Bruce A Cairns MD
Burn, Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Director, North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center UNC Department of Surgery
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101 Manning DrChapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone+1 919-966-8596
Fax+1 919-843-5515
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Education & Training
- University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Surgery, 1989 - 1996
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- NC State Medical License 1999 - 2024
- PA State Medical License 1996 - 2000
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Effect of Burn Size on Cytomegalovirus Reactivation and Correlates of T Cell Immune Function in Burned Patients Start of enrollment: 2007 Mar 01
- Albumin Use in Burn Patients Start of enrollment: 2005 Jan 01
- Effects of Therapy With Sulfamylon® 5% Topical Solution Compared to a Historical Control Group Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- An evaluation of the "Obesity Paradox" in isolated blunt abdominal trauma in the United States.Kathryn Atkins, Bruce Cairns, Andrew Schneider, Anthony Charles
Injury. 2024-07-01 - 4 citationsWho benefits from resuscitative thoracotomies following penetrating trauma: The patient or the learner?Kathryn Atkins, Andrew Schneider, Jared Gallaher, Bruce Cairns, Anthony Charles
Injury. 2023-11-01 - 4 citationsMultiplexed Human Gene Expression Analysis Reveals a Central Role of the TLR/mTOR/PPARγ and NFkB Axes in Burn and Inhalation Injury-Induced Changes in Systemic Immunom...Cressida Mahung, Shannon M Wallet, Jordan E Jacobs, Laura Y Zhou, Haibo Zhou
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022-08-20
Journal Articles
- Colonization with Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Is Associated with Increased Mortality Following Burn Injury in Sub-Saharan AfricaAnthony G Charles, Jared R Gallaher, Anne M Lachiewicz, Bruce A Cairns, World Journal of Surgery
Press Mentions
- Clinical Sensors Awarded over $1.5M in NIH Grants to Advance Its Nitric Oxide Diagnostic for Sepsis Recognition and ManagementApril 18th, 2017
- Annual Veterans Day Ceremony Honors MilitaryNovember 4th, 2016
- UNC, NC State to Use Data to Tackle Rare Diseases Through $11-Million National EffortOctober 11th, 2016
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Grant Support
- Trauma Research FellowshipUNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL1992–2029
- Multi-modal rescue of pulmonary NRF2-insufficiency after burn and burn + inhalation injury to regulate innate immune dysfunctionUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA2022–2026
- Cellular Mechanism Of Immune Dysfunction Following Burn InjuryNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2009–2012
- CD8+ T Cell Response To Burn InjuryNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2003–2007
- Multicenter Trial Of Oxandrolone In The Treatment Of BurnNational Center For Research Resources2004
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