Tracee C. Short, MD, is a well-versed reconstructive burn surgeon who diagnoses and treats patients as the Medical Director of the Burn Unit at Baton Rouge General Surgical Associates at Baton Rouge General Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA. She has embraced her role in 2015. Moreover, she maintains her own private practice in Baton Rouge, LA. She is highly regarded as one of the nation’s most notable burn surgeons and has has cared for over a thousand patients. Dr. Short has worked with patients and their families during incredibly stressful times and is able to explain challenging topics in plain English, which is what developed Dr. Short into America’s Burn Surgeon. As a reconstructive burn surgeon, she specializes in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of burn scars. Furthermore, Dr. Short coordinates and participates in burn outreach through conferences, carnivals, and camps. “You woke up this morning never imagining what was to come. But you and your family will get through this, and I will help”, she will say to her patients. Persevering even with the unexpected is a creed she lives by and instills in her patients. Dr. Short is an impactful speaker, who delivers edifying insight, leading education, and powerful testimony inspired by her own story of “enduring multiple personal setbacks”.  For more information about Dr. Tracee C. Short, please visit https://www.brgeneral.org/find-a-provider/tracee-c-short-md/ or https://www.drtraceemd.com/about-dr-tracee-short/.