Meet Our Faculty
Physician in Chief
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
Shock Trauma Faculty
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
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
Kim Boswell, MD
Associate 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, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital (Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine)
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
jbrookman@som.umaryland.edu
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, 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
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, 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
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, 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, 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, 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
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
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
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
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, 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, 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
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, MD, MBA, FCCM
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
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, 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, 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
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 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
Remealle How, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, CSTARS
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University
insremealle.how@umm.edu
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, 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
Professor
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
Rishi Kundi, MD
Associate Professor
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine/Beth Israel Medical Center
Fellowship: Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital
rkundi@som.umaryland.edu
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
Eric Ley, MD
Professor of Surgery
Chief of Critical Care
David Milzman, MD
Professor
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
dmilzman@som.umaryland.edu
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
Liz Powell, MD
Assistant Professor
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: University of Cincinnati
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 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, 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)
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, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
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
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, 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
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 Stein, MD, MPH
Professor of Surgery, R Adams Cowley Professor of Shock and Trauma
Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Fellowship: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center
dstein@som.umaryland.edu
William A. Teeter, MD
Assistant Professor, Director, National Study Center
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 Tisherman, MD
Professor, Director of the Center for Critical Care and Trauma Education Chief, Division of Education, Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)
Residency: University of Pittsburgh (Surgery)
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh (Surgical Critical Care)
Areas of Interest: Hemorrhagic shock, cardiac arrest, therapeutic hypothermia, and surgeon performance of trauma-related procedures
stisherman@som.umaryland.edu
Kathleen To, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Residency: Loma Linda University
Fellowship: Washington University, St Louis
kathleen.to@som.umaryland.edu
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
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, 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
Richard Wittmeyer, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor (CSTARS)
Residency: Christiana Care Health System
Fellowship: San Antonio Military Medical Center