Fiona Wood

Professor Fiona Wood is a renowned academic and clinician at the University of Western Australia (UWA), affiliated with the UWA Medical School and the Department of Surgery. Her research focuses on burn injury management, wound healing, pediatric burns, and the application of interdisciplinary approaches in surgical and clinical settings. She holds a joint appointment with the Institute for Paediatric Perioperative Excellence, reflecting her expertise in perioperative care and pediatric trauma.

Her work spans clinical practice, translational research, and healthcare policy, with a strong emphasis on improving outcomes for burn patients through evidence-based interventions. Key areas of interest include scar management, systemic inflammatory responses to burns, and the psychosocial impact of burn injuries. She has contributed to global burn care standards, including protocols for hypothermia prevention and early ambulation post-surgery.

Research priorities include understanding the metabolic and neurological consequences of burns, optimizing patient care through biomarker discovery (e.g., lipidomics analysis), and advancing therapies for keloid formation and chronic wound healing. Her studies frequently address disparities in burn survival across economic regions and advocate for equitable healthcare access.

Professor Wood’s collaborative projects involve international consortia, such as the International Burns Inhalation Injury Consortium, and span multiple disciplines including microbiology, immunology, and biomedical engineering. She actively contributes to clinical trials (e.g., the GLOW protocol for perioperative thermal management) and has authored over 400 publications, showcasing her prolific research output.