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San Antonio Express-News: San Antonio’s burn treatment pioneer Basil Pruitt dies at 88

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

San Antonio Express-News: San Antonio’s burn treatment pioneer Basil Pruitt dies at 88


Dr. Basil Pruitt Jr., a physician and scientist who pioneered many burn treatment advances that saved patients’ lives, died Sunday in San Antonio. He was 88.

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