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Greetings  from  the  Wound  Care  and  Hyperbaric  Medicine  staff  of  Good  Samaritan  Hospital.      

We  wanted  to  let  you  know  that  we  have  received  our  2nd  “Center  of  Excellence”  award  due  to  our  high  patient  satisfaction  and  rapid  healing  rates.    We  appreciate  your  referrals,  and  hope  that  you  continue  to  think  of  us  in  assisting  your  practice  and  making  it  more  efficient,  by  allowing  us  to  serve  your  patients  with  acute  or  chronic  wounds.    Our  Wound  Care  and  Hyperbaric  Medicine  Center  at  the  Mission  Oaks  Campus  offers  comprehensive  state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art  wound  care  in  treating  patients  with  these  debilitating  conditions.      Our  comprehensive  wound  care  service  includes  developing  a  treatment  plan  and  having  on-­‐going  communication,  informing  you  of  your  patient’s  progress.    The  focus  on  patient  care  leads  to  success  for  all  of  us  -­‐-­‐  patients  and  physicians,  enabling  patients  to  return  to  active  and  healthy  lives!      

At  the  Wound  Care  and  Hyperbaric  Medical  Center  of  Good  Samaritan  Hospital,  we  follow  clinically  proven  pathways  that  promote  faster  healing  and  better  outcomes.    We  bring  together  the  people,  resources,  and  expertise  needed  to  promote  true  healing.    Your  patient's  individualized  treatment  plan  may  include  specialized  wound  dressings,  debridement,  compression  therapy,  hyperbaric  oxygen  therapy,  prescription  growth  factors,  bio-­‐engineered  skin  grafting,  edema  management  and  non-­‐invasive  vascular  assessment.    Our  site  has  2  hyperbaric  oxygen  chambers  to  treat  diabetic  ulcers  of  the  lower  extremities,  soft  tissue  radionecrosis  and  osteoradionecrosis,  chronic  refractory  osteomyelitis,  and  compromised  skin  grafts  and  flaps.  

We  also  have  two  new  physicians  who  have  joined  our  staff:    Dr.  Najwa  Javed  from  surgical  podiatry,  and  Dr.  Kirk  Churukian,  specializing  in  plastic  surgery.    Our  multi-­‐disciplinary  staff  includes  the  following  physicians:  

•  Dr.  Julia  Shuleshko,  Medical  Director,  Emergency  Medicine  •  Dr.  Jeffrey  Kaplan,  Medical  Director,  General  and  Vascular  Surgeon  •  Dr.  Manjula  Jeyapalan-­‐Noone,  General  Surgeon  •  Dr.  Jessica  Ngo,  Emergency  Medicine  •  Dr.  Jonathan  Le,  Plastic  Surgeon    Together  as  a  team,  we  can  treat  your  patients  with  diabetic  ulcers,  neuropathic  ulcers,  pressure  ulcers,  ischemic  ulcers,  venous  insufficiency,  traumatic  wounds,  surgical  wounds,  vasculitis,  burns,  peristomal  skin  irritations  and  other  chronic,  non-­‐healing  wounds.    If  you  have  any  questions,  please  feel  free  to  contact  us  or  leave  a  message  at  408-­‐358-­‐5670  or  fax  a  referral  form  with  the  patient’s  information  at  408-­‐358-­‐5664.  

Best  Wishes  from  all  of  us,  

Dr.  Julia  Shuleshko  on  behalf  of  the  Wound  Care  and  Hyperbaric  Medical  Staff