Kate D'Orazio, PA-C
Physician Assistant, Wound Care
accepting new patients
Offers Virtual Visits
Locations
Beaufort Memorial Wound Care Center
989 Ribaut Road
Suite 220, Beaufort Medical Plaza
Beaufort
, SC 29902
About Kate D'Orazio
“Health concerns are frequently multifactorial. I try to be thorough, to listen carefully to my patients and to pay attention to other things besides what’s in front of me that may be affecting their health.”
A certified physician assistant at Beaufort Memorial Wound Care Center, Kate D’Orazio treats patients with complex or nonhealing wounds resulting from disease, burns, trauma, surgery and immobility.
Areas of Expertise
- Wound Care - Specialized care for complex and nonhealing wounds; includes diagnosis of wound type, assessment of factors that interfere with healing and appropriate treatment.
- Burns - Damage to skin or tissue that is caused by heat, chemicals, electricity or radiation and classified by degree, with third degree the most serious.
- Diabetic Foot and Leg Ulcers - Open wounds that occur in approximately 15 percent of people with diabetes, often on the bottom of the foot.
- Surgical Site Infections – Postsurgical infections that develop wherever a surgery was performed and can occur in any part of the body.
- Pressure Sores and Bedsores – Injuries resulting from prolonged pressure on skin or underlying tissue, typically seen in patients who are confined to bed or use a wheelchair.
Video Visits
Mrs. D’Orazio may offer virtual visits in certain circumstances for patient follow-up. If interested, ask about the option when scheduling.
Background
No stranger to Beaufort Memorial, which she considers “like family,” Mrs. D’Orazio served as a full-time physician assistant in the hospital’s Emergency Department from 2013 to 2023. Previously, she worked in inpatient internal medicine and primary care as well as emergency medicine.
In her new role at the Wound Care Center, the Connecticut native looks forward to providing a more specialized kind of care and to spending more time with patients.
A proponent of good nutrition, exercise and overall wellness, Mrs. D’Orazio says she loves “anything outdoors.” She and her husband, Dan, enjoy running and hiking together, being involved in their church and watching their two active boys grow up.
Education
Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies:
South University
(2009)
Board Certifications
Physician Assistant, Board Certified
Conditions Treated
- Wounds with No Blood Supply
- Wound Care
- Traumatic Wounds
- Tissue Damage Resulting from Radiation Treatment
- Surgical Site Infections
- Soft Tissue Radionecrosis
- Pressure Sores and Bedsores
- Peripheral Vascular Disease and Circulatory System-Related Wounds
- Osteomyelitis
- Gangrene
- Diabetic Wounds
- Diabetic Foot and Leg Ulcers
- Death of Muscle or Skin Tissue
- Crush Injuries
- Compromised Skin Grafts and Flaps
- Chronic Nonhealing Wounds
- Burns
- Brown Recluse Spider Bites
- Bone Necrosis
- Bone Infections
In the News
January 24, 2023
Certified Physician Assistant Joins Wound Care Center
Kate D'Orazio, a longtime certified physician assistant in the Beaufort Memorial Pratt Emergency Center, has joined the hospital’s Wound Care Center.
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