She has been working in wound care since 2003. Kara has a special interest in amputees, surgical wounds and venous ulcers. She has been an active member of the guidelines committee for the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care and currently is the co-chair of the International Consolidated Venous Ulcer Guideline. Kara has authored or co-authored multiple peer reviewed articles and chapters on wound care. She also speaks nationally on wound care. For the past several years, she has been a clinician member of the Alliance for Wound Care Stakeholders.