E43 Sarvesh Logsetty On Burns

After graduating from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science and M.D in 1990, Dr. Logsetty obtained his Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Toronto in 1996 garnering many awards along the way. Dr Logsetty completed the Surgical-Scientist Program at University of Toronto in 1994-1996. He continued his training in fellowships in Acute Burn Care & Reconstructive Surgery at Ross Tilley Burn Centre in Wellesley Hospital in Toronto, Ontario (1996-1998) and in Critical Care of Burns at Harborview Medical Centre in Seattle, Washington (1998-1999).
He was appointed to the position of Associate Director of the Firefighters Burn Treatment Unit at the University of Alberta Hospital in 1999. He was also the Director of Resident Research for the General Surgery Department at the University of Alberta Hospital from 2005 to 2007. During his time at the University of Alberta Hospital he was promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor. In 2007 he was recruited by the University of Manitoba and the Health Sciences Centre to take on the position of Director of the brand new Burn Unit located at Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. He remains an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Manitoba and was appointed the Director of Research for the Section of Plastic Surgery.

In this episode, we get all fired up about burn care. We talk about training pathways for burn surgeons, burn resuscitation, operative management of burns, and finally about Dr. Logsetty’s innovative research into burn wound management.

Links:

1. Dr. Logsetty’s nature review on burns: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32054846/
2. Clinical Value of Debriding Enzymes as an Adjunct to Standard Early Surgical Excision in Human Burns; A Systematic Review: https://academic.oup.com/jbcr/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jbcr/iraa074/5840378?redirectedFrom=fulltext
3. Simple Derivation of the Initial Fluid Rate for the Resuscitation of Severely Burned Adult Combat Casualties: In Silico Validation of the Rule of 10. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20622619/
4. Mental health outcomes of burn: A longitudinal population-based study of adults hospitalized for burns. https://europepmc.org/article/med/27049068
5. Bacteria-Responsive Single and Core-Shell Nanofibrous Membranes Based on Polycaprolactone/Poly(ethylene Succinate) for On-Demand Release of Biocides. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.8b03137