Wound & Vascular Summit 2026, focused on wound care, vascular medicine, and limb salvage at the Omni Hotel in Corpus Christi, Tx. 

Eight wound and vascular, specialist physicians presented case specific topics and discussed recent clinical cases highlighting the importance of carefully coordinated teamwork among primary care, podiatry, wound care and vascular medicine and surgical specialists to achieve optimal patient outcomes. 

Keynote speaker, Lee Rodgers, D.P.M., Chief of Podiatry and Associate Professor of Orthopedics at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio began the morning session by discussing the importance of multidisciplinary care by specialist teams, to prevent diabetes-related amputations and promote healing. His presentation, entitled “Every 30 Seconds Someone with Diabetes Loses a Leg: It takes a team to stop it,” was a thorough review of the best evidence guiding the care of these complex patients. 

Marcus Gitterle, M.D. Chief Medical Officer of WoundCentrics, LLC of New Braunfels, Texas, followed with his talk on the critical role of the wound care specialist in coordinating care and managing team-based care with vascular, and podiatric specialists. 

Vascular and General Surgeon Gabriel Bietz, MD, then spoke on the critical role of advanced vascular diagnostic, therapeutic and interventional techniques in preventing amputations. Jonathan Bonilla, MD, an Interventional Cardiologist, followed with his presentation of recent clinical experiences with Deep Vein Arterialization, one of the newest advanced vascular techniques. Interventional Cardiologist Jason Yoho, MD, Jonathan Bonilla, MD Plastic Surgeon Martin Johnson, MD, and Podiatric Surgeon Sunny Sajjad, DPM and Micah Johnson, RVT concluded the day with an interactive panel discussion of real-world amputation prevention challenges, moderated by Dr. Gabriel Bietz.  

“We believe that by providing education on evidence-based amputation prevention practices, we can make an impact on diabetes-related limb loss in the region, and beyond. It was my privilege to present alongside these brilliant physicians in our second-annual conference.” stated Dr. Marcus Gitterle. 

“A well-coordinated amputation prevention team composed of properly trained specialists can offer our growing at-risk population hope amidst an epidemic of limb loss.” Gitterle said. 

“Understanding the tremendous challenges patients face today is paramount for provider teams to play their crucial roles in vascular and wound care plans,” according to Sara Holtman, RN, Director of Education for Wound Care University. It all starts with education and a big part of that is teaching providers how to collaborate as limb-preservation teams,” said Holtman. 

Twenty medical device and service providers provided sponsorship to support the educational event, making this key education available to clinicians in the region. 6 hours of CE/CME credit were available to attendees who attended the Summit. 

Wound Care University will announce its 3rd Annual Wound and Vascular Summit in the coming weeks.