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 Vancouver General Hospital is poised to lead the world in burn and wound healing under the leadership of Dr. Aziz Ghahary, an acknowledged world-leader in the treatment of burns and wounds at The BCPFF Burn and Wound Healing Research Laboratory at VGH.
It serves the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn, Plastic and Trauma Unit at Vancouver General Hospital, and Dr. Ghahary and his team collaborate with other researchers in the division of dermatology, the department of surgery, the department of dentistry and the diabetes research group.
Dr. Ghahary and his team have discovered communication among different types of cells in the skin is crucial to successful healing. They have isolated a protein that is key to the communication. This discovery is essential to learning how to prevent formation of scar tissue after a burn, as well as understanding why other wounds fail to heal.
Dr. Ghahary is developing a shelf-ready topical cream containing the purified protein, as well as an actual skin substitute that can be applied to burns and wounds to allow the skin to heal properly. The result will be significantly less scarring from burns and improved healing of wounds.
Dr. Ghahary’s recruitment to Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute is a major development for Vancouver Coastal Health, VGH and patients.
“Among the many hospitals around the world, Vancouver General Hospital and Vancouver Coastal Health offer the best opportunity to build on the body of research we have accomplished to date. I firmly believe we are on the brink of remarkable new treatment options for patients with wounds or burns.
“I am so grateful for the donor support from the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund we have received for the lab.
“Ongoing support for the program will ensure we can continue to translate new discoveries into better patient care for people in British Columbia.”
Dr. Aziz Ghahary
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Working Together for Burn & Wound Healing Research
Dr. Bernie Bressler, executive director of Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and vice president, Research, at Vancouver Coastal Health says, that Dr. Ghahary’s research has tremendous applications to the ongoing care of burn survivors as well as the many patients who need wound care management, including diabetics. more...
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