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Allen Zagoren, DO, MPA, FACOS, FACN


Allen Zagoren DO, MPA, FACOS, FACN is board certified general trauma surgeon with specialties in critical care nutrition and chronic and acute wound management. He has served as the Medical Director for the Center for Advanced Wound care and the Wound Care Collaborative at Unity Point Health, Iowa Methodist Medical Center Des Moines, IA, Iowa, since 2003.

He specializes in difficult and chronic wound management. This innovative program at Unity Point Health Des Moines, IA, evaluates and manages chronic and difficult wounds on referral from multiple states and referral institutions.

Dr Zagoren holds national prominence in his specialty areas with multiple published papers, texts and book chapters. His current research involves advanced tissue products for repair and healing of difficult and complex wounds.