Rob Cartotto is a recently retired burn surgeon and continues as a Professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is a Past President of the American Burn Association. Rob continues to be involved in the development of clinical practice guidelines for burn care. Mostly though, he prefers being at his cabin north of Toronto rather than the city, where he likes to paint in his art studio. He and his wife Marianne have one son, Thomas. Rob hopes to strengthen the connection between the Phoenix Society and the American Burn Association.