Program in Trauma
Helicopter landing at Shock Trauma Center
Meaghan Alden

Meaghan Alden, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery

Residency: Wright State University
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
meaghan.keville@som.umaryland.edu

Badjatia_Neeraj

Neeraj Badjatia, MD, MS
Professor & Vice Chair, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland
Chief of Neurocritical Care

Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital (Neurocritical Care/Vascular Neurology)
Areas of Interest: Targeted Temperature Management Nutrition and metabolism, inflammation, traumatic brain injury
nbadjatia@som.umaryland.edu

Boswell_Kim

Kim Boswell, MD 
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Trauma Surgical Critical Care
Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Critical Care Fellowship

Residency: University of Maryland (Emergency Medicine)
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
kboswell@som.umaryland.edu

Jason Brookman

Jason Brookman, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital (Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine)
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
jbrookman@som.umaryland.edu

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Susan Brundage, MD
Professor of Surgery
Trauma Surgical Critical Care

Residency: George Washington University
Fellowship: Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle
Areas of Interest: Education
sbrundage@som.umaryland.edu

Cynthia Bucci

Cynthia Bucci, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Trauma Anesthesiology

Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
Areas of Interest: Airway management, massive resuscitation, regional anesthesia for trauma
cbucci@som.umaryland.edu

Dr. Laura Buchanan

Laura Buchanan, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Trauma Surgical Critical Care

Residency: West Virginia University (General Surgery)
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
Areas of Interest: Abdominal Trauma, Geriatric Trauma
lbuchanan@som.umaryland.edu

William Chiu

William Chiu, MD
Professor of Surgery
Trauma Surgical Critical Care
Program Director, Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Residency: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
Areas of Interest: Neuroendocrine Function in Sepsis, Neuroimmunomodulation in Circulatory Shock, Mitochondrial Injury in Shock
wchiu@som.umaryland.edu

Yvonne Chung

C. Yvonne Chung, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Residency: The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital
cychung@som.umaryland.edu

Jaclyn Clark

Jaclyn Clark, MD 
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Trauma Surgical Critical Care

Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
jaclyn.clark@som.umaryland.edu

Andrew Connor

Andrew Connor, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor - CSTARS

Residency: South Carolina at Greenville (Emergency Medicine)
Fellowship: Oregon Health Science Center Medicine Critical Care
Areas of Interest: Biking, Skiing; 3 kids; Extracorporeal Support

Bianca Conti

Bianca Conti, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center
Areas of Interest: Trauma resuscitation, transesophageal echocardiography
bconti@som.umaryland.edu

David T. Efron, MD

Dave Efron, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief of Trauma & Interim Chief of Emergency General Surgery 
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship: John Hopkins University
defron@som.umaryland.edu

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Emily Esposito, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor

Residency: Albany Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
eesposito@som.umaryland.edu

Alan Faden, MD

Alan Faden, MD
David S. Brown Professor of Trauma
Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Dean, Trans-Campus Research Advancement

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (Neurology)
afaden@som.umaryland.edu

LaRita Yvette Fouche-Weber

L. Yvette Fouche-Weber, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Division Head, Anesthesiology, Program in Trauma

Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
yfouche@som.umaryland.edu

Mira Ghneim

Mira Ghneim, MD 
Assistant Professor
Trauma Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, Assistant Program Director

Residency: Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
mira.ghneim@som.umaryland.edu

Alison Grazioli

Alison Grazioli, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical Director of CSICU

Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Nephrology); University of Maryland Medical Center (Critical Care Medicine)
agrazioli@som.umaryland.edu

Grissom_Thomas

Thomas Grissom, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Division Head, Anesthesiology, Program in Trauma

Residency: USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB (Anesthesiology); UTHealth Science Center (Neuroanesthesia)
Fellowship: USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB (Critical Care Medicine and Medical Research)
Areas of Interest: Airway management, critical care air transport, trauma anesthesiology, simulation-based education
tgrissom@som.umaryland.edu

Daniel Haase

Daniel Haase, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Program Director, EM-SCC Fellowship

Residency: Maricopa Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center (Surgical Critical Care); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Critical Care Medicine)
dhaase@som.umaryland.edu

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Nader M. Habashi, MD, FACP, FCCP
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Multi-Trauma Critical Care Unit

Residency: Temple University/Conemaugh Valley Medical Center
Fellowship: Wayne State University Detroit Medical Center (Critical Care Medicine); University of Utah Medical Center (Pulmonary Disease)
Areas of Interest: Mechanical ventilation with a focus on ARDS
nhabashi@som.umaryland.edu

Melike Harfouche

Melike Harfouche, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Residency: Temple University
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
Areas of Interest: Injury Prevention, Gun Violence, Hemorrhage Control, Pancreatitis
mharfouche@som.umaryland.edu

Cheralyn Hendrix

Cheralyn Hendrix, MD 
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Residency: George Washington University
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
cheralyn.hendrix@som.umaryland.edu

Sharon Henry, MD

Sharon Henry, MD
Anne Scalea Professor of Trauma
Director, Division of Wound Healing & Metabolism

Residency: State University of New York
Fellowship: University of Minnesota (Surgical Critical Care)
sharon.henry@som.umaryland.edu

Melanie Hollidge

Melanie G. Hollidge, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Residency: McMaster University
Fellowship: McMaster University
mhollidge@som.umaryland.edu

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Steven Holsten, MD, MBA 
Professor of Surgery
Chief of Acute Care Emergency Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

Residency: Medical College of Georgia
Fellowship: Georgia Health Sciences University, Medical College of Georgia
sholsten@som.umaryland.edu

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Remealle How, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, CSTARS

Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University
insremealle.how@umm.edu

Peter Hu, PhD

Peter Fu M. Hu, PhD
Professor of Anesthesiology

Areas of Interest: Utilizing real-time patient field and admission vital signs data to predict life-saving interventions such as emergency blood transfusion, intubation, and emergency surgery.
phu@som.umaryland.edu

Kevin Jones

Kevin Jones, MPH, MD
Assistant Professor

Residency: Albany Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
kevin.jones@som.umaryland.edu

Rosemary Kozar, MD, PhD

Rosemary Kozar, MD, PhD
Professor
Acting Director of the National Study Center
Co-Director of STAR-ORC

Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 
Fellowship: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Surgical Critical Care)
Areas of Interest: Hemorrhagic shock, Syndecan-1, injured elderly
rkozar@som.umaryland.edu

Kundi_Rishi

Rishi Kundi, MD
Assistant Professor

Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine/Beth Israel Medical Center
Fellowship: Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital
rkundi@som.umaryland.edu

Allison Lankford

Allison Lankford, MD 
Assistant Professor

Residency: University of South Carolina/Palmetto Health
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center (Maternal Fetal Medicine and Anesthesia Critical Care)
allison.lankford@som.umaryland.edu

Margaret Lauerman

Margaret Lauerman, MD
Associate Professor

Residency: Boston University
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
mlauerman@som.umaryland.edu

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Eric Ley, MD 
Professor of Surgery
Chief of Critical Care

eley@som.umaryland.edu

David Milzman

David Milzman, MD
Professor

Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
dmilzman@som.umaryland.edu

Sarah Murthi

Sarah Murthi, MD
Professor

Residency: George Washington University Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
smurthi@som.umaryland.edu

OConnor_James

Jim O'Connor, MD
Professor

Residency: Kings County Hospital/Downstate Medical Center 
Fellowship: Medical College of Virginia (Cardiothoracic); R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center (Surgical Critical Care)
james.oconnor@som.umaryland.edu

Elizabeth Powell

Liz Powell, MD 
Assistant Professor

Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: University of Cincinnati

Joseph Rabin

Joseph Rabin, MD, MS, MIA
Associate Professor

Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine 
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Cardiothoracic)
jrabin@som.umaryland.edu

