PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

Burn Reconstruction

A clinical tutorial on the surgical evaluation and operative planning for burn injuries, covering
skin substitutes, contracture release, and complex tissue transfer.
-
  • -
  • -
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Shareable Certificate
  • Expert discussion

Course description 

In this course, the learner will review evaluation and operative planning for patients with burn injuries.
Reviewed by SURGhub, April 2025

This course is provided by:

ReSurge International logo
COSECSA logo
  • Specialty: Surgery
  • Subspecialty: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Trauma & Critical Care Surgery, Skin & Soft Tissues, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Target audience: Plastic surgery consultants and trainees, burn surgeons, and trauma surgeons who cover burns. 
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Language: English
  • Specialty: Surgery
  • Subspecialty: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Trauma & Critical Care Surgery, Skin & Soft Tissues, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Target audience:Plastic surgery consultants and trainees, burn surgeons, and trauma surgeons who cover burns. 
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Language: English
SURGhub

This course is provided by:

ReSurge International logo
COSECSA logo

Learning objectives

  • Evaluate and determine operative approach for reconstruction of face, ear, and scalp burns, including those with exposed calvarium
  • Discuss applications for dermal regeneration templates and other skin substitutes
  • Evaluate burn wounds and contractures of the hand, wrist, and upper extremity (including axilla) and discuss common deformities seen with such. Discuss reconstructive approach, including Z-plasty and local + free tissue transfer.
  • Discuss the role of physical therapy, specialized splinting, and nonsurgical scar treatments with respect to post-reconstructive care
  • Evaluate post-burn neck contracture and determine appropriate reconstructive approach (ex: z-plasty vs. skin graft vs. free tissue transfer)

Course structure 

Learn from global burn care experts

Join 67,000+ health workers from 219 countries and territories learning critical skills from global experts on SURGhub.

Course instructor

Dr. Roger Simpson

Dr. Roger L. Simpson has been a partner at New York Plastic Surgical Group, a Division of Long Island Plastic Surgical Group since 1981 and served as President of the practice from 2013-2018. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Brussels, School of Medicine in 1974. In addition, Dr. Simpson completed both his General Surgery and Plastic Surgery residencies at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, NY.
Dr. Simpson received certification from the American Board of Surgery in 1980 and the American Board of Plastic Surgery in 1981. Subsequently, he completed a prestigious fellowship in Hand Surgery at the Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City in 1981, attaining the Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery.
From 1989-2022, Dr. Simpson served as the Director of the Residency Training Program in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Nassau University Medical Center. He previously held several additional positions at Nassau University Medical Center, including Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Director of the Burn Center, and Chief of the Hand Surgery Service. He is currently the Board of Director Emeritus at the Nassau County Firefighters Burn Center Foundation.
Dr Roger Simpson

Dr. Roger Simpson

Burn surgeon
Director Emeritus at the Nassau County Firefighters Burn Center Foundation

What learners are saying

-
-, -
-
-, -
-
-, -

Ready to start learning?

Access this comprehensive course free of charge and learn from global experts.

This course is provided by

ReSurge International logo

ReSurge International

Resurge International is a nonprofit organization based in Sunnyvale, California established in 1969. ReSurge focuses on scaling up access to reconstructive surgical care in low-income countries by training and funding the next generation of reconstructive surgeons across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. ReSurge is one of the few organizations to address the full scope of reconstructive surgical care to those most in need. They pair 50 years of experience with an innovative localization and empowerment model that is creating a ripple-effect of impact across economies, communities, and human lives.
COSECSA logo

COSECSA

The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) is non-profit making professional body that fosters postgraduate education in surgery and provides surgical training throughout the East, Central and Southern Africa region.

Popular courses

Get the SURGhub app

Take your courses with you, and download content to learn offline.
  • Download on the App Store
  • Get it on Google Play
SURGhub