Elisa C Taffe, MD, CWSP Dr. Elisa Taffe is the medical director of the Advanced Wound Healing at AHN Allegheny General Hospital. She collaborates with various subspecialists as needed to treat patients with complex wounds. Dr. Taffe is skilled at providing patients with advanced wound therapies including skin substitutes. She is a Certified Wound Specialist Physician (CWSP) and has a certification in vascular medicine and is recognized as a Fellow within the Society of Vascular Medicine She received a medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She also completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She served as the medical director for the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program at the Community College of Allegheny County and is also an assistant professor of medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine. She speaks English.
Age Groups Seen
Adult, Older Adult
Languages Spoken*
English
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Expertise
complex wound management
compromised skin grafts
compromised tissue flaps
critical limb ischemia
crush injury
cyanide poisoning
diabetic foot infection
diabetic limb salvage
diabetic ulcer
flaps repair of wounds
foot ulcer
foot wound
gangrene
graft repair of wounds
laceration follow up
leg ulcers
necrotizing fasciitis
necrotizing soft tissue infections
negative pressure wound therapy
non healing wound
osteomyelitis
pressure ulcer
puncture wound
radiation necrosis
repair laceration
Credentials
Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Residency
UPMC Bedford Memorial
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
Position
Medical Director, Allegheny General Advanced Wound Healing & Lymphedema Center
Publications
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