METAIRIE, La.– RestorixHealth, the nation’s leading wound care solutions company, has announced that Dr. William H. Tettelbach, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FUHM, MAPWCA, CWSP has been named Chief Medical Officer (CMO). He comes to RestorixHealth from HCA Healthcare, where he served as the Executive Medical Director, Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Services for the Mountain Division.
Dr. Tettelbach is a certified wound specialist who is actively board certified in Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine with formal training in Biomedical Informatics. He brings nearly 30 years of medical experience, including a number of executive leadership roles, including Principle Medical Officer, Medical Affairs and CMO, Wound & Surgical Recovery for MiMedx Group, Inc. and CMO for OnSite Advanced Care, the largest mobile wound care provider in Utah.
“Dr. Tettelbach complements our Company’s mission well,” states Todd Newton, CEO of RestorixHealth. “With his extensive medical experience in wound care and hyperbaric medicine and his energy and passion for systems that deliver wound healing excellence, he will bring tremendous value to the patients of RestorixHealth as we broaden our presence across the care continuum.”
Earlier in his career, Dr. Tettelbach served as Medical Director for various extended care, infection prevention and wound care clinics, including those associated with Intermountain Healthcare in Utah. During that time, he established an Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship at Intermountain Health through a collaboration with Duke University, which provided hyperbaric medicine, wound care and infectious diseases training to fellows and podiatry residents, and developed a telehealth wound care outreach program focused on improving wound-related outcomes in community/rural hospitals and home care settings. He continues to hold appointments with Duke University School of Medicine in Hyperbaric Medicine and Western University of Health Sciences in Podiatric Medicine.
Dr. Tettelbach lends his expertise to numerous professional societies, committees and associations and has co-authored numerous research articles and book chapters. An industry leader, he is a well-known presenter both domestically and internationally, patent holder and two-time award winner from the JWC World Union of Wound Healing Societies.
“I look forward to working with the RestorixHealth team as we strive to further improve the quality of life and access to care for our patients across the nation,” explains Dr. Tettelbach. “Wound care and hyperbaric medicine have remained a passion of mine throughout my career, and I am excited to join an organization so dedicated to their patients and craft.”
