Dr. Terry Treadwell received his medical education at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas. He continued his training doing his general and vascular surgical residencies at Scott and White Medical Center in Temple, Texas. He practiced vascular and general surgery in Montgomery, Alabama. In October 1998, Dr. Treadwell founded the Institute for Advanced Wound Care at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery.
He served as Medical Director of the center and treated wound patients on a full-time basis, providing the best possible care to this seemingly forgotten group of patients. In February 2006, the Institute for Advanced Wound Care moved to Baptist Medical Center in Montgomery. Dr. Treadwell serves as the Medical Director of the Institute. He has been involved with numerous educational and research initiatives and directs wound care educational programs at his wound center to help educate physicians and other medical personnel on current therapy of acute and chronic wounds. Dr. Treadwell has shared his experience in the treatment of chronic wounds through lectures, presentations, and publications.