Dr. Teresa J. Kelechi is an Associate Professor of Nursing at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). She received her bachelor of science in nursing degree from Kent State University, her master of science degree in gerontological nursing from Case Western Reserve University and her doctorate in nursing from University of South Carolina/Medical University of South Carolina. She is a board certified gerontological clinical nurse specialist and a certified wound care nurse. Among her numerous memberships, Dr. Kelechi is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society, and the Society for Vascular Nursing. She has been awarded the Sigma Theta Tau Gamma Omicron Chapter New Investigator Award, South Carolina Nurses Foundation Ruth A. Nicholson Research Award, and the South Carolina Nurses Association Excellence in Practice Award, The Wound Ostomy Continence Society 2004 Research Manuscript Award.Dr. Kelechi’s research interests include the use of infrared thermometry to detect the potential for stasis ulcer development in individuals with chronic venous disorders. She is also pursuing a clinical intervention for the prevention of leg ulcers related to chronic venous disorders. Clinically, she has an active foot and wound care practice at MUSC. She also developed a DVD series related to foot care. Dr. Kelechi is a frequent national lecture on topics related to venous disorders and foot care. She is the past recipient of grant award from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research, and the American Nurses Foundation . |
She teaches in the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs at the College of Nursing and is the the Director of Protocol Support and Coordination, General Clinical Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina. |
