Now Open in Marksville, LA
November 15, 2021
MedCentris Wound Healing Institute Opens in Marksville
Marksville, La. – MedCentris, a leader in advanced Wound Medicine, is proud to announce the opening of our Wound Healing Institute of Marksville located at 4239 Highway 1192, Suite 100, Marksville, Louisiana. It is currently open Monday through Friday from 8 AM – 5 PM. The Marksville location is the seventeenth private clinic MedCentris has opened since 2014. Private facilities generally offer a lower co-pay than a hospital. The MedCentris Advanced Wound Healing Program provides specialized care to complex wound patients who have had difficulty healing. Typical patients undergo an advanced wound healing program designed to treat the underlying causes of their wounds, such as infection, malnutrition, and Peripheral Vascular Disease. Surgical procedures are performed at bedside, with an emphasis on minimizing pain and discomfort.
MedCentris’ Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Shaun Carpenter, is the Medical Director of the Wound Healing Institute of Marksville. Dr. Carpenter is a nationally recognized expert in the specialty of Wound Medicine. He leads a team of wound specialist physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants throughout the southeast region of the United States. Dr. Carpenter has developed several patents for innovative wound healing devices and has authored multiple publications regarding the science of wound healing. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and is a Certified Wound Specialist Physician (CWSP®). Dr. Carpenter has double Bachelors’ Degrees in Molecular/Cell Biology and English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley. He received his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed his Emergency Medicine residency at the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans (“Charity Hospital”) and has been in practice for over 15 years.
“We look forward to spreading the reach of Wound Medicine to the Marksville area for patients and providers who have had trouble with complex, non-healing wounds,” said Dr. Shaun Carpenter, CEO of MedCentris.
