After a blind review by a committee of expert medical professionals, we are proud to announce the winners of the Aurora Case Competition 2021. Grand Prizes will be awarded to top cases submitted, providing an educational grant to attend and present their case for Wound at the Northern Lights Workshop on May 5-7, 2022, or for Surgical & Burn at the Arctic Midnight Sun Workshop on June 9-11, 2022.
Eight Educational Grants will be awarded for accepted case winners. Each winner may submit his or her winning case to a national or regional conference in 2022 or 2023. .
There were many great cases submitted for the competition, demonstrating the wide range of patients Kerecis Omega3 products have helped. There was a total of 46 case submissions (22 wound, 24 surgical and burn) from the 2021 Aurora competition and the final list of winners is below.
Aurora Case Winners
Dr. Alessandro Corsi, Surgical Dehiscence
Dr. Anna Cyrek, Surgical Wound S/P femoral popliteal bypass
Dr. Andrea Galanti, Venous Leg Ulcer
Dr. Hyunseong Kang, Pressure Sore
Dr. Joon Ho Song, Scald Burn
Dr. Rimi Statkus, Multiple Lower Extremity Fasciotomies
Dr. Britain Wetzel/ Dr. James LaPolla, Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Dr. Brittany Wojnicki, Post Amputation Surgical Wound
Grand Prize Winners
Dr. Andrew Bright, Post Spinal Surgery Surgical Wound
Dr. Alessandro Corsi, Post Excision of Carcinoma Surgical Wound
Dr. Andrea Galanti, Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Dr. Peter Lovato, Post Achilles Rupture Surgical Incision
Dr. Nickil Nayee, Thermal Burn
Dr. Eun Soo Park, Burns to the Plantar
Congratulations to all of this year’s Aurora Case Competition Winners! For further information on how to submit your case for the Aurora Awards in 2022, please visit: https://www.kerecis.com/aurora/