Dr. Laura Swoboda is a translational scientist, family nurse practitioner, and practicing wound specialist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition to providing direct patient care Dr Swoboda serves as principal investigator for quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research projects in complex wound care. They serve on the board of directors for the WOCNCB and the AAWC, on the NPIAP's prophylactic dressing standards initiative task force, and the American Heart Association's Peripheral Arterial Disease National Action Plan.