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S01E15: Dr Fiona Wood—Burns surgery and spray-on skin MD
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Dr Fiona Wood is an Australian plastic surgeon with over 20 years experience specialising in burns. She is a consultant plastic surgeon at Fiona Stanley Hospital and Perth Children's Hospital. She is also the Director of the Burns Service of Western Australia and is the co-founder of the first skin cell laboratory in WA. Her lab uses a technology that involves spray-on skin to help patients recover from severe burns.
Dr Wood was named a Member of the Order of Australia in 2003. That same year and a year later she won Western Australian Citizen of the Year for her contribution to the field of burns research. A year later in 2005 her contribution to burns care was further recognised when she won Australia’s highest accolade, Australian of the Year.
Dr Fiona Wood is an Australian plastic surgeon with over 20 years experience specialising in burns. She is a consultant plastic surgeon at Fiona Stanley Hospital and Perth Children's Hospital. She is also the Director of the Burns Service of Western Australia and is the co-founder of the first skin cell laboratory in WA. Her lab uses a technology that involves spray-on skin to help patients recover from severe burns.
Dr Wood was named a Member of the Order of Australia in 2003. That same year and a year later she won Western Australian Citizen of the Year for her contribution to the field of burns research. A year later in 2005 her contribution to burns care was further recognised when she won Australia’s highest accolade, Australian of the Year.
46 min