Full Name
Lee Ruotsi MD ABWMS CWS-P UHM
Job Title
Medical Director
Employer
Saratoga Hospital Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine
Speaker Bio
Dr. Lee Ruotsi is the medical director of the Saratoga Hospital Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine in Saratoga Springs, NY. In this role, he is responsible for outpatient wound care and hyperbaric medicine services for the Saratoga Hospital and Saratoga Hospital Medical Group. He is board certified in Wound Care by the American Board of Wound Medicine and Surgery, is certified as a wound specialist (CWS-P) by the American Board of Wound Management, and is board certified in undersea and hyperbaric medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. He is additionally certified as a diving medical officer (DMO) by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He has recently completed his second three-year term on the board of directors of the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) and is chair of its Public Policy Committee. He is a founding diplomate and sits on the board of directors of the American Board of Wound Medicine and Surgery and is chair of the Wound Care Summit for the AMP Amputation Prevention Symposium. He is a member of the CLI Global Wound Care Board and the Wound Healing Society (WHS), is a faculty member of the Wound Certification Prep Course, and lectures nationally as well as internationally on topics related to wound care and hyperbaric medicine.