Professor Emeritus
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Charlottesville, VA
George T. Rodeheaver, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Dr. Rodeheaver founded and directed Plastic Surgery Research at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center since 1972. He is presently the Richard F. Edlich Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Research. His primary research focus was the management of injured tissue. Using standardized animal models, he evaluated wound management techniques such as hemostasis, debridement, wound cleansing, bacterial control, wound dressings, wound healing agents, and closure techniques.
As a result of his research, he published 3 books, 34 chapters, and over 200 scientific papers. In addition, he presented at national meetings and lectured extensively at wound management conferences. He is active in several national organizations, being a founding member of the Wound Healing Society and a charter member of the Society for Biomaterials and the Surgical Infection Society.
Dr. Rodeheaver has focused on the management of chronic wounds, especially pressure ulcers. He was a founding member and President of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. He also served on the Government’s AHCPR Panel for the development of Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers.
In 2008, Dr. Rodeheaver was named the University’s Edlich-Henderson Inventor of the Year for his development of a topical antimicrobial gel that eliminated burn wound infection and dramatically improved the healing of chronic wounds at UVA.
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Saturday, April 9, 2022
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST