Legal Wound Care Consulting
2021–presentFounder, President & Nurse Practitioner
Litigation support through expert witness case review and statements, depositions, and testimony.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS / 2026
Dr. Seana
Rutherford.
DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CWS®, WCC
Doctor of Nursing Practice, board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, and Certified Wound Specialist® with nearly 20 years of nursing experience and more than 10 years of experience as a nurse practitioner.
Read a professional overview below, or open the original three-page 2026 CV for the complete document.
01 / ACADEMIC PREPARATION
Education
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Ursuline College2021–2024
- Master of Science in Nursing
- Ursuline College2012–2015
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- The University of Akron2011–2012
- Associate Degree of Nursing
- Lorain County Community College2008–2010
- Licensed Practical Nurse program
- Central School of Practical Nursing2006–2007
02 / CLINICAL CREDENTIALS
Certifications
- FNP-CBoard-certified Family Nurse Practitioner
- CWS®Certified Wound Specialist®, American Board of Wound Management, 2014
- WCCWound Care Certified
03 / CLINICAL PRACTICE & CONSULTING
Professional experience
Healix Wound Care
2024–presentFounder, President & Nurse Practitioner
Nurse practitioner-led practice providing evidence-based wound care in post-acute care settings.
Lake Effect Health
2018–presentFounder, President & Nurse Practitioner
On-site acute, primary care, and wound care services in community settings.
The Indy Medical Aesthetics & Wellness
2023–presentFounder, President & Nurse Practitioner
Medical aesthetics and wellness practice.
Premier Physicians
2015–2018Nurse Practitioner
04 / SCHOLARSHIP & EDUCATION
Publication & selected presentations
PUBLICATION / 2025
Rutherford, S., Hill, S., Marquez, J., McDonald, A. G., & Kaur, A. A retrospective, observational case series of lower-extremity wound management using CompleteFT.
DOI: 10.63676/fr1wc427
- No Wound Center, No Problem: The Mobile Wound Care RevolutionSymposium of Advanced Wound Care poster abstract presentations · May & September 2025
- The New Pressure Injury Prevention Paradigm Shift for Long-Term CareSymposium of Advanced Wound Care poster abstract presentation · May 2025
- A Cut Above: Wound Care Fundamentals for the Nurse PractitionerOhio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses Northwest Chapter · May 2025
- The Pressure’s Off: Implementing Innovation and Technology for Pressure Injury Prevention in Long-Term CareOhio Health Care Association · May 2024
- Pressure Injury Prevention in Long-Term Care: Implementing New Technology and Evidence-Based InterventionNational Pressure Injury Advisory Panel poster abstract presentation · February 2024
- Best Practices, Billing & Entrepreneurship for the Nurse PractitionerUrsuline College graduate nursing student speaking engagements · 2020–present
05 / PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
Service & memberships
- American Board of Wound Management Ambassador2023–present
- Central School of Practical Nursing, Board Member2018–present
- New Bridge Cleveland, Board of Directors2017–present
- Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses2015–present
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners2015–present
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing2015–present
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clinical questions.
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