Dr. Marc Jeschke has been caring for burn patients for nearly 20 years and is a global leader in burn care, research, and education. Dr. Jeschke has over 350 peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters on burn care. He has a significant track record of successes with federal funding agencies and private foundations resulting in total lifetime funding of over $20,000,000 as principal or co-investigator. His work is translational and his research interests include investigating the profound metabolic alterations post-burn injury and novel techniques for wound coverage and skin regeneration. Education: - 1994, MD, Summa cum laude, Eberhard-Karls-Universitat Tübingen, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - 1999, MMS, Graduate School of Biomedical Science, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States - 2002, PhD (Habilitation), Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany Appointments and Affiliations: - Senior Scientist, Biological Sciences, Trauma, Emergency & Critical Care Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute - Chair in Burn Research, Sunnybrook Research Institute - Director, Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto - Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto