Skip to main content
North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center

E-cigarette Research

December 15, 2016

Wilmington man’s eye loss highlights risk of e-cigarette explosions.

Congressman Price Annouces Award of FEMA Grant for UNC Burn Center

August 18, 2016

Dr. Bruce Cairns, medical director of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center received a call from Congressman David E. Price’s office on Wednesday, August 18, 2016 with the news that the Burn Center was being awarded a FEMA Grant to educate lower-income North Carolinians about fire safety and train first responders in burn treatment.

Scald Prevention PSA

September 29, 2015

Each year, over 450,000 burn injuries occur in the United States that are serious enough to require medical treatment. Between 2007 and 2013, the proportion of burn center admissions due to scald burns increased from 29.8% to 33.7%. Join us in the fight to prevent severe burn and scald injuries!

Dr. Bruce A. Cairns selected for NIH appointment

July 27, 2015

Dr. Bruce A. Cairns, Director of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center and John Stackhouse Distinguished Professor of Surgery, was selected to serve as a member of the Surgery, Anesthesiology and Trauma Study Section, Center for Scientific Review for the term beginning immediately and ending June 30, 2021.

Awarded 2nd Place Overall in Poster Presentations

April 24, 2015

A poster presented by Dr. Bruce Cairns on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at the American Burn Association annual national meeting was awarded 2nd Place Overall in Poster Presentations today, April 24, 2015.

North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at ABA

April 22, 2015

This week is the annual national meeting of the American Burn Association in Chicago, Illinois. The North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center is well represented by physicians, nurses, therapists, and other staff members.

Burn Awareness Week 2015

February 2, 2015

The National Burn Awareness Week is February 1 – 7, 2015. This year’s theme is scalds.