Roger B. Schechter, M.D, Medical Director for Wound Management at Palomar Health in San Diego, Chief Medical Officer at Synergy Wound Technology, trained in Emergency Medicine, now practices full time as a Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Physician. He has been in active wound care practice and research for the past 19 years. Dr. Schechter practices across the continuum of wound management in outpatient, inpatient, and long-term care.

He is a speaker on the national level regarding wound care, advanced wound care modalities, and non-invasive vascular testing, and has spoken internationally about clinical research. Dr. Schechter also provides science-based educational programs on behalf of wound care product manufacturers.

Dr. Schechter also frequently serves as a medical-legal expert regarding wound management. He has provided evaluation, advice to counsel, and testimony regarding the standard of care on over 80 cases involving allegations of medical malpractice and elder abuse in relation to the development of chronic wounds and skin breakdown of all etiologies.

Based on his experience as a medico-legal expert, Dr. Schechter provides risk management consulting for Acute Care and Long Term Care. He also offers a lecture series dedicated to Wound and Skin Breakdown Risk Management for Post-Acute Care, a curriculum designed to convey unique strategies for avoiding and/or mitigating litigation, as well as a regulatory sanction and/or mitigating litigation.