The National Burns Center (NBC) promoted by the Indian Burns Research Society is a unique and pioneering project to tackle burns holistically. Initially, in case of extensive burns, due to lack of autograft, skin from live donors was used for treatment. Thus, the concept of SKIN BANKING in India was conceived by Late Dr. Manohar H Keswani out of the dire need to save patients with critical burns who were dying because of lack of HOMOGRAFT.
So, in 1972, Dr. Manohar H Keswani, established a first SKIN BANK in India at Wadia Children’s Hospital in Mumbai. Years later, on 21st November, 2009, a state-of-the-art RCBN SKIN BANK in Mumbai was established at the National Burns Centre in collaboration with the EURO TISSUE BANK. It was set-up with collaboration of Rotary Club of Bombay-North with EURO TISSUE BANK and Rotary Club of Leiden. The Inauguration of the SKIN BANK was done by the Director of EURO TISSUE BANKĀ Dr. Welsly Bodha.
RCBN SKIN BANK is a place where skin collected from eligible deceased donor is processed, preserved and distributed as per INTERNATIONAL PROTOCOLS. The SKIN BANK not only caters to National Burns Centre (NBC) requirement but it also caters to other parts of INDIA where there is no other SKIN BANK of such high quality in the country today.
SKIN BANKS and Skin Collection Centres in India
MAHARASHTRA
- LT Medical College and Hospital SKIN BANK, Sion, Mumbai (2000)
- RCBN SKIN BANK, Navi Mumbai (2009)
- Rotary Surya hospital SKIN BANK, Pune (2011)
- Rotary OCHRI SKIN BANK, Nagpur (2015)
- Rotary Vedant Skin Collection Centre, Nasik (2016)
- Masina Hospital, Byculla, Mumbai (2017)
- Rotary Sushrut Hospital SKIN BANK ,Sangli (2018)
KARNATAKA
- Rotary Ashirvad Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute SKIN BANK, Victoria Hospital, Bangalore (2016)
- KLES SKIN BANK, Belgaum (2018)
- Rotary Kasturba Hospital, Manipal SKIN BANK (2020)

ODISHA
- Sum Hospital SKIN BANK, Bhubaneswar (2014)
MADHYA PRADESH
- Choithram Hospital SKIN BANK, Indore (2011)
TAMIL NADU
- Ganga hospital SKIN BANK, Coimbatore (2014)
- SKIN BANK, Right Hospital (2014)
- SKIN BANK, Kilpauk Medical College (2014)
- SKIN BANK, Stanley Medical College (2016)
SKIN BANKS set up by RCBN SKIN BANK, National Burns Centre across India
Sr.No | Place of SKIN BANK | Local Hospital | City, State | Associated Rotary Club | Status-Year | In charge |
1 | RCBN SKIN BANK ,NBC | National Burns Centre | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Rotary Club of Bombay North | Inaugurated, 2009 | Dr. Sunil M Keswani |
2 | Rotary Surya Hospital SKIN BANK, Pune | Surya Sahyadri Hospital | Pune, Maharashtra | Rotary Club of Khadki | 13th Feb 2012 | Dr. Jaisingh Shinde |
3 | Rotary Orange City Hospital SKIN BANK- Nagpur | Orange City Hospital | Nagpur, Maharashtra | Rotary Club of Nagpur | MOU signed. Inaugurated 2014 | Dr. Sameer Jahagirdar |
4 | Rotary Ganga SKIN BANK – Coimbatore | Ganga Hospital | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | Self | MOU signed. Inaugurated 2014 | Dr S Raja Sabapathy |
5 | Rotary Sum Hospital SKIN BANK- Bhubaneswar, Orissa | Sum Hospital | Bhubaneswar, Orissa | Self | MOU signed. Inaugurated 2014 | Dr.Jayant K.Dash |
6 | Rotary Ashirvad Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute SKIN BANK ,Victoria Hospital, Bangalore | Victoria Hospital | Bangalore, Karnataka | Rotary Bangalore Mid Town | MOU signed. Inaugurated 2015 | Dr. Smitha Segu |
7 | Rotary Vedant Skin Collection Centre | Vedant Hospital | Rotary Club of Belgaum | Nasik, Maharshtra | Inaugurated 8th May, 2016 | Dr. Rajendra Nehete |
8 | Rotary KLES DR Prabhakar kore Hospital ,Belgaum | KLES DR Prabhakar kore Hospital and MRC BELAGAVI,Karnataka | Rotary Club of Nashik | BELAGAVI,Karnataka | MOU signed 2017,Inaugurated Sept.2018 | Dr.Rajesh Powar |
9 | Rotary SKIN BANK Sangli | Sushrut Hospital, Sangli | Rotary Club of Sangli and Rotary Silver Jubilee Trust | Sangli, Maharshtra | MOU signed 2017,Inaugurated Sept.2018 | Dr.Avinash H. Patil |