News & Media

October, 2010

Dr. Robert Indeglia Named Medical Director
of Wound Healing Center

(North Providence, RI) -- Robert Indeglia MD, PhD has been named Medical Director of the Comprehensive Wound Healing Center at Fatima Hospital. Dr. Indeglia has a long history of medical leadership, including previous service as Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Miriam Hospital. He was trained at Georgetown Medical School with further training in surgery and cardiovascular surgery at the University of Minnesota.

"We are pleased to have Dr. Indeglia join the Wound Healing Center," said Kenneth H. Belcher, President and CEO of CharterCARE Health Partners. "Many of the patients treated at the center have vascular issues that result in non-healing ulcerations. Dr. Indeglia's clinical expertise in vascular, cardiac and thoracic surgery, along with his proven administrative capabilities, should be highly beneficial to the center and the patients we treat."

"The center has a well-documented success rate in healing hard-to-treat wounds," said Dr. Indeglia. "That statistic speaks to the high level of care delivered for patients of the center."

The Comprehensive Wound Healing Center, located on the Fatima campus at 200 High Service Avenue in North Providence, is also pleased to announce the addition of two other physicians.

Frank Detorie, MD, has joined the clinic as a panel physician. Dr. Detorie received his medical education at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at St. Agnes Hospital of Baltimore. He is a board-certified general surgeon.

Joseph Domenico, DPM has joined the panel of existing podiatry providers working in the clinic at the Comprehensive Wound Healing Center. Dr. Domenico received his medical education at Temple University in 2006, and completed his residency at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. He brings valuable clinical expertise in lower extremity foot wounds, offloading and biomechanics to the clinic.

The Comprehensive Wound Healing Center offers a variety of innovative treatments - including hyperbaric oxygen therapy - that are customized to the needs of individual patients. The multidisciplinary staff includes diabetes education specialists, nationally certified nurses, podiatrists, surgeons, vascular specialists, on-site testing, and primary care physicians to ensure immediate and expert coordination of patient care.