Kara S. Couch, MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC – SciMAC Member
Kara S. Couch, MS, CRNP, CWCN-AP, FAAWC, is a nursing executive, researcher, and wound care specialist with extensive experience in clinical care, healthcare leadership, and professional education. Her work focuses on wound healing, caring for people with limb loss and limb difference, and the use of technology to support wound care.
Qualifications Summary:
- Healthcare Leadership & Clinical Expertise
- Assistant Chief Nursing Officer at The George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.
- Previously served as Director of Wound Care Services and Employee Health Services at GW Hospital
- Clinical interests include caring for people with limb loss and limb difference, complex abdominal wounds, and technology used in wound healing
- Academic Leadership & Education
- Associate Research Professor of Surgery at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Earned a Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Georgetown University in 2002
- Pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Systems Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania
- National Wound Care Leadership
- Current Chair of the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders
- Immediate Past-President of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC)
- Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care
- Immediate Past Co-Chair of the Wound Care Community for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- Research, Publications & Professional Education
- Authored or co-authored more than 45 papers in peer-reviewed publications
- Lectures nationally and internationally on wound care topics
- Serves on the editorial boards of the International Wound Journal, Journal of Wound Management, and WoundSource 2026
- Amputee Coalition & Scientific Advisory Service
- Serves on the Amputee Coalition’s Scientific and Medical Advisory Committee (SciMAC)
- Brings experience in wound care, nursing leadership, and research to the multidisciplinary committee
- Contributes a clinical perspective informed by her work caring for people with limb loss and limb difference
Kara’s combination of clinical expertise, research, and healthcare leadership brings valuable perspective to SciMAC and supports the Amputee Coalition’s work to strengthen educational resources and healthcare support for people with limb loss and limb difference.