Meet Dr.Papp
Dr Papp did his medical training in Finland and graduated from the University of Kuopio, Finland 1989. Following this he specialized in General Surgery (1995) and Plastic Surgery (1998).
Since then he was a senior consultant in the Department of Plastic Surgery in Kuopio University Hospital, where he was in charge of a national burn centre. He also acted as the Head of Plastic Surgery there before he relocated to Vancouver in 2007.
Currently Dr Papp works in Vancouver General Hospital, where he acts as the Medical Director for the BC Professional Firefighters' Burn Unit. He leads the Provincial Burn Program with responsibilities in teaching and research in addition to his clinical patient care. He is also the plastic surgeon responsible for the Spinal Cord Injury Wound Clinic and Complex Wound Clinic. He is a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at University of British Columbia.
His special interests include injectables, breast surgery, tummy tucks, body contouring, liposuctions, eyelid surgery, scar revisions and burn and wound care.
Dr Papp is an internationally recognized plastic surgeon, burn and wound healing expert. He has 50 scientific publications in peer reviewed journals, 90 conference presentations and has written 22 book chapters in medical textbooks. He has served as a visiting professor in Winnipeg and Kuwait City.
Dr Papp was recognized by the International Association of Plastic Surgeons as the "Leading Physician of the World" and "Top Plastic Surgeon in British Columbia", Canada in 2015 and has qualified for the 2015 edition of the "Bristol's Who Is Who" book.
Dr.Papp short CV
Current positions:
Medical Director, BC Professional Firefighters’ Burn Unit, Vancouver, BC
Clinical Professor, University of British Columbia
Education:
MD - 1989, University of Kuopio, Finland
Specialist in Surgery - 1995, University of Kuopio, Finland
Specialist in Plastic Surgery - 1998, University of Helsinki, Finland
PhD - 2005, University of Kuopio, Finland
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) - 2007, Ottawa, Canada
Docent, Plastic Surgery - 2009, University of Kuopio, Finland
Thesis
Thesis title: Experimental Thermal Injury: New Methods in Assessing Tissue Damage
Employment history:
Member, American Burn Association, Program Committee 2015-2017
Member, Clinical Research Ethics Board, UBS 2012-2018
Medical Director, BCPFF Burn Unit, VGH, Vancouver BC, Canada 2007-
Head, Plastic Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland 2007
Senior Consultant, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2005 - 2006
Senior Consultant, Plastic Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland 1998 - 2006
Head, National Burn Unit, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland 1998 - 2007
Plastic Surgery resident, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland 1995 - 1998
General Surgery Resident, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland 1993 - 1995
General Surgery Resident, Central Hospital of Central Finland 1991 - 1993
General Surgery Resident, Ahtari County Hospital, Finland 1990 - 1991
General Practitioner, Korpilahti Health Care Center, Finland 1989 - 1990
Other:
President - Finnish Burn Care Develpment and Educational Society 1997 - 2007
Reviewer - Burns Journal 2005 -
>75 reviewed manuscripts
Associate Editor - ePlasty 2007 -
Member - Trauma Advisory Committee, VCHA 2007 -
Reviewer - Textbook of Infection Control and Epidemiology 2009 -
Reviewer - Canadian Journal of Surgery 2009 -
Editorial Board Reviewer - Burns Journal 2010 -
Reviewer - J European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 2010 -
Editorial Board Member - International Scholarly Research Network 2012 -
Member - Clinical Research Ethics Board, UBC 2012 -Board Member - American Burn Association, Research Committee 2012 - 2015
Member - Canadian Diabetic Foot Ulcer Advisory Committee 2013 -
Advisory Board Member - KCI 2013 -
Group Lead - Specialty Advisory Committee, Trauma Services BC 2014 -
Member - Burn Leadership Program 2014 -
Reviewer - Journal of Burn Care and Reconstruction 2015 -
Reviewer - Scandinavian Journal of Surgery 2015 -
Member - American Burn Association, Program Committee 2015 -
Reviewer - International Wound Journal 2015 -
Reviewer - CSPS 70th Annual Meeting Abstract Review Committe 2016
Scientific Advisory Board - BirchBiomed 2016 -
Reviewer - Wound Repair and Regeneration 2016 -
Consultant - Acelity 2017 -
Consultant - Smith&Nephew 2017 -
Reviewer - Burns Open 2017 -
Publications:
50 international refereed publications
22 book chapters
31 non-refereed publications
94 abstracts in international conferences
Awards:
Vancouver General Hospital, Concept Award 2008
Best poster in category
Vivas M, Lakha N, Simons R, Papp A:
Implementing a provincial burn registry to support quality assurance.
The Trauma Association of Canada Scientific Meeting. Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2011
Best poster in Epidemiology category.
Papp A, Haythornthwaite J:
Ethnicity and Etiology in Burn Trauma.
American Burn Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, USA, 2012
Best poster in category
Sikora S, Evans M, Song D, Kirchhof M, Miliszewski M, Dutz J, Papp A:
Treatment of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis by a Multidisciplinary Team. A Review.
American Burn Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA, 2015
One of Top 8 abstracts in conference.
Papp A, Hartwell R, Evans M, Li Y, Ghahary A :
The safety of topically delivered FS2 in humans. Phase 1 Clinical Trial.
3rd Canadian Burn Symposium, Vancouver, Canada 2016
Best poster in category, Critical Care.
Demsey D, Mordhorst A, Griesdale D, Papp A:
Improved outcomes of renal injury following a burn injury.
American Burn Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA, 2018
Visiting Professor:
Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, July 2010
Department of Plastic Surgery, Kuwait City, Kuwait, January 2011
Department of Plastic Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland 2019