Secondary designation: Regional Melanoma Joint Lead. PI MelMarTII. Melanoma, Non Melanoma Skin Cancer, Education, General Plastic Surgery and Microsurgery.
Special interests: Adam Burns is a Consultant in Acute Medicine at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. He specializes in the initial assessment of treatment of adult medical patients presenting to hospital. This work is based primarily in the inpatient acute medical units, medical high observations (HOBS) unit and same day emergency care (SDEC). He also provides in-reach services to the emergency department. Dr. Burns’ clinical interests include the management of poisoning, drug toxicity and substance misuse. He is the author of trust guidelines for paracetamol poisoning and opiate substitution. He also has an interest in ultrasound, particularly echocardiography, in clinical decision making.