Joseph McCulloch, Ph.D., P.T., C.W.S., F.A.P.T.A.

Dr. McCulloch is a graduate of the Medical College of Virginia and obtained graduate degrees from New York University and the University of New Orleans. He began his professional career in the United States Public Health Service. Following tours of duty in New York City and New Orleans, he joined the faculty of the School of Allied Health Professions at LSU Medical Center in New Orleans. Soon after his employment with LSUHSC, he relocated to Shreveport where he opened the physical therapy educational program and served as Director of Rehabilitation Services at University Hospital. In 1997, he was promoted to Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs and later to Executive Associate Dean for Shreveport affairs. In 2004, Dr. McCulloch was appointed as the first Dean of the School of Allied Health Professions at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport.

Dr. McCulloch's clinical and research interests are in the treatment of lower extremity wounds with a particular interest in individuals with diabetes. He has lectured on wound care nationally and internationally for the past 20 years. He is co-editor of a textbook entitled Wound Healing: Alternatives in Management, now in its 3rd edition, and has authored numerous articles in professional journals. He is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Wound Management and in 2002, was honored as a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association.