This paper briefly described the establishment and development of Department of Burn Surgery in the First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Military Medical University (the former Changhai Hospital of the Second Military Medical University) over the past 60 years. After several generations of hard work and innovative development, our department has accumulated a wealth of experience and outstanding treatment effects in the treatment of severe burn and trauma patients. We have made great achievements in clinical practice, scientific development, and talent cultivation, as well as making important contribution to the development of burn and trauma medicine in Shanghai and even in China.