Review of 60 years′ development of Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery in West China Hospital of Sichuan University / 中华烧伤杂志

ABSTRACT

Burn medicine of China started in 1958. Over the past 60 years, through the efforts of numerous burn discipline scholars, China′s burn clinical and scientific research have reached the world′s advanced level. Department of Burns and Plastics Surgery of West China Hospital of Sichuan University was founded in 1963. Department of Burns of our hospital was established earlier in China. In the past 60 years, professor Yu Baoliang, Ren Linsen, and Cen Ying had been working hard for the development of our department. Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery in West China Hospital of Sichuan University has developed from a pure therapeutic specialty group into one of the burn centers with strong technical force, first-class medical level, advanced instruments and equipment, rich scientific research achievements, and integrated medicine, teaching, and research in southwestern China, which enjoys high prestige at home and abroad.