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BRCA’s Dr. John Rumbaugh featured on WJBF
Click here to see BRCA’s Dr. John Rumbaugh featured on WJBF.
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WJBF: Taka the “superdog” helps educate children on the importance of fire safety with new coloring book
Tish Myers, a nurse practitioner at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center of Augusta, was recently featured on WJBF NewsChannel 6! In the full segment, Tish talked about the treatment Taka, a therapy dog and canine burn survivor, received from our amazing burn care team. Tish also talked about Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America’s […]
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BRCA featured on WRDW
Click here to see our CCO, Beretta Craft-Coffman, featured on WRDW/WAGT.
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BRCA is featured on Fetch by WebMD!
Check out this article on Fetch by WebMD, which features BRCA’s holiday safety tips for pets!
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Watch media coverage of this year’s “Shop with a Doc,” including WFXG and WJBF
On December 7, 2021, the Joseph M. Still (JMS) Burn Center’s annual Shop with a Doc event saw over 70 children and their families shopping for toys at Walmart. Hosted by Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA) and sponsored by the Burn Foundation of America, Shop with a Doc allows pediatric burn patients to […]
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BRCA’s Dr. Fagan is featured on WRDW, WFXG and WJBF!
WRDW covers tree safety demo: How to prevent Christmas tree fires this holiday season AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Christmas trees are beautiful but you have to be careful. The Augusta Fire Department teamed up with the Burn Center to demonstrate what not to do and help you stay safe. They show the risks electrical sparks […]
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BRCA and shark bite survivor, Lucas Cruz, featured on PeopleTV
PeopleTV proudly featured BRCA’s Dr. Haaris Mir, Dr. Rizal Lim and shark bite survivor Lucas Cruz to detail his heroic and terrifying encounter with a bull shark. Thanks to quick thinking and response time and the incredible reconstructive efforts of Drs. Mir and Lim, Lucas is eagerly ready to walk again. Lucas’s story starts around […]
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Florida teen survives shark attack after losing 70 percent of his blood: ‘I feel pretty lucky’ by Diane Herbst for People Magazine and Yahoo
People Magazine recently featured 15-year-old shark attack survivor Lucas Cruz and Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America’s Dr. Haaris Mir in an article that has gained international attention. Read the full story here to learn more about Dr. Mir and Dr. Rizal Lim’s work to help Lucas. Follow Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America for […]
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Shark attack survivor: 15-year-old says after his brush with death, ‘I’ll go back in the water eventually’ by Rick Scobey
Boston Herald reporter Rick Sobey recently had a phone interview with Lucas Cruz and Burn and Reconstructive Center of America’s Dr. Haaris Mir. Check out the full story here, and don’t forget to share Cruz’s story and the incredible work that Dr. Mir and Dr. Rizal Lim did to restore and rebuild total function of […]
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BRCA’s Dr. Rizal Lim is featured on NewsNation and Newsweek!
Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America’s Dr. Rizal Lim was interviewed live on NewsNation! Performing services at Kendall Regional Medical Center, Dr. Lim and Burn Medical Director Dr. Haaris Mir reconstructed fifteen-year-old Lucas Cruz’s legs after a bull shark attacked him while lobster diving. In the interview, Cruz discusses the details of the attack while […]
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Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America at Kendall Regional Medical Center featured on Good Morning America!
Burn Medical Director Dr. Haaris Mir joined his patient, Lucas Cruz, on Good Morning America to talk about the 15-year-old’s recovery after a bull shark attack left both legs severely injured. Dr. Mir and Dr. Rizal Lim performed emergency treatment and reconstruction on both legs, enabling Cruz to retain and rebuild the function in both […]
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