Educational Symposium: Current on Care
At a symposium entitled “Current of Care: Navigating Patient Access and Documentation Demands for Success with Fish Skin” on September 4, Dr. John Lantis, Chairman of the Kerecis Scientific Advisory Board, will moderate a discussion with Kathleen Schaum, MS, and Mark Suski, MD. The session will provide practical guidance for clinicians seeking to integrate fish-skin grafts into treatment protocols while navigating access and reimbursement requirements.
Taste of Iceland
On September 5th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, Kerecis will host its premier educational event “Taste of Iceland”, a gathering that blends cultural discovery with clinical learning. Dr. John Lantis will review findings from the largest randomized controlled trial of a skin substitute for diabetic foot ulcers with exposed bone or tendon, as well as highlight current research initiatives involving intact fish-skin grafts. Alongside the presentation, attendees can enjoy Icelandic delicacies, connecting the company’s roots with its mission to provide natural and effective solutions for tissue regeneration.
Poster Presentations
Kerecis will feature 18 posters detailing advancements in fish‑skin graft applications across a multitude of models, taking place September 5, at 6:15-7:30 PM, in Augustus III in Ceasars Palace. Presentations include:
Rene Amaya, MD, Intact Fish Skin Grafts for Treatment of Complex Wounds in Premature Neonates and Hospitalized Infants
Mary Hanley, DO, Healing complex surgical wounds with Icelandic Cod Fish Skin Grafts
Roxana Reyna, NP, The Innovative Use of Intact Fish Skin Graft in Managing Atypical Wounds in Pre-Term Neonates
Michael McPhee, MD, Reconstruction of a Malignant Melanoma Defect with Kerecis Marigen: A Case Report
Randy Semma, DPM, Split Thickness Skin Grafts with Transmetatarsal Amputation
Gregory Sheremeta, DPM, Advanced limb salvage techniques in an acute diabetic necrotizing soft tissue infection with exposed calcaneus. Utilizing an Icelandic fish skin substitute and adjunctive NPWT with static external circular offloading.
Mark Suski, MD, Successful Salvage of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Utilizing Fish Skin Xenograft: A Unique Case Report
Rimvydas Statkus, DPM
– Polymicrobial Bacterial Contamination of Complex Wounds Successfully Healed with Chlorhexidine Gluconate and Fish Skin Graft: Multiple Case Series.
– The Use of Micronized Fish Skin Graft in Various Anatomical Wounds for Successful Limb Salvage: Multiple Case Series
Patrick McEneaney, DPM, Management of a Wound Dehiscence with Fish Skin Graft after a Large Mass Excision in the Foot
Peter Lovato, DPM, Fish Skin Graft Used as a Bridge Therapy to Qualify Patients as a Candidate for Split Thickness Skin Graft: A Case Series
Michael Romberg, MD
– Fish skin is a Superior Acellular Dermal Matrix for the Treatment of Donor Site Management in Split Thickness Skin Grafts
– Fish skin is a superior acellular dermal matrix for the treatment of Radiation Injury from cancer treatment
– Surgical Management of Large Mass Excisions with Novel Fish Skin Graft for Prevention of Seroma Formation & Successful Healing Time
Ian Barron, DPM
– Staged Reconstruction of Complex Foot Ulcers Using Acellular Fish Skin Graft Prior to Split-Thickness Skin Grafting
– Addressing Residual Tissue Voids in Lower Extremity Wounds with Acellular Piscine Skin Substitute Graft
– Acellular Fish Skin as a Biologic Bridge to Split Thickness Skin Grafting in Staged Closure of Open Midfoot Amputations
Atif Baqai, MD, Novel Application of Fish Skin Grafts in Complex Calf Wound Post-Radiation Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma
