Mission Statement
The Burn Surge Disaster Program is about identifying your assets and resources, and both quantifying and qualifying your needs. The gap between what you have and what you need is what we must work to address. The key to success is driven by our need to be prepared through planning, and deliberate actions to improve, develop resources and develop a sense of readiness based on the gap analysis.
Leadership
Bruce A. Cairns MD
Others
David W. Mozingo, MD
Dr. Mozingo currently serves as the Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology, for the University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville, Florida. He is also the Director of the Shands Burn Center. Before his service at Shands, his military service included Brooke Army Medical Center where he oversaw much of the military response to the crash and explosion at Pope Air Force Base. Dr. Mozingo currently chairs the American Burn Association, Advanced Burn Life Support program and has co-authored several burn surge programs/plans across the nation from the Southern Burn Plan to the New York City Plan. Dr. Mozingo has played a key role and continues to be a key contributor to the North Carolina Burn Surge Disaster Program
Charles B. Cairns, MD
Dr. Cairns is the Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina in the School of Medicine. Dr. Cairns was the Chair for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Duke during the initial development for the Burn Surge Disaster Program and has a substantial history related to the conduct and publication of research related to emergency care. He service has been instrumental in the emergency department aspect of developing the burn surge disaster plan.
Roy Alson, MD, PhD, FACEP
Dr. Alson has served in a number of roles in both North Carolina and in service to our country. A paramedic from the mid-70's, Dr. Alson today serves as the Medical Director for Forsyth County EMS, the Medical Director for the NC SMAT program as well as the Medical Commander for the NC-DMAT-1, and NMRT East teams based in Winston Salem. Dr. Alson has been a responder on dozens of nationally declared disasters. Dr. Alson has served as a member of the North Carolina Advisory Council and currently serves as the chairman for the NC Disciplinary Committee. Dr. Alson is a subject matter expert in the delivery of care in austere and surge type conditions.
Ernest Grant, RN, MSN
Mr. Grant is the Clinical Educator for the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at the University of North Carolina Hospitals and Healthcare System. Mr. Grant is instrumental in the delivery of Burn Trauma Education in North Carolina. He has been an integral part of burn care education since the mid-80's and is nationally known for his subject and content knowledge regarding burn care.
William "Bill" McDonald, MSM,MBA
Mr. McDonald began his career as a member of Chatham County Rescue Squad in 1994 as a First Responder while taking classes to achieve the designation of a Paramedic with First Health of the Carolinas. After achieving a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Mr. McDonald moved to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Surgery first as manager of Abdominal Transplant Surgery and later as manager of Abdominal Transplant Surgery and the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center. Since that time, Mr. McDonald has received a Master’s Degree in Financial Management, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, and a Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management. He is currently pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security Management.
Lew W. Stringer, MD, FACA
Dr. Stringer has served in a host of roles from Forsyth County to Washington DC and all posts in between. Dr. Stringer was the EMS Medical Director for Forsyth County in the mid 70's as they became one of the first paramedic programs. He was a principle founder in the creation of the Special Operations Response Team, today known as SORT, NC-DMAT-1, NMRT-E, SMAT-1, etc. Dr. Stringer joined FEMA and worked with Eric Tolbert to develop catastrophic medical disaster planning following 9-11. Nationally known for his views regarding the terror potential long before it actually was realized in the US, Dr. Stringer has served (and continues to serve) the citizens of North Carolina and the US with great honor and distinction.
Drexdal R. Pratt
On August 1, 2010 Drexdal Pratt became the new director of the Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR). Pratt worked nearly 12 years as chief of the Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS). OEMS serves as the division's regulatory arm for EMS personnel and agency credentials, as well as designation of qualified hospitals as trauma centers.
The Burn Surge Disaster Program is a result of his efforts as well as his collaborations with others including all levels of government and local, state and federal agencies. Furthermore, his progressive and aggressive efforts to push these programs to their level of sophistication is emblematic of his ability to communicate and develop a common vision with the leading medical expertise across our state and the nation.