Bhubaneswar, Feb 12: Internationally renowned burns care expert, Dr. Marcus Wagstaff, Specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and Head of the Adult Burns Service at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), Australia, visited the Burn Centre at AIIMS Bhubaneswar.

Welcoming Dr. Marcus to the national institution, Dr. Ashutosh Biswas, Executive Director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, expressed his enthusiasm for the collaboration. He emphasised the immense potential for a transformative partnership that aims to elevate the standards of burn care, not just in India, but on a global scale.

The visit was part of Dr. Marcus’s ongoing efforts to enhance burn care practices across the world by fostering international collaborations. During the visit, Dr. Marcus, along with Dr. Sanjay Kumar Giri, Head of Burns & Plastic Surgery at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, and a team including Dr. Dillip Kumar Parida (Medical Superintendent), Dr. Manoj Kumar Mohanty, and Dr. Prabhas Ranjan Tripathy, engaged in in-depth discussions. Together, they focused on exploring ways to integrate advanced technologies, share best practices, and initiate joint research efforts to improve patient outcomes in burn management.

Dr. Marcus, who is also the Head of the RAH Skin Engineering Laboratory, praised the state-of-the-art facilities at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar Burn Centre. He highlighted the immense potential of the partnership between AIIMS Bhubaneswar and RAH, stating, "This collaboration will pave the way for groundbreaking advancements in burn care, where both institutions will work together to tackle the challenges faced by burn victims using innovative and cutting-edge approaches."

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