Dr. Drake is the associate medical director at the Evans-Haynes Burn Center at VCU, which cares for upward of 450 children and adults each year. Evans-Haynes is verified by the American Burn Association as a Level I adult and pediatric burn center and, founded in 1947, is the oldest civilian burn facility in the U.S. He comes to VCU Health with a research background, as well as extensive experience teaching medical students, resident physicians, and fellow doctors. Prior to joining VCU, Dr. Drake was a burn surgeon and clinical assistant professor of trauma and acute care surgery at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, N.C. He has served as lead author on numerous published studies in clinical journals and given dozens of presentations to residents and physicians in both national conferences and grand rounds.