WilliamLeslieHickersonMDFACS

Burn, Wound Healing

Professor of Plastic Surgery UTHSC - retired Founder and Former Director of Firefighters' Burn Center Past President American Burn Association

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Office
842 River Park Dr
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone+1 901-849-7177

Fax+1 901-979-0328

Education & Training

University of Tennessee College of MedicineResidency, Plastic Surgery - Integrated, 1983 - 1985
University of TennesseeResidency, Surgery, 1978 - 1983
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

AR State Medical License 2005 - 2026
TN State Medical License 1980 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2001 - 2005
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Safety and Efficacy Study of Fibrin Sealant (FS 4IU) for Skin Graft Fixation and Wound Healing in Subjects With Burn Wounds Start of enrollment: 2002 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Multi-Center, Prospective, Randomized, Comparison of AWBAT™-D vs. Xeroform™ or Glucan II™ for Treatment of Donor Sites in Burn Surgery Start of enrollment: 2009 Aug 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact
The RE-ENERGIZE Study: RandomizEd Trial of ENtERal Glutamine to minimIZE Thermal Injury Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
A Multicenter Comparative Study of the ReCell Device and Autologous Split-thickness Meshed Skin Graft in the Treatment of Acute Burn Injuries Start of enrollment: 2010 May 21
Completed
Not Applicable
Hemofiltration in Burns: RESCUE (Randomized Controlled Evaluation of Hemofiltration in Adult Burn Patients With Septic Shock and Acute Renal Failure) Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Applying Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Gel to Acute Deep Partial Thickness Thermal Injuries Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Unknown status
Phase 1
Prospective Evaluation of the ReCell® Autologous Cell Harvesting Device For Specific Compassionate Use Cases Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Completed
CONTINUED ACCESS PROTOCOL: Demonstration of the Safety and Effectiveness of ReCell® Combined With Meshed Skin Graft for Reduction of Donor Area in the Treatment of Acute Burn Injuries Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
StrataGraft® Skin Tissue in the Promotion of Autologous Skin Regeneration of Complex Skin Defects Due to Thermal Burns That Contain Intact Dermal Elements Start of enrollment: 2017 May 30
Completed
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Burn Surge Capacity: Recognizing the Catastrophe Phase in Crisis Standards of Care.
Randy D Kearns, Amanda P Bettencourt, William L Hickerson, Tina L Palmieri, Paul D Biddinger
Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2024-05-06
2 citations
Early Enzymatic Burn Debridement: Results of the DETECT Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
Yaron Shoham, Lior Rosenberg, William Hickerson, Jeremy Goverman, Narayan Iyer
Journal of Burn Care & Research. 2024-03-04
2 citations
Treatment of infection and inflammation associated with COVID-19, multi-drug resistant pneumonia and fungal sinusitis by nebulizing a nanosilver solution.
Patricia L Nadworny, William L Hickerson, Holly Denise Holley-Harrison, David C Bloom, Tristan R Grams
Nanomedicine. 2023-02-01

Journal Articles

High-Volume Hemofiltration in Adult Burn Patients with Septic Shock and Acute Kidney Injury: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
William L Hickerson, Daniel M Caruso, Amy M Sprague, Brett D Arnoldo, Steven E Wolf, Kevin K Chung, Sandra L Taylor, BioMed Central

Press Mentions

AVITA Medical RECELL® System Health Economic Data Project USD $28 Million in Annual Savings at a Single Major Burn Center Versus Standard of CareApril 4th, 2019
Leading Burn Surgeons Present Positive RECELL® System Results at 31st Annual Southern Region Burn CME Conference and Northeast Region Burn ConferenceNovember 13th, 2018
FDA Green Lights First Spray-on-Skin Product for BurnsSeptember 21st, 2018
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