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Check out this article on Fetch by WebMD, which features BRCA’s holiday safety tips for pets!

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

In the News: Augusta After a toddler burned their feet walking on a patio, Augusta’s WJBF Channel 6 reached out to BRCA’s Chief Clinical Officer, Beretta Craft-Coffman, for an interview on burn safety, prevention tips and awareness to the dangers of severe contact burns from hot surfaces. Toddler burns feet on backyard deck, health experts […]

Medical Director of Surgical Services and Trauma Medical Director of BRCA at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Dr. Michael Lemon informed the public of the dangers of fireworks to people of all ages. Click here to watch the story.

Susan Still Kilrain, who piloted back-to-back space shuttle missions in 1997, was recently named a Woman of the Century by USA TODAY. The daughter of burn center founder Dr. Joseph M. Still, Kilrain was the U.S. Navy’s second female pilot and currently works as a motivational speaker.   USA TODAY recently endeavored to name the […]