Programme leadership profile

Jason Heard, MD

Burn Surgery and Burn/Surgical Critical Care Fellowships

UC Davis / Shriners Children's Northern California · Sacramento, California, United States

Appointment evidence

Published role and affiliation

Jason Heard, MD is identified in the directory evidence for Burn Surgery and Burn/Surgical Critical Care Fellowships at UC Davis / Shriners Children's Northern California.

Leadership as published
Jason Heard, MD
Evidence reviewed
15 Oct 2026

Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.

Training context

Published programme focus

These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.

Associated training route

Clinical fellowship

Burn Surgery and Burn/Surgical Critical Care Fellowships

Adult and pediatric burn training includes a dedicated burn-surgery track and combined burn/critical-care positions. The dedicated track emphasizes burn research and reconstruction.

Location
Sacramento, California, United States
Duration
12 months per track
Clinical participation
Confirm the clinical role and privileges with the programme
International applicants
The ABA fellowship listing carries an 'International Applicants Welcome' flag; visa sponsorship and licensing are not described on the listing.
Funding
Current salary or funding is not published in the reviewed source
Application timing
Applications can be received at any time; interviews start in January of the year before the fellowship begins (the ABA listing gives 1 August 2028 as the next listed start date).

Rolling admission — availability unconfirmed
ABA lists August 1, 2028; confirm individual track availability

Eligibility, training and application

Eligibility

ABA explicitly lists plastic surgery among accepted candidate specialties. Entry prerequisites and critical-care certification eligibility vary by track and require programme confirmation.

Published training

  • Acute burn surgery and resuscitation
  • Reconstruction for burn survivors
  • Pediatric care, rehabilitation and research

Application route

Use the linked institutional application. Applications may be submitted anytime; interviews start in January of the year before entry.

Published application documents

  • Completed application form (downloadable PDF on the UC Davis burn fellowship page)
  • Letters of reference, returned together with the application (the page does not state how many)

Published contact note: jpheard@health.ucdavis.edu

Official society listing · Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026

Official sources

Source review: 15 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.

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