Healthcare / AIIMS Bhubaneswar Burns and Plastic Surgery Dept Completes Decade of Excellence; 7,000 Surgeries Performed

Bhubaneswar, Aug 24: The Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery at AIIMS Bhubaneswar has completed a decade of pioneering service, celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a National CME programme and Live Surgical Workshop on “Secondary Procedures in Brachial Plexus Injury.” The two-day academic event, held on August 21–22, brought together over 100 delegates from across India.

The 36-bedded modern Burn Centre at AIIMS Bhubaneswar has emerged as one of the most advanced burn care facilities in Eastern India. Over the past decade, it has successfully treated more than 1,500 burn patients, including critical cases from Odisha and neighbouring states, while also providing skin allograft support to victims referred from other institutions.

The Department’s achievements extend beyond burn care. It has performed more than 7,000 reconstructive and corrective surgeries, including 500 microsurgeries, 300 brachial plexus injury reconstructions, 300 congenital anomaly corrections, 200 Smile Train cleft lip and palate surgeries, over 250 RBSK cases, and nearly 3,000 trauma surgeries.

Looking ahead, the Department plans to establish subspecialty clinics, expand simulation-based surgical training, strengthen hyperbaric oxygen therapy, initiate hand transplantation, and set up a Skin Bank and Tissue Transplantation Unit. A major goal is to transform the Burn Centre into a Centre of Excellence in Burn Care, with emphasis on advanced treatment, rehabilitation, research, and innovation.

Congratulating the Department, AIIMS Bhubaneswar Executive Director Dr. Ashutosh Biswas lauded its contributions and expressed confidence in its future milestones. The celebrations were graced by Dr. Sambit Patra, Hon’ble MP from Puri, and Padmashree Prof. (Dr.) Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, Former Director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, as Chief Guests.
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Organised under the leadership of Dr. Sanjay Kumar Giri, Head of Department, the scientific programme featured expert lectures, live surgical demonstrations, poster presentations, and a quiz, focusing on advanced secondary procedures for brachial plexus injury to restore shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand function.

With its decade-long journey of clinical excellence, surgical innovation, and academic leadership, the Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery at AIIMS Bhubaneswar continues to set benchmarks in specialised healthcare.