Whether your wound is small or large, new or old, the Ohio State Comprehensive Wound Center offers central Ohio’s most advanced diagnosis and treatment for slow-healing wounds. We combine years of research, advanced training, technological capabilities, medical expertise and a team approach to help you achieve the best outcome possible.

Ohio State offers limb-saving care not found elsewhere. In addition, our experts can help identify the cause of your wound-healing condition so that you can receive the care needed to help prevent future problems.

A physician referral is not needed.

Why Choose Ohio State

No Referral Needed

Individuals, especially those at risk for wound healing problems, are encouraged to visit the Ohio State Comprehensive Wound Center before serious complications arise.

Services are also open to any individual who have a slow-healing wound
Are at risk for wound complications
If you have treated elsewhere and would like a second opinion or additional healing support

Call our clinic at 614-293-4811 to make an appointment.

Leaders in Wound Research

Our research program, is internationally acclaimed. In fact, Ohio State is the only central Ohio wound care provider conducting nationally funded research and is home to one of the nation's largest tissue banks. Because of this expertise, we can offer you the most advanced wound care treatments and technologies, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, skin substitutes, growth factor therapy and advanced microsurgical treatment, among others.

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Premier Wound Healing Center

People from around Ohio and the Midwest travel to the Ohio State Comprehensive Wound Center because of faster healing rates, comprehensive treatment programs and the clinical expertise established through our wound training and research programs.

Advanced Wound Healing

Because you are an important part of the wound healing team, we work to share important health care information with you. Learn more in these videos:

Factors that affect wound healing
Diagnostic testing
Compression therapy reduces swelling, aids circulation
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy enhances healing
Keeping pressure off a wound

Fast and Convenient Care

Whether your wound is small or complex, we make it easy for you to receive fast, healing treatment. You do not need a doctor’s referral to schedule an appointment, and there’s no delay — typically, you’ll be seen within seven days.

Prevent Complications

If you have a wound of any size that is slow to heal, you can contact the Comprehensive Wound Center for an appointment

This is especially true if you are in an "at risk" category: diabetes, heart condition, peripheral artery disease, smoke, or have experienced a previous slow-to-heal wound
Ohio State experts can help you prevent a more serious wound complication, such as limb amputation
A physician's referral is not needed

Unique Limb Preservation Program

The Limb Preservation Program at the Ohio State Comprehensive Wound Center combines wound healing expertise and the most advanced techniques to avoid amputation and save limbs. A multidisciplinary team (experts in vascular medicine, podiatry, and plastic and general surgery) will work with each patient to determine the cause of the condition that is threatening the limb and determine a course of healing treatment aimed at preserving that limb and preventing future complications.

No Referral Needed

Individuals, especially those at risk for wound healing problems, are encouraged to visit the Ohio State Comprehensive Wound Center before serious complications arise.

Services are also open to any individual who have a slow-healing wound
Are at risk for wound complications
If you have treated elsewhere and would like a second opinion or additional healing support

Call our clinic at 614-293-4811 to make an appointment.