Bruce A. Cairns, MD
John Stackhouse Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Professor of Microbiology/Immununology
Areas of Interest
Critical care, General surgery, Trauma, Burn surgery, Cellular immunology, Shock, Electrical injury, Wound healing, Disaster management, Telemedicine
About
Bruce A. Cairns is a Distinguished Professor of Surgery Professor of Microbiology/Immunology Specialties Critical care, General surgery, Trauma, Burn surgery, Cellular immunology, Shock, Electrical injury, Wound healing, and Disaster management.
Awards and Honors
- US News & World Report Top Doctors 2012 (top 1% in the nation in specialty)
- Inaugural Fellow, Academy of Educators, UNC School of Medicine (2007, re-elected 2012)
- UNC Surgery Resident Advocate Faculty Award (2006)
- Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award (2006)
- NCSRC Physician of the Year Award (2005)
- Woods Faculty Award “For one promising young clinical faculty member” UNC School of Medicine (2005)
- American Burn Association Traveling Fellow Award (2005)
- UNC School of Medicine Teaching Excellence Award (2004-2005)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (Faculty Award 2004)
- Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal “For professional achievement while serving as Team Leader following crash of Korean Air Flight 801 (US Navy, 1998)
- Winner, American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, Region IV, 1993 Resident’s Paper Competition, (1993)
- Hebert Jennings Proctor Research Award (1992-93)
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Education
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MD
University of Pennsylvania
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Postgraduate Training
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill