Over the past several years, Iceland has emerged as a vibrant center for medical and scientific innovation, with Kerecis at the forefront in the area of wound healing and tissue repair. The discovery of intact fish skin grafts and research surrounding outpatient applications has led providers to develop new treatment protocols that have changed how they practice wound care.
In this seminar you will hear from thought leaders of various specialties who will demonstrate application techniques and share their challenges and successes in the ever-changing world of the biologics business.
The objectives of the seminar are to:
Registration for this event is closed. Please consider registering for the Business of Tissue Regeneration Seminar in San Antonio, TX on September 19-20, 2025. The Business of Tissue Regeneration – San Antonio – Kerecis
PLEASE NOTE: Attendance to the Business of Tissue Regeneration Seminar is for practicing healthcare professionals in the private office and HOPD settings with the focus on wound healing, Dermatology/Mohs surgery, and Podiatry.
Attendees are required to provide active participation in the seminar, discussions, and active feedback in the form of answering follow-up questions.
The Business of Tissue Regeneration Seminar starts on Friday evening with an educational dinner, followed by the seminar on Saturday. Flights to and from the seminar will be booked by Kerecis along with hotel accommodations for Friday night. Meals for the duration of the workshop will be covered for participating clinicians and medical professionals.
Dr. Rimi Statkus received his Bachelor of Podiatry in 2006 from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. He worked in Australia as an advanced podiatrist focusing on sports medicine and diabetic limb salvage for over six years before coming to the US to advance his surgical skills. In 2016, he completed his Podiatric Medical degree at Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ, before moving to Chicago to complete his surgical residency at Rush University Medical Center.
Dr. Statkus is board-certified by the American Board of Foot & Ankle Surgery. He is on the Executive Committee and is the Treasurer of the Illinois Podiatric Medical Association, a Fellow of the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons and Research Coordinator of the Northwest Illinois Foot & Ankle Foundation Fellowship Program. Spending his time between the clinic and the operating room, he also works at 3 different wound care centers and has a strong focus on limb salvage and surgical reconstruction.
Dr. Peter Lovato is a podiatric surgeon with Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists and practices in the northwest Chicago suburbs. He is double board certified in forefoot and reconstructive rearfoot & ankle surgery with the American board of foot & ankle surgery.
Dr. Lovato is on staff at Northwestern Wound Care Center and is the chief of podiatric surgery for Northwestern Huntley & McHenry hospitals. He is the education chair and attending with the Northwest Illinois Foot & Ankle Foundation reconstructive surgery Fellowship. He is also an attending with the Rush University residency program. He is the current Vice President of the Illinois Podiatric Medical Association and has been on the board since 2018.
Dr. Kirsten L. Smith is Board Certified in General Surgery and specializes in Wound Care. Dr. Smith graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Natural Sciences and Mathematics from Washington and Lee University. She graduated from medical school at the University of Texas Health & Science Center San Antonio. She then completed a residency in General Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon.
Dr. Smith entered private practice in San Antonio, Texas where she provided outpatient and inpatient wound care as well as hyperbaric medicine at the Methodist Wound Care Center. In 2020, she joined forces with Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America to help develop a combined burn and wound program for San Antonio. She has collaborated on multiple research projects with the ECMO team and rehab teams at Methodist hospital.
In 2023 she partnered with Dr. Ryan O’Quinn and PA Courtney Aldridge to create South Texas Skin & Wound the premier private wound care center in South Texas. Together they provide the most compassionate and excellent care for patients with wounds and provide the best outcomes for our referring provider’s patients.
Dr. O’Quinn is a board-certified dermatologist and fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon who specializes in the prevention, early diagnosis, and definitive treatment of skin cancers. He completed his BS in Biology at Baylor University. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston where he graduated as one of the top students in his class and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.
Dr. O’Quinn completed a medical internship at the Yale School of Medicine/Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut prior to beginning residency in the Division of Dermatology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. At Vanderbilt, he served as Chief Resident in his final year of training. Dr. O’Quinn then went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to complete his training in the most competitive Mohs Micrographic Surgery/Dermatologic Surgery fellowship under the direction of two true surgical pioneers, Dr. David G. Brodland and Dr. John A. Zitelli (one of Dr. Frederic Mohs’ original students).
Dr. O’Quinn returned to San Antonio in 2002 and established the South Texas Skin Cancer Center. He also opened the South Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center where he is the current Medical Director.
The Business of Tissue Regeneration Seminar is a one-evening, one-day event. The Business of Tissue Regeneration Seminar starts on Friday evening with an educational dinner, followed by the seminar on Saturday. Flights to and from the seminar will be booked by Kerecis along with one night’s lodging. Meals for the duration of the workshop will be covered for participating clinicians and medical professionals.
Government employees are not eligible to participate in this event without prior written approval.
Attire for the event is business casual.
All flights will be scheduled by Kerecis. If you have registered for the event, you should have been contacted by our agent to schedule the flight. If you have not yet had any emails from us or our agent, please contact us at events@kerecis.com.
Hotel
Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 E. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60601
Dinner
Sunda New Asian | River North location
110 W Illinois St.
Chicago, IL 60654