Ronald Rabinowitz

Ronald P. Rabinowitz, MD
Associate Professor
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma and UMROI

Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship: University of Maryland School of Medicine (Infectious Disease)
Areas of Interest: Hospital-associated infections, nosocomial infections, infections related to trauma infection control
rrabinowitz@som.umaryland.edu

Jeffrey Rea

Jeffrey Rea, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Residency: University of Washington Madigan Army Medical Center (Emergency Medicine)
Fellowship: Saint Luke's Hospital and Health Network (Trauma and Surgical Critical Care)

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Marcelo A.F. Ribeiro, MD, MSc, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Director, International Outreach Initiatives, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

Areas of Interest: Hemorrhagic shock, coagulopathy, REBOA, HPB trauma, frailty, soft tissue infection
mfribeiro@som.umaryland.edu

Justin Richards

Justin Richards, MD 
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

justin.richards@som.umaryland.edu

Thomas M. Scalea, MD, FACS, MCCM

Thomas Scalea, MD
The Honorable Francis X. Kelly Distinguished Professor of Trauma Surgery
Physician in Chief, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Director, Program in Trauma
System Chief for Critical Care Services

Residency: Upstate Medical Center
Fellowship: New York Medical College-Valhalla
tscalea@som.umaryland.edu

Rebecca Schwartz

Rebecca Schwartz, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Residency: Ascension St. Agnes Hospital (General Surgery)
Fellowships: University of Florida (Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery)
rschwartz@som.umaryland.edu

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Gary T. Schwartzbauer, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Director, Neurotrauma Critical Care Unit

Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (Neurosurgery)
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center (Surgical Critical Care)
gschwartzbauer@som.umaryland.edu

Michael Shteyman

Michael Shteyman, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, UMMC (Trauma Anesthesiology)
mshteyman@som.umaryland.edu

Meredith Sommerville

Mererdith Sommerville, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor

Residency: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Fellowship: Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
meredith.sommerville@umm.edu

Deborah M. Stein, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCM

Deborah Stein, MD, MPH
Professor of Surgery

Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
dstein@som.umaryland.edu

Ali Tabatabai

Ali Tabatabai, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Program in Trauma
Director, Physician Education, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center (Trauma and Critical Care)
Areas of Interest: ARDS outcome research, focusing on VV ECMO rescue therapy
atabatabai@umm.edu

William Teeter

William A. Teeter, MD
Assistant Professor

Residency: University of North Carolina Hospital
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
Areas of Interest: Informatics, Analytics; Clinical Research in MARS & endovascular therapeutics
william.teeter@som.umaryland.edu

Samuel A. Tisherman, MD, FACS, FCCM

Samuel Tisherman, MD
Professor

Residency: University of Pittsburgh (Surgery) 
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh (Surgical Critical Care)
Areas of Interest: Hemorrhagic shock, Syndecan-1, injured elderly
stisherman@som.umaryland.edu

Kathleen To

Kathleen To, MD 
Associate Professor of Surgery

Residency: Loma Linda University
Fellowship: Washington University, St Louis
kathleen.to@som.umaryland.edu

Tran_Quincy

Quincy Tran, MD, PhD
Associate Professor

Residency: George Washington University
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University
Areas of interest: Neurological injuries, interhospital transfers of critically ill patients
qtran@som.umaryland.edu

Villacin_M.Karla

M. Karla Villacin, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Residency: University of Maryland (Anesthesiology)
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center (Trauma Anesthesiology)
mvillacin@som.umaryland.edu

Sarah Wachter

Sarah Wachter, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center (Trauma Anesthesiology)
swachter@som.umaryland.edu

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Richard Wittmeyer, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor (CSTARS)

Residency: Christiana Care Health System
Fellowship: San Antonio Military Medical Center