At Peak Potential, we are proud to have a team of highly experienced and dedicated medical professionals. Our instructors are leaders in their respective specialties, with extensive clinical experience and academic credentials. They are committed to providing high-quality education through a combination of theoretical insights and hands-on training.
Munier Nazzal, MD. obtained his medical degree from the University of Kuwait and subsequently did his training in surgery at North Oakland Medical Center in Michigan. He completed his fellowship in Vascular Surgery from the University of as well as a certified wound specialist a fellow of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists. Heavily involved in wound care for the last 10 years, he was crucial in the establishment of the multidisciplinary, comprehensive Wound and Hyperbaric Center at the University of Toledo Medical Center. He is the Chief of the division of Vascular, Endovascular, and Wound Surgery at The University of Toledo and champions a plethora of wound related educational events. He oversees a comprehensive wound service that encompasses acute care settings, outpatient clinics, and extended care facilities, as well as promotes wound related research. He is a leader in the field not only in his own clinical practice, research, and educational symposia, but also in his support of and mentoring a number of Nurse Practitioners, nurses, and ancillary providers.
Dr. Karen Bauer is a Wound Board Certified Nurse Practitioner. She graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Toledo, an M.S. from The Ohio State University and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from The University of Toledo. She has been practicing as a wound nurse practitioner for 17 years with a limb salvage focus and in vascular surgery for over 5 years. Karen is the Director of Wound and Vascular Services at UT where she developed and oversees a team of advanced practice providers in the Division of Vascular, Endovascular, and Wound Surgery. She also helped to develop and served as the Program Director at a rural hospital outpatient wound center in Ohio for many years.
She currently practices at the University of Toledo Medical Center and other outreach sites. She is the President of the Society for Vascular Nursing and a long-time Board Member and Fellow of the Association for Advancement of Wound Care where she also serves as the Education Steering Committee Co-Chair. Karen participates on the American Heart Association’s Peripheral Artery Disease National Action Plan Steering Committee. She is an Editorial Board Member for numerous scientific journals and lectures regionally, nationally, and internationally, and is a published writer.