This new WHF award, developed in close collaboration with the Liu family, will honor Dr. Liu’s extraordinary contributions to the science and humanity of wound care along with honoring his long commitment and service to WHF. The Paul Yu Liu Excellence in Wound Healing Award will inspire the next generation of clinicians and researchers to continue his life’s work, improving patient wound care.

The Wound Healing Foundation is excited to announce the:

1st Annual Paul Yu Liu Excellence in Wound Healing Award

Submission Deadline:

December 8, 2026

Award-$2,000

The Wound Healing Foundation is proud to honor the memory and legacy of our dear friend and colleague Paul Yu Liu, MD, FACS by creating the Paul Yu Liu Excellence in Wound Healing Award. Developed in close collaboration with the Liu family, this award honors Dr. Liu’s extraordinary contributions to the science and humanity of wound care, as well as his long commitment and service to WHF. The Paul Yu Liu Excellence in Wound Healing Award will inspire the next generation of clinicians and researchers to continue his life’s work, improving patient wound care.

Dr. Paul Yu Liu was passionate about improving wound healing for patients. His service and dedication to the Wound Healing Foundation to improve wound healing through awareness, education, and research for the wound community was part of who he was. Dr. Liu believed the Wound Healing Foundation was a resource for everyone involved in wound healing and that together, we can improve wound quality of life. As a tribute to Paul, we celebrate a phenomenal surgeon, researcher, educator, mentor, and inventor, and it is our privilege to have worked side by side with him.

Paul Yu Liu Excellence in Wound Healing Award eligibility criteria:

• Surgeon-scientists who have received their MD or DO degree, and are in or have completed surgical residency.

• Be actively engaged in either lab or clinical wound healing research, as demonstrated by conference

presentations, publications, grants, or other activities

• Be within 15 years of completing their last training position

• Exceptions may be made for extended time - for child or family care, or other extenuating circumstances, on a case-by-case basis. If such circumstances apply, please contact the Foundation to confirm eligibility prior to submitting your application.

• Nominated by a person in the wound research or wound care or wound healing community

• International nominees are eligible

Application package:

1. Each nominee is nominated via a nomination letter which includes:

a. Name, degree, and position of the nominee.

b. A list of wound healing-related publications within the last 5 years.

c. Nominee's CV

2. Statement regarding the rationale for the nomination that includes

a. Detailed contribution of the nominee to wound healing research

b. Nominee's commitment to wound healing research

c. Nominee's potential to become a leader within the wound healing community

3. Two to three (2-3) additional letters of recommendation from the nominee's mentors and/or established investigators in the wound healing community.

As a side note, Paul was an accomplished musician and the background music in the video is one of his favorites.

Wound Healing Foundation

WHF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization