Booker T. King, MD
Chief of Burn Surgery
Oliver R. Rowe Distinguished Clinical Professor
Director of Complex Wound Program
Areas of Interest
Critical Care, General Surgery, Trauma, Burn Surgery, Burn Wound Conversion, Burn Resuscitation
About
Dr. King obtained his Bachelor of Science magna cum laude from the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the City College of New York, and his medical degree from New York University (NYU) School of Medicine in 1994. He then pursued his general surgery residency at SUNY Buffalo, during which time Dr. King participated in the Army Medical Command Specialized Training Reserve Assistance Program (STRAP). After completing his general surgery residency training in 1999, he transferred from the Reserves to the active-duty ranks as a Captain with his first assignment as a general surgeon at the Moncrief Army Community Hospital at Fort Jackson, SC. From there he was reassigned to Heidelberg, Germany, where he deployed to support Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
After returning to the United States, he pursued a trauma/critical care fellowship at the University of Miami from 2005 to 2007. Once he completed his fellowship, he transferred to the US Army Burn Center at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas. He was appointed as Associate Director at the Burn Center and also served as the Associate Program Director of the Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellowship. Dr. King’s third deployment was to Afghanistan in 2010. In 2013, he assumed the position of Director of the US Army Burn Center at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas. He reassigned to Fort Bragg in 2018 as the Trauma Medical Director and Co-Director of Critical Care Services at the Womack Army Medical Center.
Dr. King is a decorated Colonel having served more than 20 years in the Army, earning two Legion of Merit Awards, two Bronze Star Medals, and four Meritorious Service Medals, among multiple other military honors and awards. He has been an active member of national surgical organizations. His publications have focused on burn injuries and trauma, with particular emphasis on those received in combat. Please join us in welcoming Dr. King to the Department of Surgery at UNC.
Publications
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Q & A
To read more about Dr. King, check out his latest interview and find out what inspired him to become a doctor and his contributions to burn surgery.
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MD
New York University School of Medicine
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General Surgery Residency
State University of New York at Buffalo
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Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine