bruce_cairns@med.unc.edu 919.966.8416 605 Mary Ellen Jones Campus Box 7290 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7290

Publications

True NA, Conway AC, Landis TM, Cairns CB, Cairns BA (2011). Interest Survey and Guide to Medical School Admissions for SOF Medics. J Spec Oper Med. 11(2):30-4.

Neely CJ, Maile R, Wang MJ, Vadlamudi S, Meyer AA, Cairns BA (2011). Th17 (IFNγ- IL17+) CD4+ T cells generated after burn injury may be a novel cellular mechanism for postburn immunosuppression. J Trauma. 70(3):681-90.

Tiffin NH, Short KA, Jones SW, Cairns BA (2011). Comparison of three humidifiers during high-frequency percussive ventilation using the VDR-4® Fail-safe Breathing Circuit Hub. J Burn Care Res. 32(3):e45-50.

Hendrix L, Charles A, Buchholz V, Jones S, Cairns B (2011). Influence of race and neighborhood on the risk for and outcomes of burns in the elderly in North Carolina. Burns. 37(5):762-9.

Rose AS, Gore MR, Hultman CS, Cairns BA (2011). Contracture related airway obstruction (CRAO) treated successfully with incisional release. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 75(2):286-8.

Jones SW, Short KA, Hanson WJ, Hendrix L, Charles AG, Cairns BA (2010). Evaluation of a new circuit configuration for the VDR-4 high-frequency percussive ventilator. J Burn Care Res. 31(4):640-5.

Jones SW, Short KA, Joseph M, Sommer C, Cairns BA (2010). Use of a new novel humidification system with high frequency percussive ventilation in a patient with inhalation injury. J Burn Care Res. 31(3):499-502.

Peppercorn A, Veit L, Sigel C, Weber DJ, Jones S, Cairns BA (2010). Overwhelming disseminated herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in a patient with severe burn injury: case report and literature review. J Burn Care Res. 31(3):492-8.

Hultman CS, Erfanian K, Fraser J, Thornton SJ, Calvert CS, Cairns BA (2010). Comprehensive management of hot-press hand injuries: long-term outcomes following reconstruction and rehabilitation. Ann Plast Surg. 64(5):553-8.

Rich PB, Douillet C, Buchholz V, Overby DW, Jones SW, Cairns BA (2010). Use of the novel hemostatic textile Stasilon(R) to arrest refractory retroperitoneal hemorrhage: a case report. J Med Case Reports. 4:20.

Peppercorn AF, Miller MB, Fitzgerald D, Weber DJ, Groben PA, Cairns BA (2010). High-level human herpesvirus-6 viremia associated with onset of Stevens-Johnson syndrome: report of two cases. J Burn Care Res. 31(2):365-8.

Peppercorn A, Serody J, Cairns B (2008). Reactivation of cytomegalovirus infection in critically ill immunocompetent patients. JAMA. 300(20):2367-8

Piehl MD, Manning JE, McCurdy SL, Rhue TS, Kocis KC, Cairns CB, Cairns BA (2008). Pulse contour cardiac output analysis in a piglet model of severe hemorrhagic shock. Crit Care Med. 36(4):1189-95.

Moore CB, Medina MA, van Deventer HW, O'Connor BP, Cameron S, Taxman DJ, Maile R, Ting JP, Cairns BA (2007). Downregulation of immune signaling genes in patients with large surface burn injury. J Burn Care Res. 28(6):879-87.

Riesenman PJ, Kissell LC, Marston WA, Cairns BA (2007). Endovascular repair of a thoracic aortic injury in a burn patient. J Burn Care Res. 28(5):758-61.

Kidd M, Hultman CS, Van Aalst J, Calvert C, Peck MD, Cairns BA (2007). The contemporary management of electrical injuries: resuscitation, reconstruction, rehabilitation. Ann Plast Surg. 58(3):273-8.

Gates DH, Lee JS, Hultman CS, Cairns BA (2007). Inhibition of rho-kinase impairs fibroblast stress fiber formation, confluence, and contractility in vitro. J Burn Care Res. 28(3):507-13.

Riesenman PJ, Braithwaite SS, Cairns BA (2007). Metformin-associated lactic acidosis in a burn patient. J Burn Care Res. 28(2):342-7.

Buchanan IB, Maile R, Frelinger JA, Fair JH, Meyer AA, Cairns BA (2006). The effect of burn injury on CD8+ and CD4+ T cells in an irradiation model of homeostatic proliferation. J Trauma. 61(5):1062-8.

Wolak E, Klish K, Smith E, Cairns BA (2006). Educational opportunities for experienced staff: do they make a difference? J Nurses Staff Dev. 22(4):181-6.

Maile R, Barnes CM, Nielsen AI, Meyer AA, Frelinger JA, Cairns BA (2006). Lymphopenia-induced homeostatic proliferation of CD8+ T cells is a mechanism for effective allogeneic skin graft rejection following burn injury. J Immunol. 176(11):6717-26.

Buchanan IB, Campbell BT, Peck MD, Cairns BA (2005). Chest wall necrosis and death secondary to hydrochloric acid infusion for metabolic alkalosis.
South Med J. 98(8):822-4.

Byerly FL, Haithcock JA, Buchanan IB, Short KA, Cairns BA (2006). Use of high flow nasal cannula on a pediatric burn patient with inhalation injury and post-extubation stridor. Burns. 32(1):121-5.

Byerly FL, Nelson KC, Granko RP, Morrell DS, Cairns BA (2005). Valdecoxib-associated acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis. Burns. 31(3):383-7.

Wolak E, Byerly FL, Mason T, Cairns BA (2005). Methemoglobinemia in critically ill burned patients. Am J Crit Care. 14(2):104-8.

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Accomplishments

American Burn Association Traveling Fellow Award 2005
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (Faculty Award) 2004
UNC School of Medicine Teaching Excellence Award 2004
Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Grant-$14,000 - University of North Carolina 2001
Junior Faculty Development Award-$5,000 - University of North Carolina 2001
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal - US Navy 1998
Co-winner; Moyer Award for Best Resident Paper, American Burn Association - University of North Carolina 1995
Resident's Paper Competition - University of North Carolina 1993

Affiliations

Dept. of Surgery, Div. Trauma, Critical Care, Burns
Dept. Microbiology and Immunology